Published date: 10 March 2016

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: 18 March 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use - 33110000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£160,000

Procurement reference

CF1V3-20160304-00001294

Published date

10 March 2016

Closing date

18 March 2016

Contract start date

25 March 2016

Contract end date

30 June 2018

Contract type

Supply contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The medical School wish to invest in a whole-slide scanner as a strategic step to create a digital archive that can be used for teaching and research. The technology, whole slides scanning, allows glass slides ? fragile and single ? to be converted into high quality digital images that will be stored electronically on a hard disc or server with the ability to replicate/copy/mirror, as required. These images can then be viewed by anyone with access to the world wide web.
This represents a sea change in disciplines which involve viewing glass slides under a microscope (teaching in Micro-Anatomy/Histology and Pathology, Research based on animal or human tissues and diagnostic work in cellular pathology, microbiology and histology and cytology). This will allow:
1. Archival and distribution of key teaching, research and diagnostic material.
2. Instant access to this archive using the world wide web.
3. Enable e-learning and assessment in the relevant disciplines.
4. Application of digital analytical algorithms for research.

More information

Additional text

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Delivery will be to the main building at Aston University

About the buyer

Contact name

J Goodwin

Address

Aston Triangle
Birmingham
B4 7ET
UK

Telephone

+44 1212044392

Email

purchasing@aston.ac.uk