Supply and Maintenance of a Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry System

Concepts

• mass spectrometer
• cambridge
• cambridge university hospitals nhs foundation trust
• gas chromatography mass spectrometry
• maintenance of a gas chromatography mass spectrometry system
• system
• biochemical genetics unit
• regional unit
• current repertoire
• organic acid

Location

Description

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting tenders for the supply and maintenance of a Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry System. The Biochemical Genetics Unit requires a Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) system to ensure reliable and robust analysis of clinical samples to ISO15189:2012 standards. The regional unit provides testing for the investigation of patients with suspected inherited metabolic disorders, and monitoring of known patients. Its current repertoire includes urine organic acid (qualitative organic acid profiling and quantitative analysis) and plasma very long chain fatty acid analyses. Urine vanillylmandelate and homovanillate analysis is also undertaken for the diagnosis and monitoring of neuroblastoma. Tender documents are available to download from the Trust's e-sourcing portal hosted by BravoSolutions (Jaggaer).

CPV Codes

• 38433100 - Mass spectrometer

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the BravoSolutions eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login onto the portal with the username/password - Click the ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant ITT(itt_2343) to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the ITT into your 'My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender:- Click 'My Response' under ' ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you have any issues accessing or using the e-Tendering Portal please contact help@bravosolution.co.uk /eSourcing helpdesk on 0800 069 8630.