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 an Automated Tissue Dissociation Instrument with Integrated Heating Capability

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The requirement of this procurement is to source a suitable supplier of an automated tissue dissociation instrument with integrated heating capability to enable standardised processing of a wide range of biological tissue samples, including human and animal tissues, for downstream cellular and molecular analyses. The equipment will support research activities within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, housed at the Singleton Campus, with shared access for multiple research groups across disciplines such as immunology, reproductive health, oncology, regenerative medicine, and neuroscience.

The successful supplier must be able to deliver and install their equipment within a shared-access laboratory in the ILS1 building on the University’s Singleton Park Campus (map and full address provided in tender pack).

External funding has been granted from the Higher Education Research Council (HERC) for a fixed maximum budget of GBP 39,722.96 excluding VAT (VAT exempt due to the medical research usage of the equipment) which includes all delivery and service contract costs. This investment aligns with institutional priorities to improve research infrastructure, facilitate high-quality, reproducible data generation, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration.

The HERC funding stipulates a delivery deadline of 31st March 2026, so we would like to achieve delivery with appropriate training and SOPs provided to all users, as soon as is practically possible.

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=154523

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Higher Education Research Council (HERC) fixed maximum budget of GBP 39,722.96 excluding VAT (VAT exempt due to the medical research usage of the equipment) which includes all delivery and service contract costs and this HERC funding stipulates a delivery deadline of 31st March 2026.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

This procurement process is being carried out electronically via etenderwales BravoSolution, accessed via:

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

This is a separate website and registration is required - please then search for ITT code itt_119291 for the appropriate tender.

Please note that only tenders uploaded onto the etenderwales site 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

SU01(26)

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

(WA Ref:154523)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice