Tenders/Pipetting robot - 202511

Pipetting robot - 202511

Havforskningsinstituttet

Published: Sep 21, 2026

Updated: Sep 21, 2026

Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)

About This Opportunity

This is a supplies contract in the health and medical services, environment and climate and trade and industry sectors, with a focus on Laboratory, Coastal Marine and Manufacturing. Located in Norway, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU), 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 health and medical services 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

The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research, department Molecular Biology Laboratory in Bergen, shall procure a flexible pipetting robot (liquid handler-robot, LH). The instrument shall be integrated in our production line for genotyping with next-generation sequencing (NGS), which is based on two stage PCR methodology. Thus the instrument will primarily be used for the construction of the NGS libraries and preparation of these for sequencing. The tasks that the instrument shall carry out include: i) Transferring DNA-templat, as well as adding master mixers and primers. ii) Cleaning PCR products (e.g. magnetic bullets) iii) Automated ("hands-off") quantification of DNA iv) Individual normalisation of libraries based on DNA concentration v) Merging of libraries The planned flow is 20,000– 30,000 samples per annum in a sample flow that will normally be carried out in 4 x 96 well plates with a reaction volume of 5-20 uL. In the future we envisage that 384 well plates will be a part of the test flow. As the instrument shall be used post-PCR, it is important that the instrument design allows effective cleaning and thorough decontamination. We would like a quick instrument with high capacity, pipetting precision and accuracy - even at low reaction volumes. In addition the robot is required to have great flexibility and an intuitive user interface, so that applications can be created and modified by personnel without advanced programming competence.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU) and was originally published on September 21, 2026. Last refreshed today. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Havforskningsinstituttet

Havforskningsinstituttet has issued 48 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 4 currently open and 8 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Research & Innovation, Transport & Logistics, and General Supplies & Services. All notices are published for Norway. Notices are distributed via Doffin Norway and TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU). Most recent publication: September 21, 2026.

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Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in Norway. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

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What type of contract is this?

This is a Supplies contract in the Health & Medical sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.