HepaRG Cells and Essential Supplements

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

HEPARG CELLS AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLEMENTS
Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender.
Contract type: Supply contract
Contracting authority: Swansea University, Procurement – Finance, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP. Tel: 01792602742. Email: S.V.Llewellyn@swansea.ac.uk. Web: www.swansea.ac.uk (Samantha Llewellyn), SA2 8PP.
Object of the contract
Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
Swansea
A cryopreserved vial of differentiated HepaRG® hepatocytes with at least 8 million viable cells/mL is required, so that both 3D spheroid mono- and-co-culture human liver models can be suitably constructed and studied. Cells must remain viable and functional for up to four weeks (2 weeks minimum), so that they are suitable for both short-term and long-term in vitro hepatic toxicology and metabolism studies. Any additional culture media, growth supplements or specific plastic ware required for optimal cell growth must also be provided and available for purchase. These cells must exhibit significant levels of hepatic cell function, similar to that found in primary human hepatocytes with specific focus on metabolic function, including CYP450 inducibility. Finally, due to the length of the project, there is an inevitability that multiple vials of differentiated HepaRG®s will be required.
Thus, it is essential that vials can be stored in liquid nitrogen and present minimal batch-tobatch variation to ensure existing characterisation data is reproducible.
CPV: 24300000, 24900000, 33600000, 33698100
Administrative Information
WA Ref:79814
Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders 11.4.2018 (12:00:00)
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Estimated award date
20-04-2018
Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
EN
Welsh/Cymraeg
Additional Information
Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: This project, Physiologically Anchored Tools for Realistic NanomateriaL hazard Assessment (PATROLS), has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 760813.
funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant
agreement No. 760813.
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
The additional documents relating to this notice are available from the website above
TKR-2018326-EX-712586