The subject of the contract is the supply and installation of scientific equipment for the Department of Biology of AUTH. The items to be supplied fall under the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) code: 38000000-5 Laboratory Equipment. This contract is subdivided into the following twenty-six (26) sections: 1. Section 1: Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) platform for DNA sequencing and analysis. 2. Section 2: Thermal cyclers. 3. Section 3: Biological safety cabinet. 4. Section 4: Storage server. 5. Section 5: Refrigerated centrifuge. 6. Section 6: Ultra-freezer. 7. Section 7: Ice machine. 8. Section 8: Stereoscopes and microscope with cameras and telescopic base. 9. Section 9: Image analysis software-morphometry+plugin. 10. Section 10: Computer for image analysis software-morphometry. 11. Section 11: Freezers and refrigerator for the preservation of biological samples. 12. Section 12: Device assembly for the determination of raw fibers. 13. Section 13: Gel imaging system. 14. Section 14: Real-time thermal cycler. 15. Section 15: Climate testing chambers. 16. Section 16: Lyophilizer. 17. Section 17: Scanner for digitizing plant samples. 18. Section 18: 3D rotating scanner. 19. Section 19: 3D tabletop scanner. 20. Section 20: Thermosalinograph. 21. Section 21: Desktop and laptop computers. 22. Section 22: Microscope with camera. 23. Section 23: Liquid scanner system. 24. Section 24: Software for image analysis and processing systems. 25. Section 25: Laboratory benches. 26. Section 26: Stereoscope with camera. The total estimated value of the contract for all twenty-six (26) sections amounts to €761,861.99 excluding 24% VAT (estimated value including VAT: €944,708.87). The duration of the contract is eight (8) months, unless otherwise specified in the individual technical specifications of Annex I for each section separately.

LOT-0001
SECTION 1 - next generation sequencing platform based on DNBSEQ (DNA Nano Ball Sequencing) technology or equivalent technology..
Supply of a next generation sequencing platform based on DNBSEQ (DNA Nano Ball Sequencing) technology or equivalent technology.

LOT-0002
SECTION 2 - Thermal cyclers.
Supply of two thermal cyclers with 96 positions

LOT-0003
SECTION 3 - Biological safety cabinet.
Supply of a biological safety cabinet, which is made of high-quality materials, ensuring compliance with the strictest safety standards and designed and manufactured according to the performance requirements of European standard EN-12469:2000 and American standard NSF/ANSI 49

LOT-0004
SECTION 4 - Storage server.
Supply of a storage server

LOT-0005
SECTION 5 - Refrigerated centrifuge.
Supply of Refrigerated centrifuge

LOT-0006
SECTION 6 - Ultra-freezer.
Supply of an ultra-freezer:
● The external dimensions should not exceed (W x D x H) 800 x 885 x 1995 mm.
● The internal dimensions must be at least (W x D x H) 625 x 600 x 1390 mm.
● Volume: At least 525 liters

LOT-0007
SECTION 7 - Ice machine.
Supply of an ice machine:
● Its external dimensions should not exceed (W x D x H) 55x65x93 cm.
● Both its outer and inner parts should be made of stainless steel.
● Should produce flake ice.

LOT-0022
SECTION 22 - Microscope with camera.
Supply of a Laboratory microscope with a heavy construction body, ergonomically designed and studied

LOT-0008
SECTION 8 - Stereoscopes and microscope with cameras and telescopic base.
Supply of a system of instruments consisting of the following instruments:
a) Stereoscope with camera
b) Stereoscope with camera and telescopic base
c) Microscope with camera

LOT-0009
SECTION 9 - Image analysis software-morphometry+plugin.
Supply of an image processing software, which should include the following items:
Morphometry software and Plugin for Artificial Intelligence support, for automatic learning, training, parameterization and classification of specific objects during their detection.

LOT-0010
SECTION 10 - Computer for image analysis software-morphometry.
Supply of a PC for image analysis software-morphometry

LOT-0011
SECTION 11 - Freezers and refrigerator for the preservation of biological samples.
Supply of Freezers and refrigerator for the preservation of biological samples

LOT-0012
SECTION 12 - Device assembly for the determination of raw fibers.
Supply of an assembly of devices for the determination of raw fibers, consisting of:
A) CF & NDF/ADF DETERMINATION SYSTEM
B) HIGH TEMPERATURE OVEN
C) DRYING CHAMBER
D) GLASS DRYER

LOT-0013
SECTION 13 - Gel imaging system.
Supply of a gel imaging system, which must have a chamber for creating dark conditions with dimensions of 52 x 33.5 x 32.5 cm (H x L x W) and a digital camera.

LOT-0014
SECTION 14 - Real-time thermal cycler.
Supply of a real-time thermal cycler, which must have 6 different channels for multiplex qPCR and have a 96-well head with gradient functionality.

LOT-0015
SECTION 15 - Climate testing chambers.
Supply of two climate chambers suitable for a wide range of applications, including plant and insect development studies, providing a wide variety of temperatures, humidity, and lighting necessary for research, environmental studies, and testing, and can be reproduced and controlled with precision.

LOT-0016
SECTION 16 - Lyophilizer.
Supply of a lyophilizer suitable for laboratory freeze-drying experiments.

LOT-0017
SECTION 17 - Scanner for digitizing plant samples.
Supply of a scanner for digitizing plant samples.
Type: On-top Scan Flatbed Scanner
Detector type: Color Linear CCD
Resolution: 1600 dpi

LOT-0018
SECTION 18 - 3D rotating scanner.
Supply of a 3D rotating scanner, with structured light scanning technology, scanning accuracy from 0.025 to 0.08mm and having a camera with at least 9.5mpx resolution.

LOT-0019
SECTION 19 - 3D tabletop scanner.
Supply of a 3D tabletop scanner with structured light scanning technology, Resolution ≤ 0.010 mm and Accuracy ≤ 0.025 mm

LOT-0020
SECTION 20 - Thermosalinograph.
Supply of a Thermosalinograph with conductivity, temperature, and depth recorder (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) with titanium housing, 7,000 meters, pressure sensor with strain-gauge meter for a depth of 2,000 meters, and MCBH connections.

LOT-0021
SECTION 21 - Desktop and laptop computers.
Supply of 2 desktop PCs and one laptop.

LOT-0023
SECTION 23 - Liquid scanner system.
Supply of a scanning system for detection, counting, and classification of zooplankton.

LOT-0024
SECTION 24 - Software for image analysis and processing systems.
Supply of Morphometry Software with capabilities:
● 64-bit technology, to support very large files such as digital slides (Slide Scanner).
● Video Streaming and Time-Lapse recording.
● Automatic image stitching (Live Tiling), depth of field and displacement corrections (Live EDF, Align) of the image in real-time.

LOT-0025
SECTION 25 - Laboratory benches.
Supply of Wall-mounted Laboratory benches measuring 550X75x90cm.

LOT-0026
SECTION 26 - Stereoscope with camera.
Supply of a Stereoscope with camera.