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The Provision and Maintenance of a Cell Sorter

Mhra · Central government

In brief

Mhra is looking for suppliers for laboratory equipment work (UK-wide).

The estimated value is £475,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 28 December 2026.

Bids close at 10am, Friday 20 November 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: 10am, Monday 9 November 2026
Bids by: 10am, Friday 20 November 2026

How bids are scored

Technical 65% · Commercial 25% · Social Value 10%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 29 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Agency is looking to purchase a Cell Sorter as a replacement for Aria Cell Sorter (s/n P64828200097). This will include the purchase and maintenance of bespoke consumables and auxiliary equipment, if applicable. This cell sorter will support a number of projects such as Cancer Genomics, CAR-T cells, nanobody production, immune cell expansion, stem cells isolations, microbiome strain isolations. It will be required to isolate specific cell populations (e.g. transfected cells or cells with a specific phenotype) or allow clonal expansion of cells or feed into single cell sequencing pipelines if pre-isolation of cells is required.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 7 days?That is tight, especially for a first bid with this buyer.
Is a contract of about £475,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in locations across the UK?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
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.
Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Send clarification questions before 10am, Monday 9 November 2026.
Make sure your bid arrives before 10am, Friday 20 November 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

22 October 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 100001-2026

Last time this was bought

Maintenance and Support of Benchtop Centrifuges

Won by: Henderson Biomedical Limited
Awarded: 30 June 2026
Value: Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends: 30 June 2029

Matched on Mhra, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

MhraLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for laboratory equipment

HTZ Ltd1 contract
Henderson Biomedical Limited1 contract
Indevr, Inc.1 contract
Lighthouse Instruments LLC1 contract
Merrow Scientific Ltd1 contract

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From notice 100001-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 22 October 2026.