Axion Maestro · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£210,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Dec 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Axion Biosystems Inc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The platform facilitates medium-high throughput electrophysiological MEA recordings in a 96-well plate format simultaneously.

CPV: Miscellaneous data recorders

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Competition is absent for technical reasons, but only where no reasonable alternative…Awarded

Competition is absent for technical reasons, but only where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.

Delivery: Scotland · UK Dementia Research Institute at the University of Edinburgh. Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh Bioquarter

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Mar 2025, 09:32 GMT
Last source update: 3 Mar 2025, 09:32 GMT
Authority reference: NCA31092
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-007603
Classification (CPV): Miscellaneous data recorders
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e8d2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The Axiom platform is the only instrument capable of providing medium-high throughput electrophysiological MEA recordings in a 96-well plate format simultaneously. It is the only platform that offers electrode recording with integrated optogenetic stimulation. Further, the company pairs with external companies to customise MEA plates and applications, and offer an "MEA creator" kit that allows groups to develop their own MEA plates and systems - an option that is not available for other platforms.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:791854)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £210,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Axion Biosystems Inc	£210,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 007603-2025-NCA31092-1 · Axion Biosystems Inc
Signed
20 Dec 2024
Value
£210,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Axion Biosystems IncAwarded supplier 1819 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 350, Atlanta, UKZZZ, 30309Contact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.