Published date: 18 March 2021
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000
Laboratory services - 71900000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£8,900
Procurement reference
tender_267302/934753
Published date
18 March 2021
Closing date
12 March 2021
Closing time
3:45pm
Contract start date
22 March 2021
Contract end date
31 March 2021
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The equipment must be appropriate for bio-science applications in the field of electron microscopy. Features should include:
- Easy and safe handling of the square as well as the finished knives.
- Mechanical construction to achieve a balanced break.
- Vibrations free casting.
- Should be delivered ready to score and break the glass for every operation without any adjustment of micrometre drivers prior to each break.
- Equipment should intrinsically allow for symmetrical breaking; this should be very precise with no backlash.
- Breaking head should be via a clamping lever with defined clamping position.
- Simplicity of score action of glass if possible, with and auto reset for the next score.
- Breaking head which applies symmetrical force to both side of the glass.
- Breaking wheel with scale.
- High precision glass strip support.
- Facility to rotate the glass square precisely to help ensure high quality knives.
- Easy access of scoring pressure adjustment.
- Fast learning curve - very easy to learn and use.
- Any system to avoid accidental misalignment is preferred.
Award information
Awarded date
18 March 2021
Contract start date
22 March 2021
Contract end date
31 March 2021
Total value of contract
£8,900
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Leica microsystems UK Ltd
Address
Larch House, Woodlands BUisness Park, Brecland, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK146FG, UNITED KINGDOM
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Emma Roberts
Address
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
England
Telephone
01502527766
Website
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Closing: 12 March 2021, 3:45pm