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Supply of a Dynal Bead Retriever

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000
Value£11k
Awarded31 Oct 2018
Published7 Dec 2018
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£11ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£588k

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The brief

Scientific Capital Equipment for APHA - Purchase of a immuno-magnetic bead retriever system (IMS) that will be used to perform isolations of zoonotic organisms from laboratory samples.

The system should be directly comparable to the existing Dynal automated immuno-magnetic bead retreiver system that is used to detect E. coli O157 bacteria, as the new purchase will provide contingency for the existing bead retriever.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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The system should be directly comparable

The system should be directly comparable to the existing Dynal automated immuno-magnetic bead retreiver system that is used to detect E. coli O157 bacteria, as the new purchase will provide contingency for the existing bead retriever.

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