Published date: 17 May 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000
Location of contract
TW11 0LW
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
tender_274016/962229
Published date
17 May 2021
Approach to market date
18 May 2021
Contract start date
30 July 2021
Contract end date
30 July 2022
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
NPL is looking to procure a confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscope with the following minimum features:
- Fully motorised, computer controlled inverted microscope system, including sample mounting stage, focus, objective lens turret, etc. Control software for multi-dimensional image acquisition
- A range of different objective lenses (from low magnification / low NA air objectives to high magnification / high NA oil immersion objectives)
- Multiple excitation laser lines, including 405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm and 638 nm or similar
- Multiple parallel detectors (at least four)
- Incubation system for maintaining sample temperature and environmental CO2 concentration
- Focus stabilisation system for long duration time lapse imaging
- Capacity for label free imaging (DIC or similar).
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Please note that this is a Prior Information Notice and the tender is yet to be issued.
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