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Liquid Handler and Automated System for DNA Bead Clean-ups for the Natural History Museum[E16]

London, United KingdomNatural History Museum[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
The Natural History Museum wishes to secure the purchase of: One Liquid Handler One Automated System for DNA Bead Clean-ups Including service and maintenance contract with associated consumables The equipment must be delivered in full, installed and training received by 11th June 2025 the very latest
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
Published 12 Feb 2025.
Value
GBP 331,000
Buyer
Natural History MuseumSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]
19 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC
Value[E17]
GBP 331,000
Published[E14]
12 Feb 2025
Procedure[E13]
Open procedure
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
23 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The Natural History Museum wishes to secure the purchase of: One Liquid Handler One Automated System for DNA Bead Clean-ups Including service and maintenance contract with associated consumables The equipment must be delivered in full, installed and training received by 11th June 2025 the very latest[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: British Oversea Territories.[E8]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Channel Islands.[E9]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Europe.[E10]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Isle of Man.[E6]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Rest of the World.[E11]
  • ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E7]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC

    The deadline (2025-03-19T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851

Evidence

17 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Natural History Museum.

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 38000000 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)).

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “UK”

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.

    “2025-03-19T12:00:00Z”

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “The Natural History Museum wishes to secure the purchase of: One Liquid Handler One Automated System for DNA Bead Clean-ups Including service and maintenance contract with associated consumables The equipment must be delivered in full, installed and training received by 11th Jun…”

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: Isle of Man.

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery location: United Kingdom.

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    Delivery location: British Oversea Territories.

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    Delivery location: Channel Islands.

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Delivery location: Europe.

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    Delivery location: Rest of the World.

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The procedure is: Open procedure.

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The notice was published on 12 Feb 2025.

    “2025-02-12T18:20:04Z”

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    The notice is titled "Liquid Handler and Automated System for DNA Bead Clean-ups for the Natural History Museum".

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  17. E17

    The stated value is GBP 331,000.

    “331000 GBP”

    Document 2b6dfaf1-fc43-4561-b55a-29952133ef80-825851, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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