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title: "Crystal Powderdose System"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000758056"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UOE"
published: "2024-03-08"
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# Crystal Powderdose System

Buyer: UOE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000758056

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh (UOE) has awarded a contract for the Crystal Powderdose System to Chemspeed Technologies AG. The procurement stage was an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was signed on 12th February 2024. The system is a fully automated and flexible technology for accurate dosing of solids, critical for catalyst screening. Businesses in the goods category providing such innovative solutions could benefit from similar opportunities.

The Crystal Powderdose System contract by UOE is aimed at acquiring advanced technology for solid dispensing. The system allows accurate dosing of solids for catalyst screening experiments with high precision. Chemspeed Technologies AG, through its proprietary technology, offers unique capabilities that fit the specialised requirements of the research programme. Businesses in the SME scale providing bespoke solutions for laboratory automation and material handling equipment would find this tender opportunity aligning with their expertise.

## Notice

Crystal Powderdose gravimetric solid dispensing

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Non-Competitive Action, Competition is absent for technical reasons, but only where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement

### Procurement Information

This procurement is for a Crystal Powderdose system which is a fully automated and highly flexible system that accurate dosing of a range of solids, enabling the rapid setup of parallel experiments for catalyst screening. The system is capable of rapidly dispensing to a 96-well plate with high accuracy. Solid dispensing capabilities will be critical for the research programme due to the limited solubility of some reagents and catalysts. Gravimetric substance handling in conjunction with flexible MTP / SBS plates with and without vials - gravimetric addition of solids by weight without moving vials from / to balance. Chemspeed is the only supplier for overhead gravimetric dispensing of solids directly into MTP / SBS plates. This technology is Chemspeed proprietary (PCT WO2002029371).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500476 |
| 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 | 8 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £64,250 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UOE |
| 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 | CHEMSPEED TECHNOLOGIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments

## Release History

- 8 Mar 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500476

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500476
  Crystal Powderdose System - Crystal Powderdose gravimetric solid dispensing

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000758056
- https://www.ed.ac.uk

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