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# Tender for the Supply and Installation of a High Dimensional Spatial Biology Platform to the University of Birmingham

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-supply-and-installation-of-a-high-dimensional-spatial-biology-platform-to-t-ocds-h6vhtk-03cf20). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM: "Tender for the Supply and Installation of a High Dimensional Spatial Biology Platform to the University of Birmingham". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Jun 2023, 11:59 BST. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-birmingham-urn-133784)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 June 2023 at 11:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Microscopes
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £339,416 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03cf20`

## 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/tender-for-the-supply-and-installation-of-a-high-dimensional-spatial-biology-platform-to-t-ocds-h6vhtk-03cf20#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofbirmingham%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-supply-and-installation-of-a-high-dimensional-spatial-biology-platform-to-t-ocds-h6vhtk-03cf20#participate

## Description
The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of a high-dimensional spatial multiomics platform. This will form part of the advanced histology services offered by Birmingham Tissue Analytics (BTA), a University of Birmingham research facility. BTA already provides complex multi-parameter immuno-histochemical tissue imaging and spatial transcriptomics platforms academic, clinically focused, and industry-linked work streams (www.birmingham.ac.uk/birmingham-tissue-analytics). This spatial multi-omics platform should build on BTAs current capabilities and capacity, particularly with regards to high dimensional protein and gene expression analysis at subcellular analytical resolution. 
This project may be funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) or;
-	European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) or;
-	Research Councils UK (RCUK), the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33110000, 38510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of an imaging platform capable of delivering spatial high parameter, multi-omic data in single cell resolution. This platform will be operated by Birmingham Tissue Analytics (BTA), a University ...
- **Contract Period:** 13/07/2023 to 31/07/2023

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Tender for the Supply and Installation of a High Dimensional Spatial Biology Platform to the University of Birmingham (active)
  - Award id: `023539-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Akoya Biosciences, Inc**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89994`
  - Value: £339,416 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Tender for the Supply and Installation of a High Dimensional Spatial Biology Platform to the University of Birmingham (active)
  - Signed Value: £339,416
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023539-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-11T10:10:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:10:23.738Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03cf20