Award of Automated Liquid Handling Robot Platforms to Tecan UK and BioConnections for PHE Laboratories
Public Health England · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of Automated Liquid Handling Robot Platforms to Tecan UK and BioConnections for PHE Laboratories
Awarded 22 Feb 2017
Awarded22 Feb 2017
Value£2,000,000.00
SupplierTecan UK,BioConnections
AgencyPublic Health England
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 4y 9mo ago5y term
Awarded 22 Feb 2017Expired 21 Feb 2022
About
Public Health England awarded a contract to Tecan UK and BioConnections for the provision of automated liquid handling robot platforms under the PHE Microbiology Framework Lot 1 Diagnostics, following a mini-competition.
The robots are intended to aid sample splitting and aliquoting of liquids, establishing a fully automated system to perform broth microdilution processes, viral assays, and sample aliquoting procedures across various PHE laboratories.
The contract value is £2,000,000.
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