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Procurement of a Liquid Handling Robotics Platform

Issued by Department of Industry, Science and Resources · via AusTender — Australian Government ATMs

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Published
19 Oct 2026
Closes
13 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC
Reference
ATM_2026_3578
Location
NSW, Australia
Sector
Chemicals & Materials

At a glance

Department of Industry, Science and Resources in Australia has published a tender in chemicals & materials: “Procurement of a Liquid Handling Robotics Platform”. Submissions close on 13 November 2026, 25 days from today. Quote reference ATM_2026_3578 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 9 notices from this buyer since 2026, 8 of them currently open. There are 5 open chemicals & materials notices in Australia on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through AusTender — Australian Government ATMs, not through FreeTender.

Details

ASDTL currently uses robotic liquid handling platforms for automated sample extraction workflows. However, these systems do not have fume extraction capabilities and are therefore unsuitable for procedures involving volatile organic solvents. Newly developed workflows using volatile organic solvents have been implemented in the laboratory as part of the Initial Testing Procedure applied to all samples. To support these workflows, ASDTL requires a liquid handling and robotic automation platform with integrated fume management capabilities. This will ensure the safe handling of volatile solvents and compliance with laboratory health, safety, and operational requirements.

Conditions for Participation

Suppliers must respond to section 3.2, page 27-32 in the Supplier Response Form.

Timeframe for Delivery:

The target implementation date is 29 January 2027. Suppliers should identify the earliest achievable delivery and implementation timeframe in their response.

Other Instructions:

Not Applicable

Agency: Department of Industry, Science and Resources

ATM ID: ATM_2026_3578

ATM type: Request for Tender

Category (UNSPSC): 41100000 - Laboratory and scientific equipment

Sydney

Panel arrangement: No

Multi-stage: No

Multi-agency access: No

Closes: 13 Nov 2026 12:00 (Canberra time)

Published on AusTender, the Australian Government procurement portal. Responses are lodged through tenders.gov.au (free supplier registration).

Context for bidders

We hold 9 notices from Department of Industry, Science and Resources, going back to August 2026 — 8 of them still open. They buy mostly in electronics-semiconductors, Chemicals & Materials and Healthcare & Pharma. There are 5 open Chemicals & Materials tenders in Australia. This one closes in 25 days.

Before you bid on this tender

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