Microscale thermophoresis device

Oulun yliopisto

Published: Aug 27, 2026

Updated: Aug 27, 2026

Source: hilma_fi

About This Opportunity

This is a supplies contract in the education and training, environment and climate, information and communication technology, finance and banking and governance and public administration sectors, with a focus on Higher Education, Software and Taxation. Located in Finland, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums. Proposals must be submitted before October 9, 2026.

Published through Hilma Finland, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for the supply of goods in the education and training sector. Supply contracts typically require bidders to demonstrate product compliance with technical specifications, delivery capacity, and relevant certifications. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

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)., Lot 1: 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). CPV: 38000000 Organisation: Oulun yliopisto Procedure: open Documents: https://tarjouspalvelu.fi/oulunyliopisto?id=620298&tpk=dea30c55-80b9-46c6-97ea-3a179034a353

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About Oulun yliopisto

Oulun yliopisto has issued 67 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 8 currently open and 28 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in General Supplies & Services, Education & Training, and Construction & Civil Works. All notices are published for Finland. Notices are distributed via Hilma Finland and TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU). Most recent publication: August 27, 2026.

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When does this tender close?

The submission deadline is October 9, 2026. You have 44 days left to prepare and submit your proposal to the contracting authority.