Published date: 17 October 2016

This notice was replaced on 17 October 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 7 February 2017)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

W12 0NN

Value of contract

£0 to £28,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PR16223 Laser Assisted Dissection Module

Published date

17 October 2016

Closing date

4 November 2016

Contract start date

14 November 2016

Contract end date

14 November 2017

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 04/11/2016, 14:00 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".

The Reprogramming and Chromatin group at the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre is using mouse oocytes and early mouse preimplantation embryos as an experimental system. In order to improve our technical ability to manipulate the early embryos, we are looking to purchase a new microdissection system that is compatible with our existing Nikon microscope model TE200 equipped with Narishige micromanipulation system model MMO-202ND

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DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER

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".

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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

About the buyer

Contact name

Khush Vadher

Address

UK SBS, North Star House,
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk