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The Future Medicines Institute (FMI) requires a high throughput live-cell imaging system
to enable FMI scientists and collaborators to monitor live cell imaging in real time under
optimal conditions of cell growth in a properly maintained carbon dioxide and humidity
environment to enable the efficient capture of cellular changes as they happen in the
incubator.
The objective of procuring a live cell imaging system is to enhance FMI’s capacity to
monitor cells in real time, in an optimally controlled environment, to support and
strengthen its drug discovery capabilities.
The proposed system must:
including capacity to image 6 384 well plates, to meet the volume of analysis that the
centre is undertaking and support high throughput drug screening projects.
in real time over hours, days, or weeks.
time in cells and 3d structures such as spheroids and organoid models.
morphological and phenotypic changes and allow multiple users the opportunity to
perform complex cellular assays.
cell systems and 3d spheroid, and organoid models.
The procurement of this live cell imaging system directly supports FMI’s broader goals of:
therapeutic candidates
therapeutic applications.
The procurement of a live cell imaging system will provide direct benefit to research
scientists within FMI, and wider stakeholders such as partner organisations and the wider
academic community in Queens University Belfast (QUB) by:
| Lot | Title | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 | — |
| Title | Supplier | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 260101 - Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation & Commissioning and Maintenance of a High Throughput Live-Cell Imaging System | Sartorius UK Ltd | — | 21 Jun 2026 |
cellular conditions.
multiple time point experiments.
If funding becomes available to address future expansion needs the University reserves
the right to purchase additional Live-Cell Imaging Systems during the life of the contract.
Subject to the availability of funding, the University may optionally purchase additional
Live Cell Imaging Systems during the term of the contract. Any such additional purchases
shall be non guaranteed, limited to the optional items and maximum quantities and/or
values set out in the Pricing Schedule, and shall have been included in the estimated
contract value for the purposes of this procurement.