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Supply, Installation, Validation and Verification of Liquid Handler for Aliquot of Biological Samples and DNA Quantification

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Buyer Address: Hills Road, Cambridge, UKH12, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Eos Wong

Contact Email: eos.wong1@nhs.net

Contact Telephone: +44 7719 412765

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
426000.0 GBP
Published
05 Mar 2026, 11:29
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
30 Apr 2026, 23:00
Contract End
30 Apr 2027, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Hamilton Sales & Service UK Ltd
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Supply, Installation, Validation and Verification of Liquid Handler for Aliquot of Biological Samples and DNA Quantification for Cambridge University Hospitals. The additional extraction and quantification systems increase capacity and resilience for the automated DNA extraction and quantification workflow in situ within the laboratory.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

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