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Scottish Water

GB-Glasgow: Supply of Flow Cytometers

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000
Value£500k
Awarded13 Feb 2020
Published17 Jan 2020
RegionScotland
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£500ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£588k

This is a large award for Laboratory & Precision Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Scottish Water Scientific Services is responsible for collecting and analysing water and wastewater samples for regulatory compliance monitoring and operational purposes.

The laboratory is accredited to ISO17025 and ISO14001.

The Microbiology laboratory currently follows a method describing the detection and assessment of the total (LIVE and DEAD) and intact (LIVE) bacteria cell numbers of potable water samples using a flow cytometer.

The flow cytometer applies a laser beam to the sample and detects fluorescent signals emitted from stained cells.

Two DNA intercalating dyes are used to stain the cells depending on their condition and distinguish between intact and compromised cells.

As part of Scottish Water's flow cytometry upgrade project, we have been asked to evaluate our flow cytometry capabilities to ensure public health protection.

It is important that our laboratory continues to focus on shortening analysis times whilst retaining limits of detection/recoveries.

Scottish Water are looking into purchasing three Flow cytometers capable of rapid detection of total and intact bacteria cell numbers in potable water providing minimal variation whilst minimising sample loss to provide increased productivity.

The technical assessment will be made on the information provided during laboratory demonstrations and the responses to this tender specification.

The evidence provided should include a summary of the data produced in the laboratory demonstration (highlighting reproducibility, precision, instrument sensitivity and accuracy, robustness and potential time saving.

The responses to the questions in this tender document should be comprehensive and should include all details of any software provided, and training provided, support for the method implementation, and instrument specification.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Scottish Water Scientific Services is responsible

Scottish Water Scientific Services is responsible for collecting and analysing water and wastewater samples for regulatory compliance monitoring and operational purposes.

02

As part of Scottish Water's flow cytometry

As part of Scottish Water's flow cytometry upgrade project, we have been asked to evaluate our flow cytometry capabilities to ensure public health protection.

03

The technical assessment will be made on

The technical assessment will be made on the information provided during laboratory demonstrations and the responses to this tender specification.

04

The evidence provided should include a summary

The evidence provided should include a summary of the data produced in the laboratory demonstration (highlighting reproducibility, precision, instrument sensitivity and accuracy, robustness and potential time saving.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

2 named in obligation language, 0 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.

ISO 14001 (environmental management)says mustStandards you certify to
The laboratory is accredited to ISO17025 and ISO14001.
ISO 17025 (testing & calibration laboratories)says mustStandards you certify to
The laboratory is accredited to ISO17025 and ISO14001.

Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.

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