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Liquid Handling Systems

University Of Edinburgh · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 19:16.

Opportunity overview

The Institute of Genetics and Cancer (IGC) has approved capital funding for the procurement of two liquid handling automation platforms to support the Genetics Core and the Centre for Cancer Research.

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.

Beckman Coulter United Kingdom limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£399.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Feb 2026
Award ID
015928-2026-NCA31132-1
Status
active
Location
Amersham, UKJ13, HP7 9NA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Lots

  • The Institute of Genetics and Cancer (IGC) has approved capital funding for the procurement of two liquid handling automation platforms to support the Genetics Core and the Centre for Cancer Research.Value not stated

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
NCA31132
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The Genetics Core has been awarded funding to replace the current equipment with a platform that can run the same workflows and, due to increased work, expand the offering of workflows that can be automated. It is critical that the new system can run on the same platforms. The automation platform is central to the many workflows offered by the Genetics Core, supporting genomics analysis.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
38000000
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The Institute of Genetics and Cancer (IGC) has approved capital funding for the procurement of two liquid handling automation platforms to support the Genetics Core and the Centre for Cancer Research.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
50

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM75

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
University Of Edinburgh
Id
GB-FTS-2023

Identifier

Legal Name
University Of Edinburgh

Address

Street Address
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UKM75
Postal Code
EH1 1HT
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1316502759

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
Beckman Coulter United Kingdom limited
Id
GB-FTS-163853

Identifier

Legal Name
Beckman Coulter United Kingdom limited

Address

Street Address
Amersham Place, , Little Chalfont
Locality
Amersham
Region
UKJ13
Postal Code
HP7 9NA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-404

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Address

Street Address
27 Chambers Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
015928-2026-NCA31132-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-163853
Name
Beckman Coulter United Kingdom limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
015928-2026-NCA31132-1
Award ID
015928-2026-NCA31132-1
Status
active
Date Signed
19 Feb 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
399,263.03
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM75 · EH1 1HT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM75

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 015928-2026award, contract ·