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# High-dimensional Flow Cytometer

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/high-dimensional-flow-cytometer-ocds-h6vhtk-028bcf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cardiff University: "High-dimensional Flow Cytometer". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cardiff University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-university-coh-rc000089)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cytometers
- **Delivery Location:** UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £318,829 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028bcf`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/high-dimensional-flow-cytometer-ocds-h6vhtk-028bcf#tl-md)

## Description
The University requires a high-dimensional flow cytometer with the following specifications:-
The installation and maintenance plan should include a PQ (performance qualification) and an OQ (operational qualification).
The equipment should have at least a 5 laser configuration and one of the lasers must be a UV laser.
There should be an indication of the number of fluorochromes that can be detected off each of the lasers.
The instrument should have the ability to measure at least 21 parameters.
The ability to run samples from 96- and 384-well plates is an important functionality that is essential.
Evidence should be provided to indicate how quality control is achieved with the instrument.
Individual user accounts should be able to be created.
The instrument should have capacity for a large amount of data storage and the capability to easily back up data.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38434510
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** The University requires a high-dimensional flow cytometer with the following specifications:-
The installation and maintenance plan should include a PQ (performance qualification) and an OQ (operational qualification).
The equipment should have at le...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 001145-2021-CU.469.JP-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Becton Dickinson UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12775`
  - Value: £318,829 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 001145-2021-CU.469.JP-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £318,829
  - Signed Date: 15/12/2020

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001145-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-01-20T12:00:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:14:03.568Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028bcf