Published date: 27 March 2017

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


Closing: 22 December 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Microscopes - 38510000

Location of contract

CB2 0XY

Value of contract

£300,000 to £350,000

Procurement reference

UKSBS PR16033/2

Published date

27 March 2017

Closing date

22 December 2016

Contract start date

17 January 2017

Contract end date

17 January 2018

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 main requirements are:
1) The spinning disk system by itself, such as the new Yokogawa CSU-W1 or equivalent.
2) The capacity to acquire a range of wavelengths, from 405 to 785 nm. A light differential interference contrast (DIC) is also required.
3) Two different cameras to perform independently live or fixed cells analysis. A CMOS camera with high resolution (at least 2048 x 2048 active pixels) and sufficient frame rate for an entire field to perform fixed sample imaging. An EMCCD camera with high sensitivity, large field, and sufficient frame rate to acquire an entire field (at least 512 x 512 pixels) for live cell imaging. For both of them, possibility to acquire the fill desired field at high resolution and high speed.
4) A FRAPPA (Fluorescence Recovery After Photo bleaching and Photo Activation) MBU to activate specific fluorescent probe and follow its spreading or to analyse the protein recycling at a specific organelle after photo bleaching.
5) A system to keep the illumination and the confocality constant in the full field.
6) An inverted microscope compatible with the described system, including at least 3 high quality objectives (40X, 60X and 100X), a piezo and motorized stage for live and fixe cells interchangeable, a control unit, small stage compatible thermostatic chamber to perform live cell imaging.
7) All the required accessory equipment, including for example laser unit or joystick to control the microscope, stage, etc.
8) A computer with adequate software to control all the system; for example to perform multi stage position images acquisition.
9) The possibility to upgrade the equipment if required.
10) An efficient service to advise-on, repair and update all the equipment.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

UKSBS PR16033

  • Opportunity
  • Published 14 November 2016

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

14 March 2017

Contract start date

15 March 2017

Contract end date

14 March 2019

Total value of contract

£365,953

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Andor Technology Ltd

Address

7 Millennium Way
Sprinvale Business Park
Belfast
BT12 7AL

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Fernandez

Address

North Star House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

andrew.fernandez@uksbs.co.uk

Website

http://www.uksbs.co.uk