Published date: 7 June 2018

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 12 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Inverted microscopes - 38513100

  • Darkfield microscopes - 38514100

  • Fluorescent and polarising microscopes - 38515000

    • Monocular and/or binocular light compound microscopes - 38516000

    • Wide field, stereo or dissecting light microscopes - 38518000

    • Miscellaneous compounds for microscopes - 38519000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£8,000,000

Procurement reference

PNL00001131

Published date

7 June 2018

Approach to market date

12 November 2018

Contract start date

15 April 2019

Contract end date

14 April 2023

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This procurement is expected to comprise products such as Pathology Microscopes (which are instruments for use in a clinical laboratory environment for looking at tissue or cells at a microscopic level), Slide Scanning Equipment (a system, device or solution for digitizing pathology and produces a 'virtual slide' for viewing and analysis) along with associated accessories.

Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be circa 2 000 000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2019/2020 £2,000,000

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About the buyer

Contact name

Dawn Cowhig

Address

NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for NHS Business Services Authority
Foxbridge Way
Normanton
WF6 1TL
England

Email

dawn.cowhig@supplychain.nhs.uk