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Multiplex Biomarker Discover Equipment

MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED

Buyer Address: Block 35g, Mereside Alderley Park, Macclesfield, UKD62, SK10 4ZF, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@md.catapult.org.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
128634.0 GBP
Published
14 Jan 2026, 10:51
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
10 Dec 2025, 00:00
Contract End
09 Jan 2027, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Region
n/a
Awarded To
MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The proposal is to purchase a new instrument to insure against the breakdown of the current aging and increasingly unreliable model and to additionally expand the use of multiplexing technology for more complex exploratory biomarker discovery. Purchase of the proposed model would secure the current workflows, keeping the current instrument as an insurance against breakdown. In addition, this advanced model offers an expanded functionality on the current instrument which could increase output based on an increase in the types of projects we could take on.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

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