Laboratory services

Tender description

The provision of Laboratory Consumables. Compressed foam filters for sampling of raw and potable waters and laboratory consumables to isolate Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia oocysts compliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2010) — Part 14 — Methods for the isolation, identification and enumeration of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts. Lot 1 — List of 100 core items and miscellaneous laboratory consumables outside the core list including: — Plastic Consumables & Disposables — Filtration Products — Commonly used Pyrex, Duran — Quickfit & E-mil Glassware, Whatman Filtration Products — Commonly used Volumetric Glassware — Micropipettors & Pipette Tips — Non-Disposable Plastic Products — Plastic Containerware inc Bottles, Sample Containers & Storage Boxes, — Bench Top Equipment Inc. Ovens, Incubators, Water Baths, Heaters, Pumps, Meters, Balances, Centrifuges & Heating Mantles — Cleanroom Products Inc. Clothing & Cleaning Materials — Chromatography Consumables Inc. Syringes, Columns, Vials & Caps — General Laboratory Chemicals. — A fluorescein-labelled monoclonal antibody reagent which binds specifically to Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts that display bright green fluorescence using a fluorescent microscope and laboratory consumables to isolate Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia oocysts compliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2010) — Part 14 — Methods for the isolation, identification and enumeration of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts. The enumeration of coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli by a defined substrate most probable number technique incubated at 37 °C compliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2009) — Part 4 — Methods for the isolation and enumeration of coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli (including E. coli O157:H7). Bacterial media — Media required for the detection of micro-organisms in potable, raw water and wastewater samples using membrane filtration and pour plate methods compliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2009) documentations excluding Part 14. Sample Containers — a selection of sterile and non-sterile containers of varying volume are required to take potable, raw and waste water samples. A portion of containers will require pre-dosing with preservatives. Tests kits and reagents for the detection of Chlorine, COD, Non-Ionic detergent, Hexavalent Chromium, Sulphide, Free Cyanide and Formaldehyde in water and waste waters. Bacterial reference materials that contain a certified quantity of pure cultures of micro-organisms for internal quality control compliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2009) documentations.