UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s) wishes to procure an automated microbial colony picking and handling system, that is capable of colony detection, picking, plating, and plate replication.

Queen’s wish to procure a system for mass spectrometry-based identification of microorganisms based on matrix assisted laser desorption time of flight (MALDI-ToF) mass spectrometry with associated spectral databases for species-level identification

Queen’s University Belfast wish to procure the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Maintenance of an Ultra High Dose Rate Photon-Based Small Animal Radiotherapy Research Platform. For radiobiological studies on the effects of ultra-high dose rate radiation exposures.Award of this tender is subject to the equipment being supplied, delivered, installed and invoiced received by 31 March 2023 to satisfy the funding body conditions

The School of Pharmacy wishes to purchase the supply, installation and commissioning of Thermoplastic Twin-screw Polymer Compounder with ancillary devices and any associated consumables to provide a full extrusion line, including air and water cooling with pelletiser. The equipment will be supplied in an isolator to allow handling of potent or harmful drug substances. The purchase will include supply, delivery, installations, commissioning, and training on the equipment.

Contract for The Provision of Research Consultancy Services – Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA) Wave 3 SurveySchool of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical SciencesNICOLA (Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing), Northern Ireland's largest public health research project, led by Queens University Belfast, aims to produce a substantial improvement in the quantity and quality of data, research and information relating to older people and ageing in Northern Ireland. The NICOLA study at the Centre for Public Health in Queen’s has secured funding to commence the thirdwave of this longitudinal ageing study.There are two previous waves of data collected by a Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) survey. The research is designed to follow Waves 1 and 2 of the NICOLA study and broadly harmonise with other longitudinal ageing surveys undertaken by Trinity College Dublin.

The Queen's University Genomics Core Technology Unit (GCTU) processes tissue samples for spatial transcriptomic analysis. This is a cutting-edge technique whereby researchers can determine the precise location of gene expression within the tissue context. To allow us to process archival tissue samples e.g. biobanked samples, or precious samples in a cost-effective way, we require instrumentation that will allow us to create tumour microarrays (TMAs). A TMA contains many small representative tissue samples from tens to hundreds of different patient/animal samples assembled on a single histological slide, and therefore allows high throughput analysis of multiple specimens at the same time. This also enables cost-effective analysis as multiple samples can be processed on a single slide, which is important for us to offer as a core service. By purchasing such instrumentation, this would enable the GCTU to support large scale studies, increase our throughput and decrease costs for users.

The School of Pharmacy wishes to purchase the supply, installation and commissioning of Thermoplastic Twin-screw Polymer Compounder with ancillary devices and any associated consumables to provide a full extrusion line, including air and water cooling with pelletiser. The equipment will be supplied in an isolator to allow handling of potent or harmful drug substances. The purchase will include supply, delivery, installations, commissioning, and training on the equipment.

Queen’s University Belfast is developing a Climate Management Strategy which will take the place of our current Carbon Management Plan. This strategy will:• Set a target for achieving a Net Zero target for Scope 1, 2 and 3• Detail costed action plans for reducing scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions including energy efficiency decarbonisation strategy• Detail action plans for engaging staff, students and wider University community in support of delivering strategy targets and aspirations• Set out an off-setting and adaptation strategy for the UniversityThe development of the strategy shall take account of the ideas and views of the wider University community. The University is looking to engage an external consultant to assist with the development of our Climate Management Strategy.

The School of Pharmacy wishes to purchase the supply, installation and commissioning of Thermoplastic Twin-screw Polymer Compounder with ancillary devices and any associated consumables to provide a full extrusion line, including air and water cooling with pelletiser. The equipment will be supplied in an isolator to allow handling of potent or harmful drug substances. The purchase will include supply, delivery, installations, commissioning, and training on the equipment.

The School of Pharmacy wishes to purchase the supply, installation and commissioning of Thermoplastic Twin-screw Polymer Compounder with ancillary devices and any associated consumables to provide a full extrusion line, including air and water cooling with pelletiser. The equipment will be supplied in an isolator to allow handling of potent or harmful drug substances. The purchase will include supply, delivery, installations, commissioning, and training on the equipment.