# Equipment including Liquid Chromatography and protein/vector purification systems for the use in the manufacture of gene therapy drugs/treatments for research and development, education/teaching and training

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD](/buyers/university-of-sheffield/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Ltd \(Cytiva\)
- Award value: £122,419
- Tender value: £950,000
- Award date: 24 January 2022
- Published: 23 February 2022
- Contract start: 31 January 2022
- Contract end: 17 April 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: fe91764e-b123-4450-9f1d-fcacf00d1fc3-511508
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b092f71d-e88d-418f-b0b9-23f14445a3f1

## Description

Purchase of various liquid chromatography and protein/vector purification systems, their installation, consumables, service and maintenance for installation at the new Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre in Sheffield between 2022 and 2027 The intention to award a contract as a 'Negotiated procedure without a prior call for competition' was previously published as a Voluntary ex ante transparency notice \(reference: 2022/S 000-000544\) on 7 January 2022\. Regulation 32 of PCR 2015 was applied as in 32\. \(2\) \(b\) \(ii\) and 32\. \(5\) \(a\) The first purchase was for one 'AKTA Avant 150' for c£122k with up to 2 additional 'AKTA Avant 150's' and 3 x 'AKTA Pilot 600S's' possibly being purchased between 2022 and 2027 up to £950,000

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe91764e-b123-4450-9f1d-fcacf00d1fc3-511508)