The Provision and Maintenance of a Cell Sorter

What the buyer is asking for

The Agency is looking to purchase a Cell Sorter as a replacement for Aria Cell Sorter (s/n P64828200097). This will include the purchase and maintenance of bespoke consumables and auxiliary equipment, if applicable. This cell sorter will support a number of projects such as Cancer Genomics, CAR-T cells, nanobody production, immune cell expansion, stem cells isolations, microbiome strain isolations. It will be required to isolate specific cell populations (e.g. transfected cells or cells with a specific phenotype) or allow clonal expansion of cells or feed into single cell sequencing pipelines if pre-isolation of cells is required.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 65%qualityTechnical
• 25%costCommercial
• 10%qualitySocial Value

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 36 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published15 days ago

   22 Oct 2026, 13:47 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 3 days

   9 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 14 days

   20 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 32 days

   8 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice22 Oct 2026, 13:47 BST100001-2026

Payment terms

Payment of valid and undisputed invoices will be made within 30 days of receipt of the invoice or, if later, the date by which the payment falls due in accordance with the invoice, which must be submitted promptly by the Supplier.

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender