Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bbc-66f3-736a-a3b1-3f5ac661df6d/trail [Skip to main content](#main-content) closedGBopen procedureSuitable for SMEs # Trail [University of South Wales](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-south-wales) Estimated value £30,000 Published 29 May 2025 Deadline Closed 13 Jun 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender The University of South Wales (USW) requires a new Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) Machine to replace an existing machine. USW mainly use it to quantify antimicrobial resistance genes from environmental samples; however, its scope may be expanded to include forensic applications. Samples are quantified alongside standards to get concentrations of ARGs. These are then used to work out gene copy numbers using external software. ## CPV classification Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipmentMiscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0528e0-2025-05-29T14:26:48+01:00 [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0528e0-2025-05-29T14:26:48+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileUniversity of South Wales: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-south-wales)[SectorMore Laboratory & precision equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/laboratory-precision-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Advanced Fluorescence Microscope System with Widefield, Confocal and Super-Resolution Imaging Capabilities Heriot-Watt University 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-81b9-7047-bcb9-8150280217cb/supply-delivery-installation-and-commissioning-of-an-advanced-fluorescence-mic)[Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment – Hochschule Reutlingen - Real-Time-PCR-System (qPCR-System) Hochschule Reutlingen 28 days left 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fcfe-7144-8a16-cbd70bc7ecea/germany-real-time-polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr-equipment-hochschule-reutl)[Analysers – dzp/34/26 dzierżawa analizatorów diagnostycznych Z dostawą odczynników DLA zakładu diagnostyki laboratoryjnej I mikrobiologicznej Z bankiem krwi, szpitalnego oddziału ratunkowwego ORAZ zakładu patomorfologii Szpital Specjalistyczny w Kościerzynie sp. z o.o. 10 days left 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-ff54-723d-a9c2-809d3a7b22b5/poland-analysers-dzp3426-dzierzawa-analizatorow-diagnostycznych-z-dostawa)[Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Dostawa aparatury naukowo-badawczej dla jednostek Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Lublinie. Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie 6 days left 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fe51-7175-be7e-3a3586242911/poland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-dostawa)[Rheometers – Hochschule Reutlingen - Rotationsrheometer Hochschule Reutlingen 28 days left 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0d67-7260-b1d0-93b54abccc35/germany-rheometers-hochschule-reutlingen-rotationsrheometer)[Research, testing and scientific technical simulator – SZP/243-261/2026 Dostawa manekinów badawczych ATD wraz z wyposażeniem i urządzeniami peryferyjnymi. Politechnika Wrocławska 10 days left 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0ed9-70a3-ab8e-ae5bf10a99cd/poland-research-testing-and-scientific-technical-simulator-szp243-2612026)