Microbiology Culture Media and Reagent Procurement for Diagnostic Laboratories

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This tender is issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, through the Lala Ram Swarup Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases located at Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi (PIN 110030). The bid, identified by Bid Number GEM/2026/B/8001041, concerns the procurement of Culture and Pyogenic Media for Microbiology. The tender opens on September 5, 2026, at 4:11 PM and closes on September 26, 2026, at 6:00 PM. The Bill of Quantities (BOQ) encompasses a comprehensive list of essential microbiology media and reagents, including but not limited to 10X TBE Buffer, Agar Powder, Andrade Peptone Water, Beef Extract Powder, Biological Indicators, Brain Heart Infusion Agar and Broth, Calcofluor White stain, Chrome Agar, Christensen's Citrate, Corn Meal Agar, Crystal Violet (powder and ready-made reagent), Dubos Broth Base, Ferric Chloride Anhydrous, Iodine (powder and liquid), Kovacs Indole Reagent, Lactophenol Cotton Blue, Malonate Broth, MacConkey Agar (with and without CV and NaCl with Sodium Taurocholate), Middlebrook 7H9 Growth Supplement and Broth, Mueller Hinton Agar (standard and with 2% Glucose and methylene blue), Methyl Red (powder and liquid reagent), Potassium Iodide, PPA Phenylalanine Agar and reagent, Peptone Water, Potato Dextrose Agar (granular), Sabouraud's Dextrose Agar (standard and with Chloramphenicol), Safranine Stain (powder and liquid), TSI Triple Sugar Iron Agar, and Urea Agar (AR and Christensen Urea Autoclavable). The total quantity for this diverse range of items is 173 units. This procurement is vital for the diagnostic and research capabilities of the Institute, supporting the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's mandate.