Published date: 16 March 2022

Last edited date: 15 September 2022

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


Closing: 31 March 2022, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use - 33110000

Location of contract

S1 1WB

Value of contract

£146,730

Procurement reference

CW210-LW

Published date

16 March 2022

Closing date

31 March 2022

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

30 April 2022

Contract end date

29 April 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other: COMPETITION WAIVER

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

LA-ICP-MSI (Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Imaging) is a powerful analytical technology that enables highly sensitive elemental and isotopic analysis and imaging to be performed directly on solid samples. This technique has only emerged recently, and we have only been able to identify three suppliers who manufacture this specific type of instrument worldwide. Our use of this system is primarily for bio-medical research (and some plant specimen work) to perform high-resolution and high-speed imaging on biological material. The ImageBio266 instrument from ESI that we selected is optimized to ablate soft biological tissue mounted on a range of glass substrates. It perfectly fits our applications as we don't need to analyse any other types of samples. The ImageBio266 does not require a continued supply of argon fluoride. Being able to maintain ArF supply is challenging in the geopolitical context with no assurance about how the situation will evolve.

Award information

Awarded date

22 February 2022

Contract start date

30 April 2022

Contract end date

29 April 2023

Total value of contract

£146,730

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ELEMENTAL SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, LTD

Address

8 Avro Court, Ermine Business Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, PE29 6XS

Reference

Companies House number: 08909440

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

City Campus,Howard Street
SHEFFIELD
S11WB
England

Telephone

01142253431

Email

strategicprocurement@shu.ac.uk