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title: "Custom Crystallisation Screen Liquid handling Robot"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030d7d"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Custom Crystallisation Screen Liquid handling Robot

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030d7d

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) organisation seeking to acquire a Custom Crystallisation Screen Liquid Handling Robot, classified under the laboratory, optical, and precision equipment category. The procurement, which is currently in the Award stage and has been marked as complete, was initiated on 20 January 2022. The contract was signed on 22 December 2021, with an allocated value of £161,759. The liquid handling robot is to be delivered and installed in Oxfordshire, UK, through a limited procurement method that did not require prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender presents a prime opportunity for businesses specialising in laboratory equipment and automation technologies, particularly those that can integrate their products with ROCK MAKER software. Given the technical specificity required for this procurement, companies that manufacture or provide bespoke liquid handling systems compatible with existing research infrastructures will be especially well-positioned to compete. This is a unique chance for niche suppliers to expand their market presence within the public sector, particularly in research and innovation contexts.

## Notice

Supply of a liquid handling robot to dispense user-designed crystallisation screens with associated accessories, delivery and installation

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Supply of a liquid handling robot to dispense user-designed crystallisation screens with associated accessories, delivery and installation

### Procurement Information

The liquid handling robot needs to be integrated into the existing facility to allow production of complex bespoke crystallisation screens in a high-throughput, fully automated and reproducible manner. The existing crystallisation facility infrastructure operates using ROCK MAKER software. Only equipment that supports the ROCK MAKER software can be seamlessly integrated into the existing facility. Competition is absent in this case as liquid handling robots for crystallisation screens that support ROCK MAKER are only available from Formulatrix.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001764-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £161,759 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FORMULATRIX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 20 Jan 2022 at 18:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001764-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ukri.org
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=658097683

## Provenance

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