Published date: 25 August 2017

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


Closing: 22 May 2017

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£160,000

Procurement reference

NCL001-DN259237-30671295

Published date

25 August 2017

Closing date

22 May 2017

Contract start date

9 June 2017

Contract end date

9 October 2017

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

The University is tendering for the purchase of a microfluidics system with integrated high resolution fluorescence microscope capable of culturing microbial biofilms in multiple parallel channels under uniform shear flow, and obtaining high resolution images of the biofilms. The system will be used for repeatedly imaging biofilms as they form and for obtaining 3-dimensional image reconstructions of biofilms.
The scope of this contract is for the supply, delivery and installation of equipment and as detailed in the Invitation to Tender to the University, with after-sales support and 12 months warranty and maintenance and all training necessary for safe and reliable operation of the system including sufficient familiarisation on-site to enable routine use of the system to start immediately on completion of installation and a complete set of operating and maintenance documents. Further service contracts and warranties may also be purchased.

Award information

Awarded date

3 August 2017

Contract start date

15 August 2017

Contract end date

15 November 2017

Total value of contract

£178,548.70

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Labtech International

Address

2 Birch House, Brambleside, Uckfield, TN22 1QQ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Dave Anderson

Address

Newcastle University
Procurement Services, Kingsgate
Newcastle
NE1 7RU
England

Telephone

+44 1912225360

Email

dave.anderson@ncl.ac.uk

Website

http://www.ncl.ac.uk