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title: "DA0192 Falcon Upgrade"
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# DA0192 Falcon Upgrade

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000743321

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## Summary

The University Of Edinburgh has awarded a contract for the "DA0192 Falcon Upgrade" to Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd. The procurement process was completed with a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract value is £121,023.24, signed on August 11, 2023. The University is located in Edinburgh, UK, operating within the Education industry category.

This procurement opportunity for the "DA0192 Falcon Upgrade" offers businesses a chance to provide goods compatible with large-scale genome engineering applications. Businesses in the field of life sciences, equipment manufacturing, and research technology would be well-suited to compete. The contract was awarded through a detailed assessment focusing on quality and price criteria, creating an opportunity for suppliers to offer innovative and efficient solutions to support cutting-edge research at the University Of Edinburgh.

## Notice

The FALCON module enables Protein - Protein association studies. This is important for HGU and IGC work as it enables researchers to see where molecules are binding within a cell, organoid or model organism. There isn't another IGC piece of equipment which can do this work. The studies are live so travel to the closest working system in Dundee Is very challenging. This is an upgrade to an existing piece of equipment already installed within the university.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Leica Stellaris was originally purchased in 2021 from the funding the MRC received to boost medical research during the Covid Period. The decision making at that point had to be very quick as the funding was on a short turn around. Emerging research, particularly since the QQR has identified a need for an upgrade which would enable 'F-techniques' such as FRET and FLIM for association studies. The Stellaris is much more sensitive and fast than other similar AIR confocals. Which is likely why at the time of initial purchase there was no research ask for this work. However as users have discovered what the instrument is capable of they now want to make use of its extended functionality. The increase in usage of the current confocal has highlighted that an increase in functionality will increase its chargeable core working time, this increase in functionality will come from the proposed upgrade with the addition of the falcon module

### Procurement Information

The MaxCyte ExPERT GTx is the only instrument available on the market that can perform transfection of human cells at a scale compatible with large-scale genome engineering applications: up to 20 billion cells per experiment. The MaxCyte offers high efficiency of electroporation, low cytotoxicity and high flexibility through its unique flow electroporation technology, in which cells are pumped through an integrated electroporation circuit. Competing instruments that lack the flow electroporation capacity are not compatible with large-scale genome engineering applications. This unique capability has been compared to the required output of the use of the machine and directly applies to the usage

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG487223 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Aug 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 | £121,023 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | 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 | LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38512200 - Molecular microscopes

## Release History

- 31 Aug 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG487223

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG487223
  DA0192 Falcon Upgrade - The FALCON module enables Protein - Protein association studies. This is important for HGU and IGC work as it enables researchers to see where molecules are binding within a cell, organoid or model organism. There isn't another IGC piece of equipment which can do this work. The studies are live so travel to the closest working system in Dundee Is very challenging. This is an upgrade to an existing piece of equipment already installed within the university.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000743321
- https://www.leica-microsystems.com

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