Analysers

Tender description

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to bring in-house a new automated Matrix- Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionisation Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Analyser including the provision of maintenance via a Reagent Rental Contract Basis (Cost Per Test) over a 7 year term. Companies are required to provide an automated MALDI-TOF platform that will facilitate the rapid and accurate identification of pathogenic bacteria and fungi. The analyser will be reliable and have excellent and comprehensive technical support and low downtime. The system will have a defined footprint, high ease of use and will be able to process a large number of isolates within the working day. The system required will provide identification of isolates and markers only. County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust currently test for approximately 55 000 isolates per year. This tender is not for automated sensitivity testing which should not be included and will not at this time be supported. County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to bring in-house a new automated Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionisation Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) analyser including maintenance, service and IT provision via a reagent rental contract basis (cost per test) over a term of 7 years. Companies are required to provide an automated MALDI-TOF platform that will facilitate the rapid and accurate identification of pathogenic bacteria and fungi. The analyser will be reliable and have excellent and comprehensive technical support and low downtime. The system will have a defined footprint, high ease of use and will be capable of processing a large number of isolates within the working day. The system will provide identification of isolates and markers only. County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust currently test for approximately 4 580 per month, 55 000 isolates per year however this may increase/decrease over the term of the contract. This tender is not for automated sensitivity testing which should not be included and will not be supported at this time. The contract term is for 7 years with the option to extend for of 3 x 12 months. To express your interest in this opportunity please log onto the link below and follow the instructions on CARDEA; https://www.cardea.nhs.uk/cardea/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=3777&Culture=en-GB Expressions of Interest will close at 12:00 Noon on Wednesday 23.8.2017.