Cytoflex S flow cytometer

A Contract Award Notice
by UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Supply)
Duration: not specified
Value: £64K

Sector: HEALTH
Published: 21 May 2024
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

University of Edinburgh

Geochart for 2 buyers and 1 suppliers

2 buyers

Edinburgh University Edinburgh

1 supplier

Beckman Coulter High Wycombe

Description

The existing 5 laser Fortessa is often booked to maximum capacity, resulting in long waiting times for researchers for who the capacity of the Cytoflex in its current set up is not sufficient. Additionally, the Cytoflex as it is a newer instrument easier to operate. StartUp and Calibration can be done independently of facility staff, unlike the Fortessa. This makes the Cytoflex usable out of ours and on weekends. The laser upgrade is necessary to support the research by increasing the capacity of the facility, resulting in shorter waiting times and longer hours of availability for the researchers.

Award Detail

1	Beckman Coulter (High Wycombe) Reference: nca21222 Num offers: 1 Value: £57,500

Award Criteria

Quality	100.0
Cost	_

CPV Codes

33140000 - Medical consumables
33113000 - Magnetic resonance imaging equipment

Indicators

Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

The University of Edinburgh is looking to award a contract for the upgrade of a Beckman Coulter Cytoflex SRT to the original equipment manufacturer Beckman Coulter via the attachment of a new red laser functionality. The University is awarding this without call for competition as competition is absent for technical reasons as the upgrade is to existing equipment within the university that we have an ongoing service contract running with, and no other supplier can offer the upgrade.