Autoclaves

Tender description

1. Background: 1.1. The University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre provides modern laboratory accommodation and state of art research facilities; 1.2. Hutchison/MRC Research Centre currently operates 2 autoclaves that provide sterilisation services to the research centre. They are in daily use and are run in different cycles, including: — Media cycle for bottled liquids; — Plastic cycle for tips, plastic, empty glass and wrapped instruments; — Discard cycle to decontaminate laboratory waste; — Fabric cycle for textiles. The main Hutchison/MRC Research Centre installation characteristics are as follows: — There is no external steam supply available; — No RO water source currently available; — Softened mains water for cooling is available; — Heat extract is available, which may need to be adjusted. 2. Scope of Requirements: 2.1. The department requires 2 floor standing, front loaded, steam sterilisation autoclaves with steam generator mounted within the frame of the autoclave more fully described in Section 3 of this tender. 3. Equipment Demonstrations: 3.1. It is the University's intention to complete the tender evaluation in such time that the contract for this equipment could be awarded within 6 weeks of the tender closing date. Please note that companies invited to tender may be required to provide access to demonstrations of their proposed systems at appropriate premises.