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title: "Procurement of a Slide Scanning Microscope"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0392a2"
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# Procurement of a Slide Scanning Microscope

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0392a2

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## Summary

The University of Bristol has awarded a contract for the procurement of a Slide Scanning Microscope to Evident Europe GmBH. The tender, titled "Procurement of a Slide Scanning Microscope," falls under the goods main procurement category and involves expanding the Wolfson Bioimaging Facility's light microscopes suite. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was signed on November 25, 2022, valued at £217,157.60 GBP. The buying organisation, University of Bristol, is a public body in the education sector, located in Bristol, United Kingdom.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for suppliers of optical microscopes and related equipment. Companies specialising in microscopy technology and servicing may find this tender suitable for competing. The procurement process has reached an active status following the award to Evident Europe GmBH, a large-scale supplier. Interested businesses should take note of the specific award criteria, including technical quality accounting for 70% and price for 30% of the evaluation. Being part of the GPA, this procurement fell outside the scope of application of certain directives, and the University of Bristol conducted this procurement as a further competition from the APUC Framework for Microscopes and Imaging Equipment.

## Notice

The University of Bristol's Wolfson Bioimaging Facility based in the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences wishes to expand its current suite of light microscopes to provide automated slide-scanning for a broad range of research projects and users.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

1 x Slide Scanning Microscope with associated parts and warranty

### Procurement Information

This procurement was conducted as a further competition from the APUC Framework for Microscopes and Imaging Equipment including Associated Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs Reference number: LAB1028 AP. As the competition was restricted to the suppliers on this framework, no prior call for competition was required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035930-2022 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Nov 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 | £217,157 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EVIDENT EUROPE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38634000 - Optical microscopes

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2022 at 20:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035930-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bristol.ac.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:096940-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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