Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Pembroke Place, Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L3 5QA
UK
Contact person: Emma Todd
Telephone: +44 1517053237
E-mail: purchasing@lstmed.ac.uk
NUTS: UKD72
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.lstmed.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
LW108 - Automated Intelligent Infection- Research High Containment Laboratory (AIR-HC)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48921000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
LSTM and iiCON are now seeking suppliers for laboratory equipment and automation specialists to integrate these systems into the new facility. The scope of this tender includes the supply, installation, and commissioning of equipment as well as design work, packaging, shipping, user training, and ongoing maintenance and upgrades to ensure the lab operates at the cutting edge of research and development.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Automation & Integration
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48921000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD72
Main site or place of performance:
Liverpool
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A laboratory automation specialist is invited to tender for the system design to automate the following three workflows, such that OEM equipment can be seamlessly driven from a central control software.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Organoid workflow
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
51430000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD72
Main site or place of performance:
Liverpool
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This workflow will provide automated preparation and monitoring spheroids / organoids
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Infection workflow
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
51430000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD72
Main site or place of performance:
Liverpool
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This workflow will mimic the requirements of workstation 1 but with the additional requirements of handling pathogens including those in schedule 5, Class 3 GMO’s and SAPO3 agents thus fundamental to this workstation will be careful design of the safety systems to ensure safe containment of the pathogens during normal operations and in the event of a spillage, the ability to sterilise
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
End Point Analysis Workflow
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
51430000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD72
Main site or place of performance:
Liverpool
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This workflow will be designed for future expansion and final funding for this is under review and will be phased towards the later stages of the project once lots 1- 3 are well developed. This workflow is included for planning purposes and welcome input from potential suppliers of analytical solutions pertinent to 3D cell culture and the study of pathogens including but not limited to RNA/DNA extraction, qPCR, Mass Spectrometry and phenotypic characterisation
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-029763
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HighRes Biosolutions
06501975
Broadoak Business Park
Manchester
M17 1RW
UK
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 509 125.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
highres biosolutions
06501975
Broadoak Business Park
Manchester
M17 1RW
UK
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 159 226.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
highres bisolution
06501975
Broadoak Business Park
Manchester
M17 1RW
UK
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE
liverpool
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/04/2025