Published date: 27 October 2020

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: 13 November 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Microscopes - 38510000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP533801283

Published date

27 October 2020

Closing date

13 November 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

14 December 2020

Contract end date

13 December 2025

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 V&A wishes to procure a digital microscope for the Science Section, for the investigation of a wide variety of samples and three-dimensional objects from across the museum collections.

The instrument chosen will be a 'turn-key' system and all hardware, firmware and software costs must be included in your tender return. In addition a one-year statutory warranty plus an additional four years of preventive maintenance should be included in the total cost.
The intended applications for the instrument are best described as 'forensic applications' due to the wide ranging nature of potential objects and samples. For this reason it is anticipated that the instrument chosen would be of research grade.

The instrument will be used in proximity of 13 amp, 240 volt AC, 50 Hz supply, in a non-air conditioned laboratory or in the museum galleries and multiple sites.

Tenders may provide options or alternative quotes.

Please note that the budget is not confirmed and the award of contract is subject to the V&A receiving the AHRC CapCo funding.

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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.

About the buyer

Contact name

Lucia Burgio

Address

Cromwell Road
Kensington
SW7 2RL
UK

Telephone

+442079422229

Email

procurement@vam.ac.uk