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Published 24 Jun 2025, 09:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Installation of PhysioMimix OOC Multi-OrganFull System

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)

Direct awardSME suitable
Awarded value£298,045published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to CN Bio Innovations Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The PhysioMimix® Multi-Tissue System is particularly well suited for use in a core facility (Birmingham Tissue Analytics), where flexibility and broad applicability are key. Its modular design allows different organ models to be easily configured and reconfigured to suit a range of project needs-from single-organ toxicity studies to multi-organ interaction and disease modelling. With standardized protocols and user-friendly operation, it supports consistent, high-quality data generation across diverse applications, making it an efficient and adaptable platform for multiple research groups and project types.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 Jun 2025, 09:10 BST
Last source update
24 Jun 2025, 09:10 BST
Authority reference
SC13833/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034566
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05522d Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

The PhysioMimix® Multi-Tissue System offers a highly advanced, solution for modelling systemic human biology in vitro. By enabling the dynamic co-culture of multiple organ models-such as liver, gut, and lung-within a single, perfused microphysiological system, it provides a unique opportunity to assess inter-organ interactions, drug metabolism, distribution, and toxicity in a more integrated and human-relevant context. Product features include an open-well consumable plate design, media is pneumatically pumped recirculated through microfluidics within these plates to perfuse tissue cultures. Modular PhysioMimix® hardware consists of a Controller, Docking Station(s), and MPS driver(s), and consumable plates controlled via proprietary software. This is underpinned by patents exclusively licensed from MIT to CN Bio.

This system is particularly valuable for studying drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) across tissues, evaluating how metabolites formed in one organ (e.g., liver) influence the function or toxicity of others. Such capability is crucial for understanding off-target effects, bioactivation pathways, and multi-organ toxicity that are often missed in single-organ or animal models.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 09:10 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    24 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £298,0451 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CN Bio Innovations Limited2 Jul 2025 – 28 May 2026£298,045—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000645 · GB-PPON: PHCQ-3464-LVTM Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CN Bio Innovations LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06517359 332 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge, East of England, CB4 0WNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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