ITT for the supply, installation & commissioning of high resolution mass spectrometer

University College Dublin (UCD)

The UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research is Ireland’s largest biosciences research institute, dedicated to promoting knowledge, health and economic advancement through excellence in biomolecular and biomedical sciences. Through world-class facilities and infrastructural support, UCD Conway enables researchers in the biosciences to compete successfully on the international stage and to place Irish bioscience in the global spotlight. There are approximately 450 people working in the building at any one time, comprising over 60 principal investigators and their teams of postdoctoral researchers and graduate students. The Institute wishes to purchase a high resolution mass spectrometer which will be used for a wide range of applications including SILAC-based and label-free quantitative proteomics, protein post-translational modification analysis, and protein-protein interaction studies. It should also be noted that the Institute has an existing mass spectrometer which it would propose a trade in arrangement with the successful supplier. Full details of this existing mass spectrometer are also contained in the ITT.
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Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-09-09. The procurement was published on 2011-07-29.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• • Thermo Fisher Scientific

Who?

• • University College Dublin (UCD)

What?

• • Spectrometers › Mass spectrometer