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title: "Digital Microscopy Systems"
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buyer: "NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM"
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# Digital Microscopy Systems

Buyer: NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-756fb408-5f79-4f2b-a59b-d7c8bf12fd05

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## Summary

The Natural History Museum is seeking to procure digital microscopy systems to enhance existing equipment for digital imaging. The procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 8th February 2023. The contract period is scheduled to start on 1st April 2023 and end on 1st May 2023. The procurement falls under the goods category and is open for participation, with the buying organisation located in London, United Kingdom.

This tender for digital microscopy systems presents an opportunity for businesses operating in the microscopy equipment industry. Companies specializing in wide field, stereo, or dissecting light microscopes would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The Natural History Museum's procurement method for this opportunity is an open procedure, allowing various businesses to showcase their capabilities and potentially secure a contract for supplying the required systems.

## Notice

Four digital microscopy systems are to enhance existing equipment for digital imaging, particularly for applications that do not lend themselves well to either traditional microscopy or macrophotography approaches. These include large, complex samples requiring microscopy to be carried out on awkward shaped or large specimens (for example fossils, large osteological specimens); specimens where an arm-mounted microscopy system might be useful (for example in the Conservation Centre, Libraries and Archives); and specimens where this will offer a solution for basic 3D data acquisition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a395bb80-58c4-4f0c-800f-fa7c0423103f |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 1 May 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £330,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW7 5BD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Electoral ward | Brompton & Hans Town |
| Westminster constituency | Kensington and Bayswater |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38518000 - Wide field, stereo or dissecting light microscopes

## Release History

- 23 Jan 2023 at 16:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a395bb80-58c4-4f0c-800f-fa7c0423103f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a395bb80-58c4-4f0c-800f-fa7c0423103f
  23rd January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Wide-field,-stereo-or-dissecting-light-microscopes./Y6B28574U9
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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