Microscale thermophoresis device
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- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (43 awards, most recently May 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around July 2026. The last award went to Timegate Instruments Oy.n = 43
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (116 procedures with a bid count); 21% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 116
- 16% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (248 awards since 2018, spread over 160 companies). 84% went to new names.n = 248 awards since 2018
- The award came in at a median 90% of the estimated value (12 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 88%.n = 12
- 9% of awards went to companies from abroad (248 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 248
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Foreign bidders
In Finland · Laboratory & optical equipment, 90 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,198 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Poland, United States.
Typical field: median 2 (from 11 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
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Microscale thermophoresis device University of Oulu, Biocenter Oulu, seeks a spectral shift and microscale thermophoresis device to characterise qualitatively and determine quantitatively nanoparticle, including protein, interactions in the range of weak to tight binders in solution without immobilization (hereinafter referred to as the "device"). The device must enable the assessment of sample quality and aggregation and differentiating binding events from aggregation. The device will be used for analysis of interactions of fluorescence labelled proteins with small molecules and vesicles. The detection must be independent of the mass ratio of the binding partners. The device must enable fast screening of interactions as well as sensitive affinity measurement. The measurable dynamic range of dissociation constant must be at least in nM -mM range and binding affinity in at least nM -mM range. Low sample consumption (in order of 10 microlitre) and low nanomole of the labeled target is needed for the measurement. The device must enable detection of the interaction based on changes of emission spectrum of exited fluorophore under isothermal conditions and must be able to create a microscopic non-isothermal temperature field (temperature gradient) and determine nanoparticle including protein binding events based on the temperature related intensity change and fluorescence intensity change following thermophoresis under the thermal gradient. Intensity changes and/or spectrum shifts of the fluorescence probe versus ligand concentrations are measured and plotted to calculate the dissociation constant. The device must come with detailed documentation of all features. The device will be part of the Proteomics and protein analysis core facility infrastructure of Biocenter Oulu. The core facility has an open access policy, and the instrumentation and software must be easy to use and maintain. The device must include a user interface to control the operation. The device must be well suited to an academic multi-user environment. The contracting entity has a maximum sum of 189000 € (excluding value-added tax) available for the procurement and cannot accept tenders exceeding this amount. The procurement is partially funded by the European Regional Development Funds (ERDF), BioParts project (A81573).,
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
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Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Netum Oy (1100539-2)//Studyo Oy | 4 | 2022–2024 |
| Bruker Nordic AB | 4 | 2024–2025 |
| Ilona IT Oy | 3 | 2024 |
| Netum Oy · TAMPERE | 3 | 2023–2026 |
| Martela Oyj | 3 | 2021–2025 |
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