Published date: 25 October 2017

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: 16 November 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Scanners - 38520000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP284848253

Published date

25 October 2017

Closing date

16 November 2017

Contract start date

19 December 2017

Contract end date

1 March 2018

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?

Yes

Description

The University's Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease plans to procure a microscope slide scanner.

Recommissioned or ex-demonstration components, if available, will be considered.

The scanner will be used primarily for acquisition of high-quality images of fixed samples. The system needs to incorporate an imaging workstation and appropriate software.

More information

Links

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.

Please note the return date for the Tender is 16/11/2017 at 12 noon. THE DOCUMENTATION IS LOCATED ON THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/liverpooluni Select 'Tenders' from the top menu bar, select 'current', then click 'view details' button. To gain full access to this website and documentation you need to log in using your existing registration details or click the 'Register' button if you have not registered before. When registering PLEASE make sure the 'publish e-mail address' field is completed accurately as this will receive all automated correspondence. Please return your submission as detailed in the document. All dates, time periods and quantities indicated in this Notice are provisional only and the university reserves the right to change the same if circumstances so dictate. The University reserves the right not to enter in to any contract pursuant to this Notice and to withdraw from this procurement exercise at any time.

About the buyer

Contact name

Mr C Silker, Procurement Manager

Address

Procurement
Foundation Building
Liverpool
L69 7ZX
UK

Telephone

01517942159

Email

silkerc@liv.ac.uk