Published date: 12 February 2019

Last edited date: 12 February 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: 4 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electron microscopes - 38511000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£66,000

Procurement reference

tender_197827/746248

Published date

12 February 2019

Closing date

4 February 2019

Contract start date

11 February 2019

Contract end date

10 February 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Public Health England (PHE) awarded a contract to Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd for the provision a high vacuum sputter coater and critical point dryer for the Electron Microscopy lab located in Colindale. The sputter coater is required for biological sample preparation for high resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM).
Critical point dryer is required to preserve near-native surface morphology of biological material (other than insects) which is to be studied dry inside an SEM. Air drying and freeze-drying can be used but both lead to significant disruption (collapse or explosion) of structure.

More information

Links

About the buyer

Address

Colindale
London
NW9 5EQ
England

Email

Luke.Fillery@phe.gov.uk