Published date: 18 March 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 March 2021, 3:45pm

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

Email

procure@cefas.co.uk

Website

www.cefas.co.uk