Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 15 Sept 2021, 11:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler and nCounter

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)

Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 15 Sept 2021no call for competition

Awarded to NanoString Technologies2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NanoString GeoMX and nCounter instruments

CPV: Analysis apparatus

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The GeoMx DSP is a novel digital technology (proprietaryAwarded

The GeoMx DSP is a novel digital technology (proprietary

to NanoString) that is based on multiplexed measurement

of protein and nucleic acids and offers unparalleled levels of

precision coupled with the ability to quantify up to 96 proteins

and over 1000 RNA targets on a formalin-fixed, paraffinembedded

(FFPE) tissue section on a microscope slide.

Delivery: Wales

38432000 Analysis apparatus

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: 15 Sept 2021, 11:34 BST
Last source update: 8 Feb 2022, 11:05 GMT
Authority reference: CU.732.TH
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-003543
Classification (CPV): Analysis apparatus
Delivery area: Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e0e9 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler (DSP)

Publisher note: (WA Ref:118403)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 15 Sept 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NanoString Technologies	£300,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
NanoString Technologies	£300,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 003543-2022-CU.732.TH-1 · NanoString Technologies
Signed
15 Sept 2021
Value
£300,000
Status
active
Contract 022907-2021-CU.732.TH-1 · NanoString Technologies
Signed
15 Sept 2021
Value
£300,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 0DEContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NanoString TechnologiesAwarded supplier St. Marys Court, The Broadway, Amersham, UK, HP70UTContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.