Provision of an Imaging System for Nucleic acid/protein gels and Western blots for the Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town (UCT) under the DSTI/KfW/SAMRC Support of development and production of vaccines in South Africa Project.

The Medical Research Council of South Africa is procuring an imaging system for the Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research, which sits within the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town. The instrument is intended for nucleic acid and protein gels and for Western blots. The acquisition falls under a project supporting the development and production of vaccines in South Africa that is associated with DSTI, KfW and the SAMRC. Beyond the type of instrument and the unit that will use it, the notice is bare. It does not state the technical specification, how many units are wanted, whether delivery, installation, training or maintenance form part of the contract, the period over which the equipment must be supplied, the budget, or the qualifications and documents a supplier must present. The published source description carries only a numeric string, and no scope of work or bidder requirements are set out in the material available.