United Kingdom-Cardiff: Purchase of FACSDiscovery S8

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 012125/S 000-2025
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract award notice

I) Contracting Authority/Entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Cardiff University

Postal address: Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Town: Cardiff
Region: UKL
Postal code: CF24 0DE
Country: United Kingdom

Contact Person: Anna Rogala
Telephone: +44 2920879648
Email: rogalaa@cardiff.ac.uk

Internet addresses

I.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity
Education

II) Object
II.1.1) Title
Purchase of FACSDiscovery S8
Reference number: CU.1719.AR

II.1.2) CPV Codes
Main CPV code
33100000

II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies

II.1.4) Short description
Purchase of FACSDiscovery S8 – Spectral real-time image enabled fluorescence activated cell sorting.

II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Lot No
1

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code
33100000

II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKL22

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Purchase of FACSDiscovery S8
The BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter leverages BD CellViewTM Image Technology, a novel high-speed imaging technology that facilitates analysis and sorting through real-time integration of image and flow data.
Expands the power of cell analysis and sorting by combining flow cytometry data with spatial and morphological insights.

II.2.5) Award Criteria
Price

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No

IV) Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Rationale
Supplier has numerous patents for this device and it’s software.

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement
Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

V) Award of contract
Contract No
012125-2025-CU.1719.AR-1
Lot No
1
A contract / lot is awarded
Yes

V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
Date signed
2024-09-03 00:00

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received
1
Number of tenders received from SMEs
0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States
1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States
0
Number of tenders received by electronic means
0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name
Becton Dickinson UK Ltd
Postal address: The Danby Building, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park
Town: Oxford
Region: UKJ14
Postal code: OX44DQ
Country: United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 8009178776
Fax: +44 8009178776

The contractor is an SME
No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract / lot
Value (excluding VAT)
534,628
Currency
GBP

VI) Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:144340)

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name
High Court
Postal address: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 2079477501

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2025-04-01 09:20