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# School of Biology: Cell Sorter

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-of-biology-cell-sorter-ocds-h6vhtk-04b2fd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of St Andrews: "School of Biology: Cell Sorter". Published status: complete. Published Value: £200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of St Andrews](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-st-andrews-GB-FTS-1904)
- **Published Value:** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 December 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
- **Delivery Location:** UKM72
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £168,098 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-of-biology-cell-sorter-ocds-h6vhtk-04b2fd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b2fd`

## 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/school-of-biology-cell-sorter-ocds-h6vhtk-04b2fd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofstandrews)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-of-biology-cell-sorter-ocds-h6vhtk-04b2fd#participate

## Description
Cell Sorter for analysis and separation of a variety of particles from biological samples including live cells and class II pathogens.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000
- **Description:** Cell Sorter for analysis and separation of a variety of particles from biological samples including live cells and class II pathogens.
Technical Specification
- 4-way cell sorting
- 3-laser configuration:  violet, blue, yellow/green
- Ability to sort...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 016099-2025-BIO/311024/TD/SL-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Beckman Coulter**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-173059`
  - Value: £168,098 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 016099-2025-BIO/311024/TD/SL-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £168,098
  - Signed Date: 19/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016099-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-21T14:17:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:07:38.171Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b2fd