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Supply and Maintenance of a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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30 Jun 2023 at 15:35

Summary of the contracting process

The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the Supply and Maintenance of a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope. The procurement process was completed, and the tender was under a limited procurement method without publication of a contract notice. The contract has been signed on June 30, 2023, for a value of 200,000 EUR. The specific requirements included enabling pathological diagnosis of biopsies during tumour assessment, remote access capability, fast tissue preparation and scanning processes, among others.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the medical equipment and installation services sector. Companies with expertise in manufacturing products for research and with unique technical capabilities may find this tender well-suited for their offerings. The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the UK was the buying organisation for this contract, which falls under the 'goods' main procurement category. Potential bidders need to ensure compliance with the essential functionalities described by the Trust to compete effectively in this niche market focused on cancer tumour assessment technology.

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Notice Title

Supply and Maintenance of a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope

Notice Description

Supply and maintenance of a confocal laser scanning microscope designed for the pathological analysis and diagnosis of biopsies during cancer tumour assessment.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The new, more rapid, kidney cancer pathway to shorten the diagnostic journey and time for patients requires a confocal laser scanning microscope designed for the analysis of diagnostic biopsies. We plan to extend the use in the future to other cancer types and also to the assessment of tumour margins during surgery. The system must provide the following essential functionalities: 1. Enable pathological diagnosis of biopsies during tumour assessment. 2. Allow remote access capability to enable synchronous pathology assessment of images from a remote location 3. The confocal microscope will be able to used with samples taken for examination directly after a biopsy or tumour excision in surgery with the following capabilities: 3.1 Tissue preparation, staining time and scanning process for sample examination to be below 10 minutes. 3.2 Outcome from use of the device in determining the biopsy histology will allow real-time provisional histological diagnosis (i.e. immediately after staining) including adequacy of biopsy (i.e. is there viable tumour tissue present?) permitting treatment planning at the same-day MDT and ultimately faster patient treatment. 4. Have a multi-channel sample slide tray for examination, allowing: 4.1 staining and imaging using a 488 nm or within similar range for excitation channel 4.2 staining of a second excitation channel to excite at a second wavelength. 5. Optimised system for small samples at high resolutions with the following characteristics: 5.1 High resolution will have clear image contrast and defined cellular detail 5.2 Enabled for use in deep tissue imaging 6. Digital 6.1 File transfer using DICOM 6.2 Other data formats to be included; HL7, PDF and XML 6.3 Storage methods (Cloud)

Procurement Information

The Trust believes that only the VivaScope 2500 Ex Vivo Gen4 confocal laser scanning microscope contains and complies with all of the essential functionalities described at II.2.4 above.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03de05
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018738-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

51 - Installation services (except software)


CPV Codes

33100000 - Medical equipments

38510000 - Microscopes

51400000 - Installation services of medical and surgical equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jun 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Kevin Macey
Contact Email
kevin.macey1@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 1223274304

Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBRIDGE
Postcode
CB2 0QQ
Post Town
Cambridge
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC

Local Authority
Cambridge
Electoral Ward
Queen Edith's
Westminster Constituency
South Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VIVASCOPE

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