The Non-Commercial Joint-Stock Company Kostanay Regional University named after Akhmet Baitursynuly, in accordance with paragraph 7 of the Rules for the procurement of goods, works, and services necessary for conducting scientific research funded from the state budget, approved by Order No. 538 of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 26, 2024, within the framework of the scientific project PCF BR24992785 “Organization and implementation of comprehensive research to ensure sustainable development of the agro-industrial complex of the Kostanay region with the establishment of a research and technological center”, announces a tender for the procurement of equipment for scientific research.
Contact information:+7 777 412 8899, djon-31.01@mail.ru
Commercial proposals must be submitted by 15:00 on April 30, 2025 to zakup@ksu.edu.kz or delivered in person to: Kostanay, Baitursynov Street 47, office 314 (main building).
Technical Specifications of the Procured Equipment
MALDI Biotyper Sirius System (Code: 1890101), Bruker Daltonics GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.
Bench-top time-of-flight mass spectrometer with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI-TOF) capability and software for identification of bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous fungi.
System Requirements:
- Operation in both positive and negative ionization modes
- Mass range: 1 to 500,000 Da
- Mass range for microorganism identification: 2,000 to 20,000 Da
- Mass range for resistance detection: 1 to 1,000 Da
- Long-life 200 Hz laser with a guaranteed lifespan of 500 million shots
- Analysis speed: 600 samples per hour, or no more than 5 minutes for 95 samples, with report generation in Russian
- Oil-free, maintenance-free fore-vacuum pump
- Ion source with self-cleaning functionality (no manual opening required)
- Support for disposable barcoded targets for 48 or 96 samples for handling filamentous fungi or highly hazardous microorganisms
- Support for reusable barcoded targets for 48 or 96 samples for bacteria and fungi identification
- Microorganism database containing at least 4,200 species, including:
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≥ 2,300 Gram-positive species
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≥ 1,500 Gram-negative species
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≥ 200 yeast species
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≥ 200 filamentous fungi species
- Database must include strains from major global microbial collections (ATCC, DSM, CDC, etc.)
- Mass accuracy: 150 ppm
- Automatic calibration providing quality control, accuracy verification, and automatic optimization of system parameters
- Resolution in positive ion mode: 2000 FWHM
- Open data format supporting LIS/LIMS integration (ASTM, PDF, XML, CSV)
- Compatibility with the open MALDI-TOF database MicrobeNet of the CDC (USA)
- Compatibility with FTIR systems for serotyping and classification of microorganisms
- Software must support Russian and English, with report output in Russian
- Instrument weight: no more than 80 kg (no special furniture required)
- Dimensions (max.): 500 × 750 × 1100 mm (no special furniture required)
Included in the System Package
- Software module for identification of mixed microbial cultures from positive blood cultures
- Software module for automatic subtyping of microorganisms associated with resistance genes
- Software module for determining cephalosporinase and carbapenemase activity
- Software for subspecies typing and clustering of microorganisms using statistical analysis (principal component analysis, dendrogram generation, visualization of ribosomal protein spectra as pseudo-gels)
- Starter kit of MALDI-TOF matrix for 50,000 analyses, shelf life ≥ 24 months
- Starter kit of calibration standards for 1 year, shelf life ≥ 12 months
- Reusable 96-spot targets (plates) – 5 pcs
- Starter set of disposable 96-spot targets for filamentous fungi – for 1,900 analyses
- Adapter for disposable targets – 2 pcs
- Adapter for accelerated incubation of targets for filamentous fungi sample preparation and resistance detection – 1 pc
- Uninterruptible power supply 3000 VA – 1 pc
- Laser printer – 1 pc
- Vortex mixer – 1 pc
- Mini centrifuge – 1 pc
Manufacturer Compliance Requirements
- Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 27001
- Equipment, software, reagents, and consumables certified under IVDR 2017/746 and US-FDA
- System validated in accordance with ISO 16140 part 6, AOAC OMA
- Confirmed detection of Listeria spp., Cronobacter spp., Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp. from various media per ISO/DIS 16140-6
- Support for IQ/OQ/PV protocols and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance for GLP/GMP environments
- Year of manufacture: 2025
- Equipment warranty: 2 years
- Supplier must employ at least two resident service engineers in Kazakhstan, trained at Bruker Daltonics GmbH & Co. KG, Germany