Published date: 25 July 2019

Last edited date: 25 July 2019

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: 28 August 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Microscopes - 38510000

Location of contract

NG7 2RN

Value of contract

£1,400,000 to £1,500,000

Procurement reference

PROC JG ITT/1129

Published date

25 July 2019

Closing date

28 August 2019

Contract start date

10 September 2019

Contract end date

9 September 2024

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.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Cryogenic, focused ion beam (FIB), field emission gun (FEG), scanning electron microscope (SEM) (CryoFIB-FEGSEM), flexibly configured to enable the controlled sectioning and transfer, high-resolution 3D imaging and chemical mapping of a wide range of soft, delicate, organic, hydrated and temperature sensitive materials, all under near liquid nitrogen conditions (aka \"High Resolution, Cryogenic Analytical and Transfer SEM\" (HR-CAT-SEM)) (LOT1).

In addition, we invite tenders for a complementary, high-end, confocal laser scanning light microscope (CLSM), with region of interest (ROI) identification capabilities, through the use of optical trapping and laser branding, for multi-scale sample location and analysis (LOT2)

More information

Links

Additional text

Documentation regarding this tender can be obtained via the University of Nottingham InTend portal @ https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/aspx/Home

Potential suppliers must register on the portal in order to view the Invitation to Tender https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/aspx/Registration

Correspondence/queries
Any queries about this tender MUST ONLY be directed using the correspondence link on the In-Tend website
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/Universityofnottingham/
Responses to basic clarification queries will be shared with all prospective Tenderer's. However, correspondents marked as 'competitive advantage' will be respected as such and NOT shared, although the University reserves the right to overrule this marking if it has been incorrectly identified.

Confirmation of intention to submit
The In-Tend system has an OPT IN / OPT OUT button at the end of the ITT list of documents, if you wish to proceed with this tender you must click on the 'OPT IN' button via the website to enable you to upload your return: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/Universityofnottingham/

Decline or inability to return

If you wish to decline or are unable to return please click on the 'OPT OUT' button along with a correspondence to detail the reasons why you have declined to bid for this tender via the website: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/Universityofnottingham/


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Julie Greenfield

Address

Lenton Lane
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG7 2RN
United Kingdom

Telephone

+441158466587

Email

julie.greenfield@nottingham.ac.uk