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# 250206 - Contract for the Supply, Delivery (unloaded and positioned at the point of use), Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of an Anaerobic Single Cell Microbial Isolation Platform

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250206-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-unloaded-and-positioned-at-the-point-of-use-instal-ocds-h6vhtk-05a92b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Queen's University Belfast: "250206 - Contract for the Supply, Delivery (unloaded and positioned at the point of use), Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of an Anaerobic Single Cell Microbial Isolation Platform". Published status: complete. Published Value: £250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788)
- **Published Value:** £250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 November 2025 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
- **Delivery Location:** UKN06
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £360,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250206-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-unloaded-and-positioned-at-the-point-of-use-instal-ocds-h6vhtk-05a92b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a92b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250206-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-unloaded-and-positioned-at-the-point-of-use-instal-ocds-h6vhtk-05a92b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fqueensuniversitybelfast%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250206-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-unloaded-and-positioned-at-the-point-of-use-instal-ocds-h6vhtk-05a92b#participate

## Description
The goal of this procurement is to acquire a Single Cell Microbial Isolation Platform operable within a Coy anaerobic chamber, enabling the isolation of strict anaerobic bacteria without compromising viability. 
The supplier must demonstrate the successful operation of this Single Cell Microbial Isolation Platform model in an identical chamber, ensuring proven compatibility.
Desired outcomes are to increase throughput, precision, and reproducibility in anaerobic bacterial sorting, supporting advanced research in microbial ecology, synthetic biology, and clinical microbiology. With this equipment, we will be able to anaerobically sort and study both known and previously uncultured rumen bacteria, saving time and costs in the long run of isolating novel strains, and opening new opportunities to discover effective microbial candidates for reducing methane emissions.
The execution of this tender & contract will be solely dependent on grant funding being received, which is estimated to be confirmed in November 2025. 
No award will be made, or orders issued, until the grant funding has been confirmed. If grant funding is not secured, the market will be notified, and this procurement exercise will be stood down.
Please note it may be a requirement of the funding body associated with this procurement that delivery and invoicing take place by 31st March 2026. Where this is the case, the successful Supplier will be asked to confirm their ability to meet the required deadline prior to the award of the Contract being confirmed.
Where the 1st-ranked Supplier is unable to meet the deadline, their Tender Response will be rejected, and the 2nd-ranked Supplier will be asked to confirm their ability to meet the deadline and so on until a Supplier can confirm that the date can be met. 
Time is of the essence when it comes to the delivery and invoicing of equipment within stipulated deadlines.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38000000, 38900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £250,000

- **Contract Period:** 08/12/2025 to 08/12/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 250206 Contract for the Supply, Delivery (unloaded and positioned at the point of use), Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of an Anaerobic Single Cell Microbial Isolation Platform (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Scienion UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-147974`
  - Value: £360,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 22/12/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 250206 Contract for the Supply, Delivery (unloaded and positioned at the point of use), Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of an Anaerobic Single Cell Microbial Isolation Platform (active)
  - Signed Value: £360,000
  - Signed Date: 12/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F062808-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-12T10:27:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:59:46.297Z
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