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title: "Contract for the Supply and Installation of a Spectral Flow Cytometer to the University of Birmingham"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03698a"
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# Contract for the Supply and Installation of a Spectral Flow Cytometer to the University of Birmingham

Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03698a

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## Summary

The University of Birmingham has completed the contract for the Supply and Installation of a Spectral Flow Cytometer. This procurement process was for goods, specifically a cytometer, with an award given to Sony Europe B.V. The process has been concluded following an open tender procedure. The contract is active with a value of £342,068.50, signed on 20th October 2022.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in supplying scientific equipment to engage with the University of Birmingham. Particularly suited businesses would offer high-tech spectral flow cytometers meeting the specified requirements. The University expects suppliers to provide not only the equipment but also comprehensive after-sales support, technical assistance, and training services for the device users.

## Notice

Contract for the Supply and Installation of a Spectral Flow Cytometer to the University of Birmingham. Awarded following an open tender process.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the supply of a spectral flow cytometer cell analyser. This spectral flow cytometer cell analyser will be used to develop the biomedical research projects taking place at the College of Medical and Dental Sciences. With this in mind, we expect from this instrument to provide advanced solutions for high-parametric multicolour analysis (from 25 colours and above) of cell suspensions derived from human and animal model tissues. We would positively consider an instrument with a peer-reviewed publication track record on small entities such as platelets, micro-organisms, extracellular vesicles and nanoparticles. Instrument Specification: * This instrument will have at least 5 lasers (355, 405, 488, 561, 640nm), * This instrument must have at least 60 independent fluorescent channels, * This instrument must have a maximum data acquisition event rates of at least 30,000 events/second, * The software provided for the data acquisition and/or the data analysis must provide a user friendly spectral unmixing option resulting to comprehensive representations of high-parametric multicolour data, * A volumetric measurement during sample recording would be positively considered, * The instrument must come with an up-to-date and powerful computer for system control, data acquisition and data analysis. We expect this computer to be provided with the latest operating software, After sales services: * We expect a swift and high quality remoted and on-site technical supports for the all length of the instrument warranty as well as the additional service contracts we might purchase, * A training package must be provided for a group of users, * We expect the suppliers to provide us with educational resources and services dedicated to our instrument configuration as well as the development of high-parametric flow cytometry multicolour staining panels.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002370-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £342,068 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B15 2TT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Edgbaston |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston |
| Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SONY EUROPE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38434510 - Cytometers

## Release History

- 26 Jan 2023 at 09:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002370-2023
- 20 Sep 2022 at 11:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026217-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/index.aspx
- http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home

## Provenance

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