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title: "Purchase of High Content Screening System"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000641947"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE"
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# Purchase of High Content Screening System

Buyer: SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000641947

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## Summary

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service conducted a tender for the procurement of a "High Content Screening System," specifically the delivery of an Operetta CLS high-content screening system. This procurement falls under the health industry category and is located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The procurement method used was limited, with the award procedure carried out without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was awarded to Perkin Elmer on 22nd January 2021, with the procurement process marked as complete and having an estimated bid range between £200,000 and £300,000.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in the supply and integration of advanced scientific equipment, particularly those specialising in high-content screening technologies and laboratory diagnostics. Companies with expertise in delivering specialised goods and services for research applications—especially in the health and life sciences sectors—are well-positioned to compete. The specific nature of the Operetta CLS system, along with its unique technological features, suggests that bidders should have a solid understanding of sophisticated imaging systems and related software capabilities to fulfil the complex requirements set by the contracting authority.

## Notice

Delivery of an Operetta CLS high-content screening system

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Supply, installation and training of High Content Screening System Operetta CLS equipment for the detailed analysis of a variety of cell types (including rare cells such as stem cells and antigen-specific T cells) and for more specialist applications including: imaging of primary cells, live cells and cells cultured in 3D systems, tumorigenesis analysis including colony detection, phagocytosis assays, size and shape analysis, quantification of cells/colonies and fluorescence; by TCAT (Tissues, Cells and Advanced Therapeutics), Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS). The following specific aspects of operetta CLS are strictly necessary for our research and are not provided by any other provider: -- With 8 high-performance LEDs, the Operetta CLS offers an unsurpassed variety of excitation wavelengths for the entire range between ultraviolet and near-infrared. This flexibility is of immense importance for QC development of a wide variety of assays -- The Operetta CLS has a user-accessible 8-position emission filter wheel, which can be equipped with barcode filters for error-free operation, and for optimal coincidence between excitation and emission source. .-- The Operetta CLS can be equipped with 3 automated water immersion lenses with high numerical aperture of various magnifications (20x, 40x, 63x). This shortens the measurement time and improves the resolution in the z-direction; overall, this increases throughput in the analysis of three-dimensional structures. This is necessary for the exact analysis of the many different samples that are measured in our central department (tissue sections, tumor organoids, cell culture experiments, etc.). This technology is patented: EP1386189 B1, US7304793 B2 and EP1646902 B1, US7961384 B2. -- The system automatically corrects displacements resulting from the 5x to the 40x or 63x lens by means of a fluorescent reference sample (QuasiperiodicGrid) firmly installed in the table. This ensures that the desired cells, cell complexes, or cell structures can be found again and again at the right level. Perkin Elmer also has a patent (US9582864). The ability to pre-scan and return to the same spot reduces the amount of time that cells are expose3d to incident illumination and therefore limits damage to the cells, this allows repeat analysis and temporal tracking. -- That the equipment software offers advanced morphological characteristics that allow the quantification of various aspects of the shape and structure of objects, for example: elongation, symmetry, smoothness of the edge and spatial distribution of the intensity of the texture characteristics, -- The system offers a method for machine learning (PhenoLOGIC) during analysis. This allows the software to identify different cell populations or regions and then automatically set the best parameters for optimal image segmentation and cell classification (patents to PhenoLOGIC:WO2013038224).

Options: On-going annual maintenance will also be required.

### Procurement Information

The following specific and unique selling points of operetta CLS are strictly necessary for our research and are not provided by any other provider: -- With 8 high-performance LEDs, the Operetta CLS offers an unsurpassed variety of excitation wavelengths for the entire range between ultraviolet and near-infrared. This flexibility is of immense importance for QC development of a wide variety of assays -- The Operetta CLS has a user-accessible 8-position emission filter wheel, which can be equipped with barcode filters for error-free operation, and for optimal coincidence between excitation and emission source. .-- The Operetta CLS can be equipped with 3 automated water immersion lenses with high numerical aperture of various magnifications (20x, 40x, 63x). This shortens the measurement time and improves the resolution in the z-direction; overall, this increases throughput in the analysis of three-dimensional structures. This is necessary for the exact analysis of the many different samples that are measured in our central department (tissue sections, tumor organoids, cell culture experiments, etc.). This technology is patented: EP1386189 B1, US7304793 B2 and EP1646902 B1, US7961384 B2. -- The system automatically corrects displacements resulting from the 5x to the 40x or 63x lens by means of a fluorescent reference sample (QuasiperiodicGrid) firmly installed in the table. This ensures that the desired cells, cell complexes, or cell structures can be found again and again at the right level. Perkin Elmer also has a patent (US9582864). The ability to pre-scan and return to the same spot reduces the amount of time that cells are expose3d to incident illumination and therefore limits damage to the cells, this allows repeat analysis and temporal tracking. -- That the equipment software offers advanced morphological characteristics that allow the quantification of various aspects of the shape and structure of objects, for example: elongation, symmetry, smoothness of the edge and spatial distribution of the intensity of the texture characteristics, -- The system offers a method for machine learning (PhenoLOGIC) during analysis. This allows the software to identify different cell populations or regions and then automatically set the best parameters for optimal image segmentation and cell classification (patents to PhenoLOGIC:WO2013038224).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN405100 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency 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 | 27 Jan 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jan 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH14 4BE |
| 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 | Pentland Hills |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PERKIN ELMER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38518100 - Wide field microscopes

## Release History

- 27 Jan 2021 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN405100

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN405100
  Purchase of High Content Screening System - Delivery of an Operetta CLS high-content screening system

## Notice URLs

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- http://www.scotblood.co.uk/
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- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=641947

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