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title: "Custom Electrophysiology System"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000720067"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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buyer: "THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH"
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# Custom Electrophysiology System

Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000720067

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh recently completed a public procurement process for a Custom Electrophysiology System. This bespoke system was procured through a limited award procedure without prior publication to support ongoing research and collaboration efforts within the Education sector. The system was designed to integrate seamlessly with existing research equipment, ensuring continuity and compatibility to conduct critical experiments accurately. The contract, with a total value of £96,976.44 GBP, was signed on 25th November 2022 at the University's premises in Chambers Street, Edinburgh.

This tender presents a unique business opportunity for suppliers specializing in highly specialised scientific instruments, particularly those experienced in supplying to educational and research institutions. The successful supplier, Scientifica, demonstrated expertise in providing tailored solutions for academic research purposes. Businesses proficient in complex instrumentation integration and meeting specific technical requirements would be well-suited to compete for similar tailored procurement opportunities within the education and scientific research sectors.

## Notice

Supply & installation of of a highly specialised electrophysiology instrument used to study current / voltage changes across cell membranes.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Supply & installation of a highly specialised electrophysiology instrument used to study current / voltage changes across cell membranes. The instrument will be used by Dyson RAD Dementia Research Acceleration Project team within the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences to further their research. This system is being procured to accelerate research already underway and complements existing systems used by the research group and their partners

Options: The University retains the option to obtain additional or extended warranty from the manufacturer.

### Procurement Information

This system is being procured to accelerate research already underway and complements existing systems used by the research group and their partners. Any risks to the consistency of this research based on altering established workflows and by introducing system interfaces between differing manufacturers needs to be removed. Specifically, matching the parts on this electrophysiology rig with those on an existing multiphoton microscope used by the researchers means experiments that require to combine information from both high resolution microscopy and electrophysiology can be conducted in the same environment, using an identical set up and key components which is crucial for enabling accuracy and translatability between the two systems. In addition, the research group collaborates in their work and associated experiments with another research body who also use this system. Continuity is a key issue given switching between manufacturers would introduce too much variability in the data as such experiments are highly sensitive to even small changes in protocol and would require experimental protocols to be re-designed and optimised from scratch. This would be an enormous waste of valuable experimental time, grant money, and rare biological tissue such as human brain samples. This system is further compatible with another unique piece of equipment, a multi-electrode array system, and has been developed to ensure optimal performance of both systems together, including avoidance of electrical noise, vibrations and software integration, and resources such as perfusion, drug injection systems and microscopes are interchangeable.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469341 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract 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 | 24 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Nov 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 | £96,976 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE 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 | SCIENTIFICA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33100000 - Medical equipments

## Release History

- 24 Jan 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469341

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469341
  Custom Electrophysiology System - Supply & installation of of a highly specialised electrophysiology instrument used to study current / voltage changes across cell membranes.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000720067
- https://www.ed.ac.uk

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