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Published 6 Oct 2026, 11:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AF192 High-Throughput SPR System

Authority: Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Published estimate€802,000€802,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 1 Mar 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 mostarts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is considering the purchase of a high-throughput surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system, comparable to the Carterra LSA or equivalent, for antibody screening and characterisation, including binding kinetics, affinity measurements and epitope binning. The purchase would include associated software, delivery, installation and training. Alternative systems offering equivalent functionality and performance are acceptable.

The procurement is subject to a successful grant application and confirmation of funding. If funding is not secured, the procurement may not proceed.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Liverpool:-Biochemical-analysers./687735929W

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/687735929W

CPV: Biochemical analysers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 4 moSMEPublished value€802,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Jul 2027 (4 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: UK
Value
€802,000 exc. VAT · €802,000 inc. VAT
38434500 Biochemical analysers

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 2 — 50%
  • Criterion 1 — 50%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Oct 2026, 11:59 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2026, 11:59 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 29 Mar 2027, 00:59 BST
Accelerated
State of urgency
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Biochemical analysers
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078188

How it was run

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
15 Mar 2027, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/687735929W ↗

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    6 Oct 2026, 11:59 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 146 days
    1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadlinein 160 days
    15 Mar 2027, 16:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected byin 173 days
    29 Mar 2027, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract startsin 176 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    6 Oct 2026, 11:59 BSTUK3

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDZC-7999-ZGYT Pembroke Place, Liverpool, North West, L3 5QA [email protected] 01513517713

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure