DNA Enrichment System (Invitation to Tender)

The University of Southampton requires a fully automated, high throughput, PCR based target enrichment system, capable of working with both genomic and bisulfite DNA, which can be used in conjunction with Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) systems, to assist members of the Faculty of Medicine in a number of projects which require the methylation status of individual CpG’s within multiple regions of the genome to be determined using minimal starting material.

In evaluating the tender, the University will seek the most economically advantageous offers in terms of the criteria listed below:

Description Weighting Cost of equipment hardware & software 30% Compliance with the Desirable Requirements of the Specification 30% Operational, maintenance and consumable costs 15% Technical & professional support 10% Warranty and servicing 10% Training 5%

This tender will be conducted electronically and tender documents can be downloaded from the web portal (In-Tend) provided earlier in this notice. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton.

Expressions of Interest must be by way of completion and return of the Invitation to Tender document via the University`s e-tendering system In-Tend by 12.00 noon on Tuesday 18th August 2015.

Request for clarifications can only be requested until 12:00 on Tuesday 28th July via the In-Tend portal correspondence facility.

All responses must be uploaded onto this portal by no later than 12.00 noon on Tuesday 18th August 2015. Failure to upload your response by this time may result in your exclusion from the tender process.

Under no circumstances whatsoever will the University of Southampton be liable for or pay any expenses or costs which may be incurred (whether directly or indirectly) by the tenderer in the preparation or submission of their tender proposal.

The University of Southampton is not bound to accept the lowest offer or any tender in full or in part.

Additional information: All details regarding this Invitation to Tender are available via the University's e-Portal In-Tend and the Invitation to Tender documentation can be downloaded from the web portal (In-Tend). https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton. There is no charge for registering or downloading the documents.

If you are not already registered as a supplier with the In-tend Portal, you will need to register before accessing the tender documents.

Once you have logged in as a supplier, click on current tenders and locate the tender documents by clicking on 15/MED/24.

Further instructions for the submission of tender are below. (Please note, to preserve the integrity of the tendering procedure, all queries must made be via In-Tend).

To submit your return, please follow the instructions below:

1. Log In 2. My Tenders 3. View Tender Details 4. View Documents 5. Browse and Upload each part of your return (or Zip File) 6. Once ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the - My Documents for Return - use Submit My Return -. You are only permitted to submit once.

Expressions of Interest must be by way of completion and return of the Invitation to Tender document via the University`s e-tendering system In-Tend by 12.00 noon on Tuesday 18th August 2015.

Request for clarifications can only be requested until 12:00 on Tuesday 28th July via the In-Tend portal correspondence facility (please refer to the Invitation to Tender document for further details).

Bidders are advised that the estimated contract value is intended to include the initial purchase price of the system and five year warranty and service contract, as well as the provision for an extension to the service contract, in annual increments, up to a maximum of 10 years.

The estimated contract value for the initial instrument purchase and 5 year warranty/service contract is £250 000 - £290 000 GBP

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton/aspx/