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title: "QUB/2408/23 Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Multiplex Assay Reader with Associated Consumables."
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# QUB/2408/23 Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Multiplex Assay Reader with Associated Consumables.

Buyer: QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c466

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## Summary

The Queen's University Belfast has completed the procurement process for the contract titled "QUB/2408/23 Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Multiplex Assay Reader with Associated Consumables" in the goods category. The tender was managed using the Accelerated Open procedure to meet urgent testing requirements. The contract, worth £3,000,000, was signed on 30th June 2023 with Meso Scale Discovery Inc as the supplier.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of multiplex assay readers with associated consumables. Companies operating in the immunoassay analysers industry would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The procurement process took place in Belfast, United Kingdom, and the buying organisation, Queen's University Belfast, aimed to purchase the mentioned equipment for collaborative studies with clinical trial networks, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies.

## Notice

The Evolve Services GCLP Laboratory, embedded within the Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queens University, and working in partnership Belfast Health and Social Care Trust delivers high quality laboratory services in support of interventional and observational clinical studies. We are seeking to purchase a non-fluidic multiplex assay reader for the detection and quantification of multiple proteins in low volume samples, as part of collaborative studies with clinical trial networks, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companies.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Evolve Services GCLP Laboratory, embedded within the Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queens University, and working in partnership Belfast Health and Social Care Trust delivers high quality laboratory services in support of interventional and observational clinical studies. We are seeking to purchase a non-fluidic multiplex assay reader for the detection and quantification of multiple proteins in low volume samples, as part of collaborative studies with clinical trial networks, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companies.

Options: One off purchase with an option to extend maintenance and the purchase of consumables beyond this period for a further period of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.

Renewal: One off purchase with an option to extend maintenance and the purchase of consumables beyond this period for a further period of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019355-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 15 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jun 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 | £3,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT7 1NN |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN06 Belfast |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MESO SCALE DISCOVERY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38434580 - Immunoassay analysers

## Release History

- 6 Jul 2023 at 16:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019355-2023
- 26 Apr 2023 at 13:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012008-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home
- https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/visitors/procurement/

## Provenance

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