Published date: 16 September 2015

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: 9 October 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical equipments - 33100000

  • Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment - 50421000

  • Installation services of medical and surgical equipment - 51400000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP161439323

Published date

16 September 2015

Closing date

9 October 2015

Contract start date

26 February 2016

Contract end date

29 February 2016

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Sheffield Histopathology service is looking to replace one tissue processor. The instrument is used for processing human tissue for clinical histology.
Must have features of this instrument include:

•Must be capable of conventional over-night tissue processing to a satisfactory standard of quality for a range of tissue types including fatty tissues and large tissue blocks.
•Must have the capability to undertake rapid biopsy processing schedules.
•Must have a minimum retort capacity of 200 standard sized cassettes.
•Must have an easy to use reagent handling system with minimum bottle manipulation.
•Must have an on-board reagent management system that automatically rotates alcohols and xylenes to ensure ongoing quality of tissue processing.
•Must be an open platform that is able to use third party reagents.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.

About the buyer

Contact name

Glyn Elliott

Address

Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2JF
UK

Telephone

01143052709

Email

glyn.elliott@sth.nhs.uk