Published date: 3 August 2017
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Contract summary
Industry
Microscopes - 38510000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£1,032,731
Procurement reference
NCL001-DN278691-83403153
Published date
3 August 2017
Closing date
23 June 2017
Contract start date
31 July 2017
Contract end date
29 July 2022
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Not applicable
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Newcastle University Bioimaging Unit is a multi-user imaging facility within FMS whose primary aim is to provide light high-end light microscopy and support to members of the University as well as external academic or commercial customers. The facility intends to expand its services to include the following imaging equipment detailed below:
Lot 1: Live Cell Confocal Microscope
Live cell microscopy at beyond diffraction resolution. The primarily application of this system will be to obtain time-lapse data from developing mammalian oocytes and early-stage embryos (human and mouse). The system will also serve as a multi-purpose confocal microscope accessible by customers of the facility. We require a suitable inverted point-scanning confocal microscope, capable of near super-resolution and live cell capability for imaging over several days without harming the specimen.
Lot 2: Multi-Photon Microscope
In vivo microscopy as part of a multi-user facility. To this end, a multiphoton microscopy rig will be built allowing deep imaging of rodent tissues using label and label-free imaging. We require a suitable inverted microscope (and scan head with CW lasers) and table capable of single and multiphoton excitation of dyes, fluorescent proteins and label-free imaging such as SHG, preferably with the capability of simultaneous dual excitation at two wavelengths. The system supplied will need to interface with and control an existing Coherent Discovery multi-photon laser.
Lot 3: High Content Imaging System
High-content fluorescence microscopy on live and fixed plates and slides. The primary application of the system will be to examine in live and fixed samples, mitochondrial morphology. The system will also be required in an automated way, to image slides in both brightfield (colour) and fluorescence modes. To increase throughput for both live and fixed cell observations, we wish to automate sample loading through the use of a robotic plate loader.
Award information
Awarded date
31 July 2017
Contract start date
2 August 2017
Contract end date
1 August 2022
Total value of contract
£1,032,731
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Carl Zeiss Ltd
Address
509 Coldhams Lane
Cambridge
CB1 3JS
United KingdomReference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Emma Barksby
Address
Newcastle University
Procurement Services, Kingsgate
Newcastle
NE1 7RU
England
Telephone
+44 1912226298
Website
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