Published date: 25 October 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 7 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transmission electron microscope - 38511200

Location of contract

CB2 0QH

Value of contract

£0 to £4,800,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PR17057

Published date

25 October 2017

Closing date

7 August 2017

Contract start date

25 August 2017

Contract end date

25 August 2020

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 07/08/2017 11:00 HOURS. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER. To express your interest in this opportunity email ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. To register on our e-sourcing portal click on https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and follow the link "Register for CCS eSourcing" Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control. UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) is acting on
behalf of the MRC - Laboratory of Molecular Biology
(LMB) to give notification of their intention to invite
tenders for the following requirement;
The MRC - Laboratory of Molecular Biology has a
requirement for a purchase, installation and extended
warranty/ service for a premium performance, highly
automated Transmission Electron Cryo-Microscope.
The microscope will deliver high resolution data
collection for Electron Cryo-tomography (Cryo-ET)
experiments and Single Particle Analysis (SPA) with
automated data collection using a Field Emission Gun
for the data collection of frozen-hydrated biological
specimens.
Installation of the primary microscope will include a
requirement for the moving and recommissioning of
an existing Transmission Electron Microscope to an
alternate location within the same building.UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) is acting on
behalf of the MRC - Laboratory of Molecular Biology
(LMB) to give notification of their intention to invite
tenders for the following requirement;
The MRC - Laboratory of Molecular Biology has a
requirement for a purchase, installation and extended
warranty/ service for a premium performance, highly
automated Transmission Electron Cryo-Microscope.
The microscope will deliver high resolution data
collection for Electron Cryo-tomography (Cryo-ET)
experiments and Single Particle Analysis (SPA) with
automated data collection using a Field Emission Gun
for the data collection of frozen-hydrated biological
specimens.
Installation of the primary microscope will include a
requirement for the moving and recommissioning of
an existing Transmission Electron Microscope to an
alternate location within the same building.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

UK SBS PR17057 Transmission Electron Cryo-Microscope

  • Opportunity
  • Published 3 July 2017

Attachments

Additional text

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpssourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link "Register for CCS eSourcing". Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be assessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents with Contracts Finder.

Award information

Awarded date

4 September 2017

Contract start date

29 September 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2020

Total value of contract

£4,325,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

FEI UK Ltd

Address

3rd Floor Ashley Road,
Altrincham,
Cheshire,
WA14 2DT

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Michelle Boulton

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

michelle.boulton@uksbs.co.uk