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title: "Full Spectrum Flow Cytometer"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03b438"
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# Full Spectrum Flow Cytometer

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b438

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## Summary

The University of Exeter has completed a tender for a full spectrum flow cytometer. The procurement process was carried out using a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The University had a specific requirement for a Cytek Aurora Spectral Flow Cytometer 5L with customised features to support various research areas. The procurement was successfully awarded to Cytek Biosciences B.V, a large-scale supplier based in the Netherlands.

This tender presents a business opportunity for companies specialising in providing cytometry equipment and services. Businesses with expertise in supplying advanced scientific instruments and technologies suited for research and academic sectors would find this tender appealing. The awarded contract valued at £403,000 offers growth prospects for suppliers looking to establish collaborations with academic institutions for cutting-edge research projects in fields such as microbiology, immunology, and environmental studies.

## Notice

The University of Exeter has a requirement for a full spectrum flow cytometer.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of a full spectrum flow cytometer.

### Procurement Information

The University has a requirement for a Cytek Aurora Spectral Flow Cytometer 5L with customized SIT (special Sample Injection Tube, for on-fly drug delivery) a technology which uniquely combines the speed, sensitivity, quantity and multi-colour cytomics approaches with a unique combination of patent-pending innovative technologies that has a unique capability of measuring the entire emission spectra of the fluorescent dyes excited by multiple lasers installed on the instrument. The equipment offers extremely powerful new approaches for our research in microbiology, mycology infectious disease immunology, stem cell, environmental marine science, botanic and many more. The specifications include the specially designed SIT to perform functional real-time assays such as Ca2+ measurement. APDs are highly sensitive semiconductor chips that provide more sensitivity and resolution. Therefore, this system will be using the APD detector arrays for each laser (equipped with up to 16 channels per laser to capture the emission spectra of dyes that emit in the 365 to 830-nm wavelength range). This instrument is the only solution that can achieve all of the University's research needs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007974-2023 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £403,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EXETER |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX4 4QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Duryard and St James |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CYTEK BIOSCIENCES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38434510 - Cytometers

## Release History

- 20 Mar 2023 at 11:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007974-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.exeter.ac.uk

## Provenance

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