Published date: 12 September 2022

This notice was replaced on 23 December 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 23 December 2022, last edited 28 February 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

KT15 3NB

Value of contract

£30,000

Procurement reference

tender_290653/1105159

Published date

12 September 2022

Closing date

27 September 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 November 2022

Contract end date

29 November 2023

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?

Yes

Description

Animal & Plant Health Authority (APHA) requires the supply, delivery, and installation of one (1) Inverted Fluorescent Microscope for their Pathology Department at Weybridge.
The Equipment will be used in the development of a tissue culture-based model to investigate infection of tissue slices, and the initial steps in the interaction between pathogens and the host immune response within the context of living tissue.

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About the buyer

Address

Nobel House
London
SP1J 3JR
England

Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk