Pipetting robot for setup and sample preparation for PCR

Description

St Olavs hospital HF (STO), c/o the Medical Biochemistry Department, would like to procure a pipetting robot that is primarily for set-up and sample preparation for PCR in tubes and discs (96 and 384 wells). Lot 1: The procurement includes a pipetting robot with a pre-installed software for the protocol LC-LacIDuplex-LP, and the robot deck must include all equipment required to run the protocol. The robot must be able to mix samples via mixing with a pipette without a shaking mechanism. Secondarily, the robot must also be able to run general pipetting between tubes and plates, and between plates. The robot must have software that allows users to change existing/make new pipetting protocols themselves. Additional equipment must be specified and included in the price. The procurement must also include a tender for price per sample for equipment-specific consumables related to the pipetting robot (i.e. Pipette tips) when implementing the LC-LacIDuplex-LP protocol.