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ET180 - Organ On Chip

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine · Education

In brief

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is looking for suppliers for laboratory equipment work (North West).

The estimated value is £235,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 13 months, starting 3 November 2026.

Bids close at 5pm, Tuesday 6 October 2026.

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Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
11:59pm, Thursday 1 October 2026
Bids by
5pm, Tuesday 6 October 2026

How bids are scored

Criterion 1 60% · Criterion 2 40%

Price matters most. Expect to compete hard on cost.

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 12 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

LSTM and iiCON are now seeking to procure advanced Organ-on-Chip (OoC) technologies for integration into the AIR-HC facility. The technologies sought may include, but are not limited to, models incorporating tonsillar, lung and liver tissues, with preference for multi-organ-on-chip (MOoC) platforms capable of physiologically relevant inter-organ communication. The purpose of this project is to Supply Organ on Chip technology for infectious disease research at Containment level 3 / schedule 5 pathogens biosafety laboratory. The scope of this tender includes the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of the proposed system(s), together with any required design adaptation, packaging…Read the full description
LSTM and iiCON are now seeking to procure advanced Organ-on-Chip (OoC) technologies for integration into the AIR-HC facility. The technologies sought may include, but are not limited to, models incorporating tonsillar, lung and liver tissues, with preference for multi-organ-on-chip (MOoC) platforms capable of physiologically relevant inter-organ communication. The purpose of this project is to Supply Organ on Chip technology for infectious disease research at Containment level 3 / schedule 5 pathogens biosafety laboratory. The scope of this tender includes the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of the proposed system(s), together with any required design adaptation, packaging and shipping, user training, technical documentation, and ongoing maintenance, servicing and upgrade pathways necessary to ensure sustained cutting-edge performance within a CL3 automated environment. The procured technology will support both internal academic research programmes and commercial activities delivered through iiCON and the AIR-HC facility. Accordingly, LSTM seeks scalable, automation-compatible, and future-proof platforms suitable for integration into robotic workflows and capable of operating within the spatial and biosafety constraints of a high-containment laboratory. Solutions offering multi-organ capability within a compact footprint, and those designed to support expansion and increased throughput over time, will be particularly advantageous.

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.
  4. Send clarification questions before 11:59pm, Thursday 1 October 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before 5pm, Tuesday 6 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 086366-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 086374-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

26

Awards

15

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From notice 086366-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 September 2026, last updated 11 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.