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Published 11 Sept 2026, 12:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ET180 - Organ On Chip · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£235,000≈ £217k / year · £282,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Oct 2026
Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 17 Dec 2027 · starts 3 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published 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.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yr 1 moPublished value£235,000
Contract period: 3 Nov 2026 – 17 Dec 2027 (1 yr 1 mo)Value: £235,000 exc. VAT · £282,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North West

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 2: 40%
  • Criterion 1: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Closed
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Sept 2026, 12:22 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 3 Nov 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086374
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7f4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Sept 2026 → 3 Nov 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published45 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 12:22 BST
  2. Tender notice published45 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
  3. Clarification questions by25 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Submission deadline20 days ago
    6 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
  5. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 6 days
    3 Nov 2026
  7. Award decision expected byin 7 days
    3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 12:22 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
  5. Deadline published: 6 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
    11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST

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 5QAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure