Published date: 19 February 2024

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: 29 February 2024, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

CB2 0QQ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_414734/1315283

Published date

19 February 2024

Closing date

29 February 2024

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

20 March 2024

Contract end date

19 March 2029

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

Existing equipment needs to be replaced urgently, due to potential patient safety issues.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Provision of up to 12 laser cassette printers for labelling of blocks for formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue including both on-demand and batch printing. The laser cassette printers must interface to its LIMS (EPIC Beaker) and must also have a standalone mechanism to print cassettes


More information

Links

Additional text

How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the Jaggaer One eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login onto the portal with the username/password - Click the ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant ITT(itt_2677) to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the ITT into your 'My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'ITT Details' box

3. Responding to the tender:- Click 'My Response' under ' ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page.

If you have any issues accessing or using the e-Tendering Portal please contact help@bravosolution.co.uk /eSourcing helpdesk on 0800 069 8630.


About the buyer

Contact name

Susan Mulcock

Address

Hills Rd
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
England

Telephone

+44 1223 274305

Email

sue.mulcock@nhs.net

Website

http://www.cuh.org.uk