Published date: 10 June 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 June 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Installation services of laboratory equipment - 51430000

  • Laboratory services - 71900000

  • Research laboratory services - 73111000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP405359602

Published date

10 June 2019

Closing date

24 June 2019

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

31 July 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

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1 x tissue processor.

•The tissue processor should be capable of processing up to 300 tissue cassettes using pressure/vacuum cycle and some form of reagent stirring.
•There should be a facility to ensure reagent quality management and usage thresholds.
•There should be a facility to view and interrogate errors and faults.
•There should be an easy to use computerised user interface which allows for different modes of access such as operator level and administrator level.
•The equipment must be inherently spark proof and have safety features to guard against injury. e.g. cautionary statements on screen like 'hot chamber' and 'caution chemical vapours etc'.
•There should be carbon filters or a similar mode of protecting the user from hazardous vapours.
•Ideally the equipment would have battery back up in case of power failure.
•Ideally there should also be locks to prevent access to chambers during hazardous steps.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Roberts

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
UK

Telephone

01502527766

Email

procure@cefas.co.uk