Official UK procurement notice
NCA21150 - Scalable Transfection System
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptiona validated platform for cell transfection using
flow electroporation. The system enables rapid and efficient transfection of any kind of cell with any
molecule (plasmids, proteins, protein complexes, drugs, mRNA, siRNA) at any scale. The sterile, closed
system provides consistency, flexibility, scalability and loading efficiency while avoiding the
inherent drawbacks of alternative methods
CPV: Medical equipments · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The MaxCyte ExPERT GTx is the only instrument available on the market that can perform…Awarded
The MaxCyte ExPERT GTx is the only instrument available on the market that can perform transfection of human cells at a scale compatible with large-scale genome engineering applications: up to 20 billion cells per experiment. The MaxCyte offers high efficiency of electroporation, low cytotoxicity and high flexibility through its unique flow electroporation technology, in which cells are pumped through an integrated electroporation circuit. Competing instruments that lack the flow electroporation capacity are not compatible with large-scale genome engineering applications.
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
- 2 Feb 2023, 09:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2023, 09:42 GMT
- Authority reference
NCA21150- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003217- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a23dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The MaxCyte ExPERT GTx is the only instrument available on the market that can perform transfection of human cells at a scale compatible with large-scale genome engineering applications: up to 20 billion cells per experiment.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:718238)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MaxCyte | £115,993 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003217-2023-NCA21150-1 · MaxCyte
- Signed
- 16 Dec 2022
- Value
- £115,993
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MaxCyteAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.