Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope

Contract summary

Industry

• Microscopes - 38510000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£359,864.27

Procurement reference

2023UoS-0781

Published date

20 April 2023

Closing date

18 April 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 April 2023

Contract end date

31 July 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

Biological Sciences and NBIC require a pulsed white light laser (WLL) confocal microscope. WLL microscopes provide several unique capabilities that are mission critical for our ongoing research, especially the capability of removing the innate auto-fluorescence that currently renders several key assays impossible when imaging biofilms (NBIC), invertebrate laboratory models for neurodegeneration (SoBS) and plants for food security research (SoBS). The WLL also provides the unique ability to perform spectroscopy on both the absorption and emission spectra of microscope specimens with 1 nm precision of wavelength, measure pH and ionic concentration in vivo, and also measure single-molecule interactions using FLIM within a single integrated laser package.

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Award information

Awarded date

18 April 2023

Contract start date

20 April 2023

Contract end date

31 July 2024

Total value of contract

£359,864.27

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED

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About the buyer

Contact name

Steve Cox

Address

BUILDING 37, HIGHFIELD CAMPUS,UNIVERSITY ROAD
SOUTHAMPTON
SO171BJ
United Kingdom

Email

procurement@soton.ac.uk