Published date: 22 August 2018

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.


Closing: 5 September 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Ophthalmology equipment - 33122000

Location of contract

SO16 7QF

Value of contract

£400,000 to £450,000

Procurement reference

2019Uos-0018

Published date

22 August 2018

Closing date

5 September 2018

Contract start date

3 January 2019

Contract end date

2 January 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

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?

No

Description

Medical Researchers at the University of Southampton are about to embark upon a research project involving a prospective clinical trial of patients with eye disease and is seeking to purchase three adaptive optics retinal cameras (adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopes).

The project specifically requires mirrored fundus cameras capable of imaging photoreceptors as single cells as well as the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) mosaic.

More information

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Additional text

Potential bidders with the genuine capability, demonstrable experience in provision of adaptive optics and scanning ophthalmoscopes and the capacity to meet the requirements set out in this soft market testing exercise should confirm their interest by downloading, completing and uploading the Questionnaire via the University's tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton.

If you are not already registered as a supplier with the In-Tend Portal, you will need to register your company before accessing the soft market testing stage. Once registered you will need to express and interest in the project, further details will then become available.

To submit your interest on the In-Tend portal
1. Log In
2. My Tenders
3. View PIN details.
4. Browse and upload your return (or Zip File)
5. Once response document is uploaded and displayed in the - My Documents for Return - use - Submit My Return.

Please note, to preserve the integrity of the procedure, all queries must be made via In-Tend. We look forward to receiving your response.

The Closing Time and Date for receipt of submission is 12:00 noon local time on 5th September 2018.

Please be aware that the system will automatically reject any late submissions.

The responses to this soft market testing exercise will be used to inform our decision making. There will be no prejudice to any future procurement procedure by participation in this soft market testing exercise.




Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Vicki Becheley

Address

Burgess Road
University of Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 7QF
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 (0)23 8059 5689

Email

vsh@soton.ac.uk