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UKRI-1552 - HPM μ Live High-Pressure Freezer

Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
South East (UKJ14)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: UK Research & Innovation: "UKRI-1552 - HPM μ Live High-Pressure Freezer". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUK Research & InnovationScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
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Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Coverage: 253 active published awards; 251 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUK Research & Innovation
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
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CompetitionNot published
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Legal basisNot published
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Electronic submissionNot published
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Published12 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST
Last source update12 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationMiscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02d3e3
What is being bought
This contract is for the supply of a HPM μ Live High-Pressure Freezer.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    12 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    12 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This contract is for the supply of a HPM μ Live High-Pressure Freezer including delivery and installation at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    12 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 10 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST · £297,820
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Labtech International Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£297,820 · signed 10 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1496
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  • UK Research & Innovation
    buyer

    Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, UKK14, SN2 1FL
    stfcprocurement@ukri.org
    +44 1793442000

  • Labtech International Limited
    supplier

    02779599
    Mytogen House, 11 Browning Road, Heathfield, UKJ22, TN21 8DB

  • UK Research and Innovation
    reviewBody

    Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleHPM μ Live high-pressure freezer, manufactured by CryoCapCell, and distributed in the UK by Labtech International Ltd. This instrument is required for a correlative microscopy development programme at the Central Laser Facility. A key requirement of this programme is a cryogenic sample prep method which enables the capture of highly dynamic events for the analysis of their detailed ultrastructure in cryo-EM methods. This would underpin several major projects for both in-house research and the user access programme. The only High-Pressure Freezer that is capable of preparing samples this way is the HPM μ Live. CryoCapCell has patented under patent no. WO2020/035522 A1 a hydraulically controlled cryopreservation device with a pressure-raising system that is capable of rising the pressure up to 2000bars in 2 milliseconds (against at least 15 milliseconds for the competitors). This enables the system to freeze a sample in < 2 sec, which in turn allows the capture of dynamic events with their associated ultrastructure. Due to the patent, this is the only commercial solution capable of delivering our requirements. The manufacturer (CryoCapCell) has an exclusive distribution agreement with Labtech International Ltd. Labtech is therefore the only legal distributor for this product in the UK.