--- title: "AF192 High-Throughput SPR System" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078188" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078188" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078188.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078188.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine" published: "2026-10-06" --- # AF192 High-Throughput SPR System Buyer: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078188 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078188) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078188.json) ## Summary Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is considering buying a high-throughput surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system for antibody screening and characterisation. The system must support binding kinetics and affinity measurements, as well as epitope binning, and should be comparable to the Carterra LSA or an equivalent product. The purchase would include associated software, delivery, installation and training. Alternative systems are acceptable if they provide equivalent functionality and performance. This is a laboratory equipment purchase, specifically a biochemical analyser. Delivery is intended for the United Kingdom. The equipment is for specialist research use in examining antibody interactions; suppliers should consider whether their system and supporting package can meet that application as an integrated supply. This is at the planning stage: the school has set out an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. The procurement depends on a successful grant application and confirmation of funding; without these, it may not proceed. The buyer expects an open procedure, with price weighted at 50% and quality at 50%. The planned procurement is a single lot, considered suitable for small and medium-sized businesses. Its estimated gross value is EUR 802,000. The buyer expects the contract to run from 1 April to 31 July 2027, and anticipates publication of a further notice by 1 March 2027. The stated expected submission and award dates are 15 March 2027 and 28 March 2027 respectively; these are planning-stage estimates, not an invitation or current response deadlines. This will suit suppliers of high-throughput surface plasmon resonance platforms for antibody research, including manufacturers and specialist laboratory equipment distributors able to provide the instrument alongside compatible analysis software, delivery, installation and user training. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate that their system matches the Carterra LSA’s relevant functionality and performance, or offers an equivalent solution for screening and characterising antibodies, measuring binding kinetics and affinity, and carrying out epitope binning. The buyer has expressly left room for alternative systems, so businesses with a technically comparable platform may be relevant rather than only suppliers of the named system. The stated suitability for SMEs makes this worth monitoring for smaller suppliers with the necessary product capability and end-to-end support. Funding approval remains a condition for the procurement proceeding. ## Notice Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is considering the purchase of a high-throughput surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system, comparable to the Carterra LSA or equivalent, for antibody screening and characterisation, including binding kinetics, affinity measurements and epitope binning. The purchase would include associated software, delivery, installation and training. Alternative systems offering equivalent functionality and performance are acceptable. The procurement is subject to a successful grant application and confirmation of funding. If funding is not secured, the procurement may not proceed. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Liverpool:-Biochemical-analysers./687735929W To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/687735929W ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094199-2026 | | Notice type | UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Mar 2027 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £802,000 | | Lots value | £802,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine | | Locality | LIVERPOOL | | Postcode area | Liverpool | | Postcode | L3 5QA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool | | Local authority | Liverpool | | Electoral ward | Brownlow Hill | | Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 38434500 - Biochemical analysers ## Release History - 6 Oct 2026 at 11:59 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094199-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094199-2026 6th October 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/687735929W - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Liverpool:-Biochemical-analysers./687735929W - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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