LUPC, acting as the Consortium, is working with the other Universities Purchasing Consortia (UPC) listed below, and their respective Member Institutions, to establish a national Framework Agreement for the provision of life science equipment and related services across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Member Institutions of the following consortia will be able to use this Framework Agreement:

http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/

http://www.lupc.ac.uk/list-of-members.html

http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members

http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members

http://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members

http://apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members

This agreement will be open to members and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as Contracting Authorities for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This lot includes the provision of cell analysis systems, and real-time cell analysis systems.

This lot includes the provision of cell counters and related services.

This lot includes the provision of cell fusion instruments/electroporation instruments, cell preparation systems, cell sorters, bioreactors and related services.

This lot includes the provision of entry-level flow cytometry equipment in the mid-level price range.

This lot includes the provision of automated DNA/RNA extraction systems and RNA Interference and related services.

This lot includes the provision of signal transductor reporter systems and related services.

This lot includes the provision of post-installation services for life science equipment purchased through this framework, and of the same types purchased outside of this framework.