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title: "Spectral Cytometer - QMRI"
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# Spectral Cytometer - QMRI

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000789949

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh has completed a procurement process to acquire a Spectral Cell Analyser Cytometer for the Queen's Medical Research Institute (QMRI). This procurement falls within the education industry category and was facilitated under a limited procurement method due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. The awarded contract, valued at £309,872.4, was signed on 4th February 2025. The primary objective is to enhance research capabilities with advanced cell analysis technology. This procurement process is now in the award stage, and the supplier selected for this contract is Sony Europe B.V., located in Weybridge, UK.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in high-tech scientific equipment, particularly those developing cutting-edge flow cytometry technology. The procurement of such advanced equipment underscores a commitment to staying at the forefront of scientific research, which can open further opportunities for niche suppliers capable of meeting unique and stringent technical criteria. Businesses adept in producing high-dimensional analysis tools and upgradeable systems are well-suited to compete for similar procurements, thereby fostering growth and innovation within the scientific and medical research sectors.

## Notice

The Queen's Medical Research Institute (QMRI) has received funding to purchase a Spectral Cell Analyzer Cytometer. The objective of this purchase is to meet the growing complexities of the required research. The selected cytometer will enable high-throughput and high-dimensional cell analysis, offering greater flexibility in panel design and the characterisation of over 45 parameters (compared to 14 with the existing instrument). It will also integrate seamlessly with the current instrument, ensuring continuity in operations, and is adaptable to future needs, thus extending the equipment's lifetime.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Queen's Medical Research Institute (QMRI) has received funding to purchase a Spectral Cell Analyzer Cytometer. The objective of this purchase is to meet the growing complexities of the required research. The selected cytometer will enable high-throughput and high-dimensional cell analysis, offering greater flexibility in panel design and the characterisation of over 45 parameters (compared to 14 with the existing instrument). It will also integrate seamlessly with the current instrument, ensuring continuity in operations, and is adaptable to future needs, thus extending the equipment's lifetime

### Procurement Information

The Spectral Cell Analyser ID7000 is a flow cytometer, which will assess individual cells and measure their characteristics, such as the number or type of proteins displayed on the cell surface. The analyser records these measurements. To meet UoE research priorities, any analyser purchased had to meet a certain set of criteria. 1. Fully spectral 2. Capable of simultaneous detection of at least 45 fluorescent colours 3. Using more than 75 detectors 4. Equipped with 5 lasers (355, 405, 488, 561 and 637 nm) for high-dimensionality analysis. 5. Potential to be upgraded to 6 and 7 lasers. This is important to future-proof INCR needs as novel fluorochromes are released on the market. Purchasing a 320nm laser would provide the additional benefit of effective autofluorescence removal. 6. Equipped with a system to standardise the acquisition of data to support longitudinal studies. 7. Supplied with software that enables unsupervised use of the analyser by researchers, and that is accessible from computers not physically attached to the analyser. 8. Equipped with an auto-sampler supporting tubes and plates of various formats. This technology is met by the provider this award is made to, which is the most advanced technology, thus future future-proofed. This could not be provided by the other suppliers engaged. This award will provide INCR with state-of-the-art flow cytometry technology to maintain a globally competitive environment in which early career researchers can develop research programmes using equipment that will allow them to answer ambitious and novel research questions. This will also improve the future job prospects of postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers, and technical staff by developing skill sets in new ways of acquiring and analysing high-parameter data that are highly desirable in both academic and commercial settings. In the longer term, new knowledge generated in the areas of cardiovascular, metabolic and neurosciences is expected to lead to broader societal benefits, including through the identification of novel drug targets, informing future research into personalised approaches to maintaining health and treating disease.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB523362 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £309,872 |

## 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 | SONY EUROPE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38434510 - Cytometers

## Release History

- 6 Feb 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB523362

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB523362
  Spectral Cytometer - QMRI - The Queen's Medical Research Institute (QMRI) has received funding to purchase a Spectral Cell Analyzer Cytometer. The objective of this purchase is to meet the growing complexities of the required research. The selected cytometer will enable high-throughput and high-dimensional cell analysis, offering greater flexibility in panel design and the characterisation of over 45 parameters (compared to 14 with the existing instrument). It will also integrate seamlessly with the current instrument, ensuring continuity in operations, and is adaptable to future needs, thus extending the equipment's lifetime.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.ed.ac.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000789949

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