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Invitation to tender for the provision a Molecular multiplex Blood Culture Assay for use with a The FilmArray Torch System for the automated detection of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes

Details

Value
€476,000
Topic
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Published
17 November 2025
Submission
15 December 2025

Tender description

The Microbiology Department utilises a The FilmArray TorchMolecular Platform to provide a molecular multiplex assay for the detection of pathogens from CSF samples. The Department wish to add an additional multiplex assay to its exisiting platform for the simultaneous qualitative detection and identification of multiple bacterial and yeast nucleic acids and select genetic determinants associated with antimicrobial resistance from positive blood cultures. This will augment the current blood culture process in the management of sepsis ensuring the provision of rapid detection of pathogens from positive Blood Cultures This Contract will comprise 1 lot EXPECTED WORKLOAD Positive Blood cultures 2026-2031 Total number of assays 1500 per year

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published17 November 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date15 December 2025

About the buyer

St James's Hospital is Ireland's largest acute academic teaching hospital and a registered charity, and buys as a healthcare organisation through its own procurement unit. The Procurement Unit sits within the Finance Directorate. Directorates draw on that unit for procurement expertise and market engagement. The hospital has tendered patient equipment maintenance by competitive dialogue, split into three lots.

Over the past 5 years, most of St James's Hospital's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, laboratory and precision equipment and security and defence equipment.

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