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Automated Library Synthesis System
Laboratory
optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Published value
£260,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation: "Automated Library Synthesis System". Published status: planning. Published value: £260,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £260,000 |
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Market Analytics
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Published history for University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
9Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
TELEFÓNICA TECH UK LIMITEDTop vendor: 100% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 48 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| TELEFÓNICA TECH UK LIMITED | 1 win | £911,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUniversity of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published27 Nov 2025, 14:32 GMT | Last source update27 Nov 2025, 14:32 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05e97a | ||
What is being bought
The University of Portsmouth is looking for an automated library synthesis system to support current and future research projects in the School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Science. The equipment will be used in research and teaching across the school in areas such as vaccine development, gene therapy, lipid nanoparticle research, drug formulation screening and process optimisation for manufacturing. We are looking to purchase an automated microfluidic platform designed for high-throughput screening and optimisation of nanoparticle formulations. It should enable users to run large numbers of experiments within a single workflow while tightly controlling formulation and process parameters, using minimal reagent volumes and incorporating automated cleaning to avoid cross-contamination. The system should combine programmable pumping, robotic liquid handling, interchangeable microfluidic mixing devices and integrated software for experimental design and data capture. It should offer an efficient and scalable approach to rapid formulation screening and the transfer of optimised conditions to downstream process development.
The seller is expected to supply, deliver, install the equipment and provide training to key users. We are seeking a five-year service plan to be included in the purchase. The seller must meet the mandatory essential criteria outline in the specification.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
27 Nov 2025, 14:32 GMT - tender value changed
26 Nov 2025, 15:25 GMT - Official notice release published
26 Nov 2025, 15:25 GMT - Published value updated to £260,000
26 Nov 2025, 15:19 GMT - Status changed to planning
26 Nov 2025, 15:19 GMT - Official notice release published
26 Nov 2025, 15:19 GMT - Buyer information updated
26 Nov 2025, 15:19 GMT - Published tender amendment
Not publishededited to add contact details
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
27 Nov 2025, 14:32 GMT - Procedure published
27 Nov 2025, 14:32 GMT - engagement
18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT · scheduledThe University is conducting early market engagement to understand the range of automated microfluidic nanoparticle generation systems currently available that may meet our emerging specification for use in pharmaceutical research. The device should allow for high throughput manufacturing of large libraries of lipid nanoparticles. This is required for formulation screening and optimization for encapsulation and cellular delivery of nucleic acids (gene therapies). The equipment should enable automated and high-speed manufacturing of lipid nanoparticles (maximum 10 m in per formulation) at a small scale (1- 2 mL per run), preferably in a 96 well plate format. It should also allow us to choose the suitable design of the microfluidic mixer which is fit for our purpose. The equipment will be instrumental in our ongoing and future research projects that involve optimization of LNPs for enhanced and targeted delivery of various therapeutic nucleic acids to different types of cells and/or specific subcellular organelles for development of new gene therapies and vaccines. We invite interested suppliers to provide information on their available systems, supporting documentation, technical specifications and provide any relevant product literature. This engagement is being undertaken through a document based information gathering exercise only; no meetings or presentations are planned at this stage. Suppliers wishing to participate should outline the capabilities of the proposed system, key technical parameters, optional modules or configurations, and any additional information that would help us understand how the system could meet our requirements. The deadline for providing this information is 18th December 2025. Following the review of the submissions, the University may undertake further engagement activities if required, or may use the documentation received to inform the future procurement approach. Participation in the process is voluntary, and suppliers will bear their own costs. This engagement does not form part of any procurement process and does not commit the University to undertake a competitive process at a later date. Please send responses to ruth.powell@port.ac.uk
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWYV-2655-NPMQDocuments (1)
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- 27 Nov 2025, 14:32 GMT
Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |