Official UK procurement notice
ET180 - Organ On Chip · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLSTM and iiCON are now seeking to procure advanced Organ-on-Chip (OoC) technologies for integration into the AIR-HC facility. The technologies sought may include, but are not limited to, models incorporating tonsillar, lung and liver tissues, with preference for multi-organ-on-chip (MOoC) platforms capable of physiologically relevant inter-organ communication. The purpose of this project is to Supply Organ on Chip technology for infectious disease research at Containment level 3 / schedule 5 pathogens biosafety laboratory. The scope of this tender includes the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of the proposed system(s), together with any required design adaptation, packaging and shipping, user training, technical documentation, and ongoing maintenance, servicing and upgrade pathways necessary to ensure sustained cutting-edge performance within a CL3 automated environment.
The procured technology will support both internal academic research programmes and commercial activities delivered through iiCON and the AIR-HC facility. Accordingly, LSTM seeks scalable, automation-compatible, and future-proof platforms suitable for integration into robotic workflows and capable of operating within the spatial and biosafety constraints of a high-containment laboratory. Solutions offering multi-organ capability within a compact footprint, and those designed to support expansion and increased throughput over time, will be particularly advantageous.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 2: 40%
- Criterion 1: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:22 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086374- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7f4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Sept 2026 → 3 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published45 days ago11 Sept 2026, 12:22 BST
- Tender notice published45 days ago11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
- Clarification questions by25 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline20 days ago6 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 6 days3 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected byin 7 days3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Sept 2026, 12:22 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
- Procurement method changed11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
- Deadline published: 6 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST11 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender