CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Tender for Zebrafish Observational Screening Equipment

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Swansea University Medical School (SUMS) is part of the newly restructured Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science (FMHLS) at Swansea University and are currently looking to purchase an automated observation chamber designed for high throughput movement tracking of zebrafish larvae and other small organisms. This equipment will be used for studies related to drug discovery, behavioural genetics and neuroscience, and toxicology.

Swansea University Medical School is conducting a formal open process tender to purchase this automated observational screening equipment which should be capable of taking high-speed, high-resolution images with no distortion of animals in a multiwell plate.

The system must be accurately temperature controlled with programable protocols and should include the function to assess the alertness of the animals e.g. a device for producing vibrations such as a sound or taping device.

The system must also have the capacity for tracking multiple animals, allowing for analysis of social interaction and be capable of tracking animals in the dark. As a shared piece of equipment, the system should ideally be able to track other small animals. The provision should include user-friendly software which, ideally, is compatible with other tracking systems currently available.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=128348

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Please refer to itt 100490 on etenderwales BravoSolution:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

for all tender documents including the Tender Specification, detailing all requirements

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

please refer to itt 100490 on etenderwales BravoSolution:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

where all tender documents are available download.

Only submissions uploaded to the etenderwales portal by the tender deadline can be considered

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

SU85(23)

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Funding for this equipment has been granted from the Higher Education Research Council (HERC) Capital- ECR fund, so our preference (although in no way mandatory), is for the purchase to be delivered and paid for by 31st March 2023.

(WA Ref:128348)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice