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Contract Details Notice for the Provision of Rainin Pipette Tips

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Tenderline Synopsis: MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: "Contract Details Notice for the Provision of Rainin Pipette Tips". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
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Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Coverage: 2 active published awards; 0 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
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Contracting AuthorityMANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
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Published31 Mar 2025, 09:10 BST
Last source update31 Mar 2025, 09:10 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04e7c5
What is being bought
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract to Mettler-Toledo for the provision of Rainin Pipette Tips. The LiteTouchSystem (LTS) tips are the only compatible tips recommended by Mettler-Toledo for their Rainin pipettes that have been previously procured. Alternatives have been reviewed previously however they have been found to be a substandard fit on the Rainin Pipettes. This would lead to inaccurate test results, assay failures and resulting in the cost and time wastage of diagnostic operation. In addition, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for performing at the laboratory process for which these pipettes are used. According to UKAS the tip designed and identified specifically for the Rainin pipette should be used. MFT has awarded a contract under The Procurement Act, section 41, schedule 5, paragraph 7 - 'The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended to as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods services or works in circumstances where - (a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance'. The value of this Procurement is £718,169.19 excluding VAT. A Transparency Notice was published on the Find a Tender Service on 25/02/2025. A Contract Award Notice was published on the Find a Tender Service on 10/03/2025.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    31 Mar 2025, 09:10 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    10 Mar 2025, 15:34 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    10 Mar 2025, 15:34 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    25 Feb 2025, 12:52 GMT
  5. Official notice release published
    25 Feb 2025, 12:52 GMT
  6. Buyer information updated
    25 Feb 2025, 12:52 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
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    complete
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    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    31 Mar 2025, 09:10 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 27 Mar 2025, 00:00 GMT · £718,196
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Mettler Toledo
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Contracts
Rainin Pipette Tips
£718,196 · signed 27 Mar 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST — 31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authority GB-NHS-R0A
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  • MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    buyer

    GB-NHS: R0A · GB-PPON: PXQG-2592-VYYY
    Finance & Procurement Business Unit, Wards 17 & 18, Trafford Hospital, Trafford, UKD34, M41 5SL, GB
    beckie.wiltshire@mft.nhs.uk

  • Mettler Toledo
    supplier

    GB-COH: 959974 · GB-PPON: PVDX-8132-TRMG
    64 Boston Road, Leicester, UKF21, LE1 4AW, GB
    mark.byrne@mt.com
Documents (1)
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Procedure rationaleManchester University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract to Mettler-Toledo for the provision of Rainin Pipette Tips. The LiteTouchSystem (LTS) tips are the only compatible tips recommended by Mettler-Toledo for their Rainin pipettes that have been previously procured. Alternatives have been reviewed previously however they have been found to be a substandard fit on the Rainin Pipettes. This would lead to inaccurate test results, assay failures and resulting in the cost and time wastage of diagnostic operation. In addition, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for performing at the laboratory process for which these pipettes are used. According to UKAS the tip designed and identified specifically for the Rainin pipette should be used. MFT has awarded a contract under The Procurement Act, section 41, schedule 5, paragraph 7 - 'The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended to as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods services or works in circumstances where - (a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance'. The value of this Procurement is £718,169.19 excluding VAT. A Transparency Notice was published on the Find a Tender Service on 25/02/2025. A Contract Award Notice was published on the Find a Tender Service on 10/03/2025.