CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL
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1 Authority Details
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Authority Name and Address
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Swansea University |
Procurement Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park, |
Swansea |
SA2 8PP |
UK |
Sue Davies |
+44 179295890 |
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https://www.swansea.ac.uk
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html |
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Address from which documentation may be obtained
As in 1.1
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Completed documents must be returned to:
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2 Contract Details
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Title
Tender for a Real Time PCR (RT-qPCR) Machine and a PCR Machine
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Description of the goods or services required
Swansea University’s Department of Biosciences within the Faculty of Science and Engineering, based at the University’s Singleton Park campus is looking to purchase both a Real Time (quantitative) Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR) Machine and a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Machine (thermocycler).
The equipment will be used be housed in the shared molecular facility and used by a number of different research groups focusing on ecotoxicology, evolutionary ecology, environmental monitoring, pathology, immunology, microbiome analysis and natural product discovery. Although the current facility holds existing RT-qPCR and PCR machines, these are heavily used and becoming old, hence new models are required to ensure a reliable research platform for the Biosciences department as well as being more energy efficient.
External funding of GBP 29,231 inclusive of VAT (GBP 24,359.16 net) has been granted from the Higher Education Research Council (HERC) Capital - ECR fund and it is essential that both equipment is delivered by 31st March 2025.
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=146611
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Notice Coding and Classification
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38000000 |
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Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) |
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38950000 |
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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment |
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38951000 |
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Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment |
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1018 |
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Swansea |
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Total quantity or scope of tender
This tender is NOT in Lots, therefore all tenderers must be able to provide both:
1 (one) Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR) Machine and 1 (one) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Machine
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3 Conditions for Participation
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Minimum standards and qualification required
This tender is being conducted electronically via etenderwales BravoSolution (itt 114561)
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
so only tenders submitted via that website by the tender deadline can be considered
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4 Administrative Information
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Type of Procedure
Single stage
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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
SU25(25)
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Time LimitsTime-limit for receipt of completed tenders
06-01-2025
Time 12:00
Estimated award date
31-01-2025 |
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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn upEN
CY
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Tender Submission Postbox
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5 Other Information
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Additional Information
External funding of GBP 29,231 inclusive of VAT (GBP 24,359.16 net) has been granted from the Higher Education Research Council (HERC) Capital - ECR fund and it is essential that both equipment is delivered by 31st March 2025.
(WA Ref:146611)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
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Additional Documentation
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Publication date of this notice 09-12-2024 |