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title: "Metabolic Biomarker Profiling"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000795189"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH"
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# Metabolic Biomarker Profiling

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000795189

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh, located at Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, has finalised the procurement process for a contract titled "Metabolic Biomarker Profiling" within the education and scientific services industry category. The procurement stage was at the award phase with critical dates including the contract's award date on 28th March 2025 and the announcement of the award on 3rd April 2025. This initiative involves analysing blood samples for the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (CCBS) to conduct metabolic biomarker profiling, facilitated by the supplier, Nightingale Health, based in Vantaa, Finland. The procurement method was limited, owing to the unique technical capabilities required, which only Nightingale Health could fulfil based on their patented metabolic profiling platform.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in advanced medical research and analysis, particularly those with capabilities in biomarker profiling and similar scientific services. Companies with technical expertise in high-level biobank comparisons and those seeking to establish significant contracts with esteemed institutions like the University of Edinburgh will find this procurement highly beneficial. It offers substantial growth potential within the European healthcare and scientific research sectors, highlighting the need for precision and patented processes that can meet sophisticated research requirements.

## Notice

The Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (CCBS) requires the services of the supplier to analyse blood samples specifically to conduct Metabolic Biomarker Profiling.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Analysis blood samples, specifically to conduct Metabolic Biomarker Profiling.

### Procurement Information

The Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (CCBS) at the University of Edinburgh is awarding the contract for Nightingale Health Oy to analyse blood samples from Malawi, specifically to conduct Metabolic Biomarker Profiling. Critical to this process is the comparison of the results with the UK's biobank collection. Crucially, the testing process must be as close as possible to produce results in a format that will allow scientific and accurate comparison to the results of the UK biobank. Nightingale Health Plc is the only provider that can conduct this profiling to produce results that are comparable to those of the UK biobank using their patented process and metabolic profiling platform.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527439 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 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 | £350,000 |

## 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 | NIGHTINGALE HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73111000 - Research laboratory services

## Release History

- 3 Apr 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527439

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527439
  Metabolic Biomarker Profiling - The Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (CCBS) requires the services of the supplier to analyse blood samples specifically to conduct Metabolic Biomarker Profiling.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.ed.ac.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000795189

## Provenance

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