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Award of Provision of Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) Machine

University of South Wales · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 02:59.

Opportunity overview

USW requires a new Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) Machine to replace an existing machine. USW mainly use it to quantify antimicrobial resistance genes from environmental samples; however, its scope may be expanded to include forensic applications. Samples are quantified alongside standards to get concentrations of ARGs. These are then used to work out gene copy numbers using external software

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

THISTLE SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

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Contract value
£18.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 May 2025
Including VAT
£22.2k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PVTW-4329-DJDD
Location
Glasgow, UKM95, G71 6NZ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV38900000 — Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
  • CPV38950000 — Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment

Lots

  • Lot 1£30k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
1977
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
13 Jun 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
10 Jun 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
30,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
36,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price
Type
cost

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2025, 23:59
Starts
23 Jun 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38950000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment
Entry 2
Id
38900000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
026199-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
23 May 2025, 12:24

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-CHC-1140312
Name
University of South Wales

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Locality
Pontypridd
Postal Code
CF37 1DL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
University of South Wales,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
1140312
Scheme
GB-CHC

Contact

Name
Laura Perrott
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PVTW-4329-DJDD
Name
THISTLE SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM95
Country
GB
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G71 6NZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Dfds House Goldie Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
PVTW-4329-DJDD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38950000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment
Entry 2
Id
38900000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVTW-4329-DJDD
Name
THISTLE SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Provision of Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) Machine
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
28 May 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
18,500
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
22,200

Period

Ends
30 Jun 2025, 23:59
Starts
23 Jun 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
033851-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
19 Jun 2025, 17:02

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Pontypridd · UKL15 · CF37 1DL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL15 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05221b-2025-06-19T17:02:49+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·