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title: "The Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of a Confocal and Multiphoton Laser Scanning Microscope"
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# The Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of a Confocal and Multiphoton Laser Scanning Microscope

Buyer: MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6599e9bd-6423-418f-b54d-fb2523f42a81

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## Summary

The Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC), located in Alderley Park, Cheshire, is currently at the award stage of a public procurement process. This tender, titled "The Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of a Confocal and Multiphoton Laser Scanning Microscope," follows the EU Procurement Directive's Open Procedure and is aimed at acquiring essential medical equipment. The procurement contract, valued at £726,000, commenced on 31st March 2019 and will run until 30th March 2023. The deadline for tender submissions was 4th December 2018, and all suppliers were required to account for potential impacts related to Brexit in their proposals.

This procurement process presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in the medical equipment sector, particularly those that specialise in laboratory and optical precision equipment. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly well-suited to compete, given that MDC encourages participation from a diverse range of organisations. Suppliers will not only need to supply and install the microscope system but also provide training and ongoing maintenance, which expands the potential for contract extensions beyond the initial one-year warranty period.

## Notice

Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) are a national facility for collaborative R&D exploring and developing new approaches to the discovery and proof of well targeted medicines, diagnostics and biomarkers. Funded by Innovate UK, an agency of the UK government, MDC are an independent not-for-profit company bringing together a fragmented UK sector of industry, academia, charities, technologists, services, finance companies, SMEs and start-ups who together can turn good science into new, high value products. By sharing problems, rare expertise and assets we support the growth of this new community through a time of radical business and national change. This Invitation to Tender (ITT) has been issued by MDC for the supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of a Confocal and Multiphoton Laser Scanning Microscope (Microscope System(s)) to MDC at their premises at Alderley Park in Cheshire. This ITT is in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Contract Notice has been advertised in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and on Contracts Finder. The process is being conducted under the EU Procurement Directive's Open Procedure. The Microscope System(s) must be part supplied and part delivered (at MDC premises at Alderley Park Cheshire), and the awarded Supplier must provide evidence that the Microscope System(s) is in manufacture and fully invoice for the Microscope System(s) with an agreed payment schedule by the 31st March 2019. The contract includes the installation of the Microscope System(s) to the satisfaction of MDC at a later date, as agreed between MDC and the awarded Supplier. This timeline is subject to funding approval, therefore these dates maybe subject to slippage. Tenders shall remain open for acceptance by MDC for one (1) year from the Tender deadline date. The Supplier shall ensure they have measures in place to ensure the fulfilment of the contract in the event of any developments from Britain's exit from the European Union (BREXIT). The Tenderer must state in their Tender Submission if there are any concerns with the Tenderer fulfilling its obligations under the contract due to BREXIT. The costs quoted in the Pricing Schedule appendix 2 must include the costs to serve associated with the administration and management of the Contract including but not limited to; all costs associated with BREXIT, and all the points in MDC Contract appendix 1 and the Specification appendix 3. The Tender is for the supply, delivery and installation of Microscope System(s), which shall include suitable training of MDC employees and a one (1) year comprehensive on-site warranty which shall start once the goods have been installed to the full satisfaction of MDC. The Contract shall also include a one (1) year comprehensive on-site maintenance package which MDC will have to option to extend for a further two (2) one (1) year periods, which will commence on the expiry of the one (1) year warranty period. Plea

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65742b2d-9ef2-4ef2-915a-977c02775f5d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Mar 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Dec 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Feb 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 30 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £726,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT |
| Locality | CHESHIRE |
| Post town | Stockport |
| Postcode | SK10 4TG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Chelford |
| Westminster constituency | Tatton |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CARL ZEISS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 6 Mar 2019 at 11:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65742b2d-9ef2-4ef2-915a-977c02775f5d
- 3 Nov 2018 at 08:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab81fc36-bddc-4fe7-a7f7-ec1576e76d17

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65742b2d-9ef2-4ef2-915a-977c02775f5d
  6th March 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab81fc36-bddc-4fe7-a7f7-ec1576e76d17
  3rd November 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://md.catapult.org.uk/

## Provenance

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