(NU/1842) The Supply and Installation of a Nanoscale Liquid handling System for Use in Clinical Trials

Location

Tyneside:

Description

Intention to award a Public Supplies contract under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 for the supply and installation of a nanoscale liquid handling system. Newcastle University has a well-established Cancer Drug Discovery Unit that has contributed to the discovery of two registered cancer medicines and a further two investigational treatments that are currently in Phase 1 clinical trials. The unit is looking to replace a nanoscale liquid handling system which forms part of the crystallographic workflows. The key requirements of this system are accuracy, speed and an ability to handle low nanolitre volumes in 384- and 1536-well formats. For these technical reasons there is only one suitable system on the market. The University will issue a VEAT notice and use the negotiated procedure without a call for competition. The requirement is for accuracy and precision for volumes down to 2.5 nanolitres (nl). This enables a wide variety of low‐volume, high‐throughput liquid handling applications, that are at the core of the drug discovery cascades used in the Unit and by key external collaborators.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
• 51430000 - Installation services of laboratory equipment

Legal Justification

Intention to award a Public Supplies contract under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 for the supply and installation of a nanoscale liquid handling system. The award of contract is lawful due to the absence of competition for a system with the required accuracy and precision for dispensing at the nanolitre range.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This is a VEAT Notice to show our intention to award a Public Supplies contract under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 for the supply and installation of a nanoscale liquid handling system.