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Published 11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure
ET180 - Organ On Chip — UK Public Procurement Procedure
Education
goods
Above threshold
Open procedure
Laboratory
optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
Published value
£235,000
Submission deadline
6 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification Cut-Off
1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract duration
1 yr 1 mo
Registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Instructions: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
What is being bought & procurement scope
Procurement Scope & Specification
Executive Summary: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine: "ET180 - Organ On Chip". Published status: active. Published value: £235,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.
Official Requirement Description:
LSTM and iiCON are now seeking to procure advanced Organ-on-Chip (OoC) technologies for integration into the AIR-HC facility. The technologies sought may include, but are not limited to, models incorporating tonsillar, lung and liver tissues, with preference for multi-organ-on-chip (MOoC) platforms capable of physiologically relevant inter-organ communication. The purpose of this project is to Supply Organ on Chip technology for infectious disease research at Containment level 3 / schedule 5 pathogens biosafety laboratory. The scope of this tender includes the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of the proposed system(s), together with any required design adaptation, packaging and shipping, user training, technical documentation, and ongoing maintenance, servicing and upgrade pathways necessary to ensure sustained cutting-edge performance within a CL3 automated environment.
The procured technology will support both internal academic research programmes and commercial activities delivered through iiCON and the AIR-HC facility. Accordingly, LSTM seeks scalable, automation-compatible, and future-proof platforms suitable for integration into robotic workflows and capable of operating within the spatial and biosafety constraints of a high-containment laboratory. Solutions offering multi-organ capability within a compact footprint, and those designed to support expansion and increased throughput over time, will be particularly advantageous.
Lots and requirements (1)
Procurement Structure
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£235,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period:3 Nov 2026 — 17 Dec 2027 (1 yr 1 mo)Eligibility:Not published
Qualification snapshot & criteria
Go / No-Go Decision Box
Evaluation weighting
Criterion 1: 60%
Criterion 2: 40%
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)Don Whitley Scientific LtdHolds 100% of historical attributable spend
High ConcentrationEntry requirements & qualification
Turnover Benchmark
Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
Accreditations & Security Vetting
Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 1 yr 1 mo
Published track record for Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Avg price drop
0%Indicative
Competition Density
1Bids / Report (median)
Supplier Concentration
Published spend
£74,000Historical spend
Typical award value
£74,000Indicative (n=1)
Awarded spend by half-year
2024-H2
2025-H1
2025-H2
2026-H1
2026-H2
Methodology & coverage notes (1 active published awards)
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot); 1 valued awards. 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. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 38):
Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Whitley Scientific Ltd | 1 win | £74,000 | 0% (at budget) |
Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar
CPV 38 · UK Sector Analysis
Observed CPV-sector evidence
Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 14:06 BST
Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
Median Winning Discount
0%
Typical Bids Received
2reported bids
Decision Velocity
~62 days
Notice Stability
2 updates
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 38)
Supplier | Awards won | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 contracts | £1,000,000,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
Scientific Laboratory Supplies LtdCRN: PTYH-6768-JVZP | 115 contracts | £243,850,492 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
VWR International LtdCRN: PGZX-9276-ZYJP | 71 contracts | £201,947,498 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Fisher Scientific UK LTDCRN: PZVH-7765-WYMH | 70 contracts | £200,430,424 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
R & L Slaughter LtdCRN: London | 36 contracts | £199,543,350 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITEDCRN: 00660457 | 38 contracts | £171,402,197 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
STARLAB (UK), LTD.CRN: 03514931 | 29 contracts | £161,720,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Roche Diagnostics LimitedCRN: 00571546 | 10 contracts | £140,106,049 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Appleton Woods LimitedCRN: 907224 | 44 contracts | £133,347,545 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
LGC GENOMICS LIMITEDCRN: 07686158 | 1 contract | £117,928,510 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
AF186 Supply of Laboratory Equipment to MLWLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine · 17 Aug 2026, 10:32 BST | £812,000 | same CPV family same authority similar value band |
AF186 Supply of Laboratory Equipment to MLWLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine · 18 Aug 2026, 16:23 BST | £812,000 | same CPV family same authority similar value band |
AF191 Purchase of Anaerobic WorkstationLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine · 3 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST | £74,000 | same CPV family same authority |
Terrestrial Laser ScannersWest Yorkshire Combined Authority · 22 Jul 2026, 09:20 BST | £600,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
MTC for Planned Preventive Maintenance of Fire & SecurityDumfries and Galloway Council · 20 Jul 2026, 09:46 BST | £806,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.
Procedure terms & legal framework
| Procedure method | Open procedure | Legal basis | UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023 | Procurement category | goods |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notice status | active | Procurement threshold | Above threshold (FTS publication) | Regulatory regime | Standard commercial regime |
| 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 | 11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST | Last source update | 11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST |
| Award evaluation window | Submission end — 3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT | Classification (CPV) | Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments | ||
| Delivery area | |||||
| Official Registry OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-06f7f4 | ||||
How to participate & submission route
Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
Public portal access
Online submission allowed
Language: EN
Access & Registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
| Expression of interest (EOI) | — | Tender submission deadline | 6 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST | Clarification deadline | 1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission channel | Official e-sourcing portal | Electronic submission | Allowed | Accepted languages | en |
| Participation fee | Free of charge (Open access) | ||||
Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
Timeline
- Procedure published
11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST - Clarification deadline
1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST - Submission deadline
6 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Commercial outcome and contract awards
Awards (0)No award published |
Contracts (0)No contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
- Status changed to active
11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST - Official notice release published
11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST - procurement method changed
11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST - Submission deadline changed to 6 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST - Official notice release published
11 Sept 2026, 12:22 BST
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Contracting authority
Education
Official Documents & Specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST