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title: "0238-DST-High Content Screening System with Confocal and Widefield Modalities"
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# 0238-DST-High Content Screening System with Confocal and Widefield Modalities

Buyer: MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8acb7526-0445-49eb-8350-89dcad20785f

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## Summary

The Medicines Discovery Catapult is conducting a tender for a High Content Screening System with Confocal and Widefield Modalities. This procurement falls under the laboratory, optical, and precision equipment category and has a value of £750,000. The tender is open for participation with a closing date of 21st November 2022. The contract period is scheduled to start on 3rd January 2023 and end on 2nd January 2027.

This tender by Medicines Discovery Catapult presents an opportunity for businesses involved in advanced microscopy and imaging equipment. Companies that excel in providing flexible, high-resolution imaging solutions for a variety of experimental types and sample formats are well-suited to compete. The procurement process is currently in the open stage, welcoming vendors to offer their solutions to meet the advanced molecular and cellular imaging needs of both the Medicines Discovery Catapult and the UK SME community.

## Notice

The Advanced Technologies team at the Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) is looking to expand its current advanced microscopy facility to support both our own growing needs and provide the UK SME community access to advanced molecular and cellular imaging. MDC is aiming purchase a confocal High Content Screening (HCS) instrument based on an automated well-plate inverted microscope, together with confocal and widefield functionalities. It is crucial for the HCS system to be flexible and provide fast and high-resolution imaging of a wide range of experiments. The instrument should be configured to enable the use of different sample formats (2D and 3D cell models, tissue sections, fixed and live-cell) and experimental types (drug dose responses, live-cell kinetic studies, phenotypic screening, RNA scope), using a large variety of well-plate formats and a wide range of fluorophores. In addition, the HCS instrument must be supplied with a high-end solution for high content image analysis, visualization and handling. For more information, please follow this link - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=3e1c3152-f658-ed11-811b-9f38301b3091

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3cf7e6e-fb74-4460-96f4-ceb3a05fd88a |
| 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 | 31 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Jan 2023 - 2 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £750,000 |
| 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 | MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT |
| Locality | CHESHIRE |
| Post town | Stockport |
| Postcode | SK10 4ZF |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2022 at 11:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3cf7e6e-fb74-4460-96f4-ceb3a05fd88a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3cf7e6e-fb74-4460-96f4-ceb3a05fd88a
  31st October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://md.catapult.org.uk/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=3e1c3152-f658-ed11-811b-9f38301b3091

## Provenance

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