Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street,
London
WC1E 7HT
Contact
Paul Pester
Telephone
+44 02079272471
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI31 - Camden and City of London
National registration number
RC000330
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104519
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Real Time PCR System and Accessories
Reference number
LSHTM-2021-34
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38951000 - Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Real Time PCR Systems and accesories to the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM.
FluidIGM Biomark HD System
FluidIGM Juno System
FluidIGM C1
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: £335,696.95
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- GM - The Gambia
Main site or place of performance
MRC Unit the Gambia at LSHTM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Real Time PCR System and Accessories to be delivered to MRC Unit the Gambia at LSHTM. Three year warranty and extended coverage included.
Fluidigm Biomark HD which allows high throughput quantitative PCR validation of RNA gene expression.
Juno system to enable scalable, automated NGS library preparation for Illumina sequencers and IFC preparation for gene expression, genotyping and digital PCR applications.
Fluidigm C1 which performs single-cell sequencing.
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Significantly enhance research capacity at MRCG, which is essential for generating high-impact research publications. The information gained will provide novel insights for our work on Tuberculosis, Malaria & Vaccines and will strengthen our alliance with the West Africa Global Health Alliance and other international collaborators.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The MRC Unit the Gambia at LSHTM believes that the items required are unique and proprietary to the supplier with no other equivalent items available on the marketplace. There are also no resellers within the UK or the Gambia.
The BioMark HD System is a unique research and development tool based on proprietary integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) technology that is available solely from Fluidigm. The BioMark HD System is a fully integrated system enabling analysis of gene expression, genotyping, mutant detection, and absolute quantification of nucleic-acid sequences utilizing Digital Array™ and/or Dynamic Array™ IFC technology. The system is solely produced by Fluidigm and the key components are patented and designed to operate as an integrated system. No third-party systems or components are licensed for use on the BioMark HD System or Digital Array and Dynamic Array IFCs. Data generated by the BioMark HD System from experiments run on IFCs can be exported into a variety of common formats for processing in external third party or proprietary software (which include file export mechanisms supporting the common formats).
The Juno™ system is available only from Fluidigm that combines integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) control and thermal cycling functions in a single instrument. The key components are patented and designed to operate as an integrated system. It includes the Fluidigm proprietary multilayer soft lithography (MSL®) process and silicone Nanoflex™ valve technology, which enable high-quality and consistent IFC production and are all unique to Fluidigm. Fluidigm utilizes proprietary design and production processes for all genotyping, gene expression, digital PCR and NGS library preparation IFCs. Each IFC enables researchers to prepare and automate nanoliter-volume reactions with Juno.
C1™ is a unique and proprietary microfluidics system designed to isolate and prepare individual cells for genomic analysis applications. C1 is a fully integrated system that enables capture, staining for cell viability, imaging of cells for viability and phenotype, cell lysis and template preparation from up to 800 single cells, all on a single platform. The platform is comprised of the C1 system, which includes controller software for IFC loading, priming, and processing; the C1 IFC for cell capture and preparation; and C1 reagent kits containing reagents for cell suspension, lysis and harvest. The system is solely produced by Fluidigm, and the key components are patented and designed to operate as an integrated system. The C1 IFC is a proprietary integrated fluidic circuit that captures and prepares up to 800 individual cells in parallel and is the only IFC compatible with the C1 system. The IFC is based on Fluidigm multilayer soft lithography (MSL®) technology, a patented method that enables automatic and precise mixing of reagents into cell-independent, fixed, partitioned nanoliter reaction chambers, preventing sample mix-up or cross contamination. The C1 IFC requires as few as 200 cells for starting material, reduces reagent usage 200-fold and reagent costs by eight-fold, depending on the genomic application.
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
Contract No
LSHTM-2021-34
Title
Provision of Real Time PCR System and Accesories
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 November 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fluidigm UK Limited
12 New Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1JP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
06612614
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £335,696.95
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Authority will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
Should additional information be required it should be requested from the addressee in section I.1. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
Country
United Kingdom