Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff University
Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
Telephone
+44 2920879648
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL - WALES
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0258
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Patchliner automated ePhys patch-clamping system
Reference number
CU.529.SF
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33110000 - Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Patchliner automated ePhys patch-clamping system for characterisation of cell surface and intracellular ion channels
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 244,100 EUR
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33110000 - Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Patchliner automated ePhys patch-clamping system for characterisation of cell surface and intracellular ion channels
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Patchliner is a fully automated planar patch-clamping system with unparalleled versatility, compared to rival automated systems, and ease-of-use compared to conventional patch-clamping, which requires several months specialist training. This ease-of-use is the key attribute, as high quality electrophysiology data can be generated after just one training session, making the equipment realistically multi-user and allowing PhD or undergraduate students to perform otherwise complex ion channel electrophysiological recordings. The equipment will allow basic research into ion channel function, such as ion permeability, voltage dependency, and the effects of ligands and modulators on these, and ion channel directed drug discovery, by researchers who are not expert electrophysiologists. Planar patch-clamping systems utilise borosilicate glass chips with a micron size aperture, embedded in a microfluidic chamber, to take the place of pipettes in a conventional patch-clamping set up. Negative pressure attracts cells to the aperture, where a reliable seal is formed automatically with the cell, allowing recording of ion flux. We will use this equipment for 1) ion channel targeted drug discovery, 2) characterisation of differentiated stem cell models (e.g. neurons, cardiomyocytes), 3) phenotypic characterisation of ion channels, 4) characterisation of pore-forming toxin ion permeability, 5) ion flux in plant cells and 6) the impact of biomaterials and artificial amino acids on ion channel function.
Justification for Patchliner: The Patchliner is the only automated patch-clamping system capable of performing both medium throughput whole cell recordings, and recording from isolated organelles and giant unilamellar vesicles. This is vital for our research as we need to record from intracellular ion channels, as well as conduct medium throughput drug development programmes and characterise differented stem cell models. No other automated patch-clamping system can do this.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
CU.359.SF
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 January 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Nanion Technologies GmbH
Ganghoferstr. 70A
Muenchen
80339
Telephone
+49 892190950
Fax
+49 89218997960
Country
Germany
NUTS code
- DE212 - München, Kreisfreie Stadt
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 244,100 EUR
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom