Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c58-2882-7085-aba2-e8704524ef38/assay-workstations [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBnegotiated without publication procedureSuitable for SMEs # Assay Workstations [Medicines Discovery Catapult](https://tendernation.io/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult) Estimated value £1,300,000 Published 14 Jul 2020 Deadline Closed 12 Apr 2020 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender Purchase of assay ready workstations and accessories related to the establishment of a Lighthouse laboratory as part of the UK Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its response to COVID-19 and with only days available, MDC, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care, is entering into contracts without competition or advertising the requirement. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) and Procurement Policy Note 01/20, the following tests have been met: • There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency - the response to the COVID-19 consequences needs to be immediate because of public health risks. • The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseen - the COVID-19 situation is so novel that the consequences are not something that MDC could have predicted. • It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the Public Contract Regulations (2015) - there is no time to run an accelerated procurement under the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation, nor does the MDC have access to an existing commercial agreement such as a framework or dynamic purchasing system. The situation is not attributable to the MDC - MDC has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency. ## CPV classification Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice ](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/7f4007a4-4b3d-4958-82f2-2b7ef85f391b) 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 profileMedicines Discovery Catapult: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult)[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 31 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-81b9-7047-bcb9-8150280217cb/supply-delivery-installation-and-commissioning-of-an-advanced-fluorescence-mic)[Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – LA3951C - Request-for-Tenders under Open (National) Procedure for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Elemental Analysis Machine for South East Technological University (SETU) Education Procurement Service (EPS) 25 days left 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-1970-701f-9611-8a327c84c981/ireland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-la3951c)[Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment – Hochschule Reutlingen - Real-Time-PCR-System (qPCR-System) Hochschule Reutlingen 29 days left 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fcfe-7144-8a16-cbd70bc7ecea/germany-real-time-polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr-equipment-hochschule-reutl)[Rheometers – Hochschule Reutlingen - Rotationsrheometer Hochschule Reutlingen 29 days left 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0d67-7260-b1d0-93b54abccc35/germany-rheometers-hochschule-reutlingen-rotationsrheometer)[Metering instruments – Grandinių analizatorius (VNA analyzer) (NUTRAUKTAS) Lietuvos Respublikos ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba 5 days left 22 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-110e-71ce-b3c4-6b4eadd3d8fb/lithuania-metering-instruments-grandiniu-analizatorius-vna-analyzer-nutra)[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)