Supply of Sensititre systems for performing MICs, with automated inoculators and plate readers.
What the buyer wrote
Antibiotic resistance is a global problem and seen across government as a major societal challenge. Research into antibiotic resistance in bacterial isolates from animals and foodstuffs is a key area of research for APHA. Additionally, APHA have been involved for some years in EU surveys of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from broilers, pigs and turkeys, and from beef, chicken and pork meat. The fundamental measure of antimicrobial resistance is to determine the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of a specific antimicrobial for a specific bacteria. International breakpoints can then be used, if required, to classify organisms as resistant or sensitive. The only equipment available…
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- What the buyer calls it
- Supply of Sensititre systems for performing MICs, with automated inoculators and plate readers.
- How they are buying
- Given to one supplier, no competitionNobody else was asked, and the buyer has to be able to justify that.
- Type
- goods
- Suitable for small firms
- The buyer says yes. What that is worth
- Work starts
- 1 Mar 2017
- Work ends
- 28 Feb 2018
- Kind of work
- Health and social care
Who the buyer named
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