---
title: "Optical tweezer system equipped with TIRF, Widefield, microfluidics."
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03725a"
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# Optical tweezer system equipped with TIRF, Widefield, microfluidics.

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03725a

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh has completed a procurement process for the purchase of an optical tweezer system with TIRF microscopy and widefield microscopy plus microfluidics. This tender was conducted using a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract has been awarded to LUMICKS B.V., with a value of €713,000. The procurement stage is at the award phase, and the buying organisation is the University of Edinburgh located in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The deadline for submissions was on July 22, 2022.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in molecular microscopes and related technologies. Companies with expertise in single nucleic acids and biomolecular complexes manipulation and fitness for purpose for research activities would be well-suited to compete in this procurement. Potential suppliers need to meet the specific requirements outlined in the award criteria, emphasising both quality aspects and pricing considerations. The awarded contract aims to enhance research capabilities in microscopy and microfluidics at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, The University of Edinburgh.

## Notice

Purchase of an optical tweezer system with Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy and widefield microscopy plus microfluidics.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

An optical tweezer system with Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy and widefield microscopy plus microfluidics including 12 months warranty.

### Procurement Information

The supplier offers the only truly correlative optical tweezers-fluorescence system combining four core technologies: multi-trap continuous-wave optical tweezers, multi-color widefield and TIRF microscopy, label-free Interference Reflection Microscopy (IRM) and multi-channel laminar flow micro-fluidics.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027670-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £713,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LUMICKS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38510000 - Microscopes
- 38512200 - Molecular microscopes

## Release History

- 3 Oct 2022 at 11:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027670-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000708735
- https://www.ed.ac.uk/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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