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title: "NCA21150 - Scalable Transfection System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a23d"
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# NCA21150 - Scalable Transfection System

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a23d

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh has awarded a contract for the scalable transfection system to MaxCyte. The procurement process was managed through a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The system is for medical equipment and enables rapid and efficient transfection of any kind of cell at any scale. The contract was signed on 16th December 2022, with a total value of £115,993.37.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for suppliers of medical equipment and technology firms specializing in genome engineering applications. Businesses with expertise in flow electroporation technology and large-scale genome engineering would be well-suited to compete for similar tenders. The tender was initiated by the University of Edinburgh and is located in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, within the education industry category.

## Notice

a validated platform for cell transfection using flow electroporation. The system enables rapid and efficient transfection of any kind of cell with any molecule (plasmids, proteins, protein complexes, drugs, mRNA, siRNA) at any scale. The sterile, closed system provides consistency, flexibility, scalability and loading efficiency while avoiding the inherent drawbacks of alternative methods

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The MaxCyte ExPERT GTx is the only instrument available on the market that can perform transfection of human cells at a scale compatible with large-scale genome engineering applications: up to 20 billion cells per experiment. The MaxCyte offers high efficiency of electroporation, low cytotoxicity and high flexibility through its unique flow electroporation technology, in which cells are pumped through an integrated electroporation circuit. Competing instruments that lack the flow electroporation capacity are not compatible with large-scale genome engineering applications.

### Procurement Information

The MaxCyte ExPERT GTx is the only instrument available on the market that can perform transfection of human cells at a scale compatible with large-scale genome engineering applications: up to 20 billion cells per experiment.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003217-2023 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Dec 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 | £115,993 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 33100000 - Medical equipments

## Release History

- 2 Feb 2023 at 09:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003217-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000718238
- https://maxcyte.com/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107

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