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title: "Supply and Maintenance of a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03de05"
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buyer: "CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# Supply and Maintenance of a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope

Buyer: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03de05

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## Summary

The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the Supply and Maintenance of a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope. The procurement process was completed, and the tender was under a limited procurement method without publication of a contract notice. The contract has been signed on June 30, 2023, for a value of 200,000 EUR. The specific requirements included enabling pathological diagnosis of biopsies during tumour assessment, remote access capability, fast tissue preparation and scanning processes, among others.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the medical equipment and installation services sector. Companies with expertise in manufacturing products for research and with unique technical capabilities may find this tender well-suited for their offerings. The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the UK was the buying organisation for this contract, which falls under the 'goods' main procurement category. Potential bidders need to ensure compliance with the essential functionalities described by the Trust to compete effectively in this niche market focused on cancer tumour assessment technology.

## Notice

Supply and maintenance of a confocal laser scanning microscope designed for the pathological analysis and diagnosis of biopsies during cancer tumour assessment.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The new, more rapid, kidney cancer pathway to shorten the diagnostic journey and time for patients requires a confocal laser scanning microscope designed for the analysis of diagnostic biopsies. We plan to extend the use in the future to other cancer types and also to the assessment of tumour margins during surgery. The system must provide the following essential functionalities: 1. Enable pathological diagnosis of biopsies during tumour assessment. 2. Allow remote access capability to enable synchronous pathology assessment of images from a remote location 3. The confocal microscope will be able to used with samples taken for examination directly after a biopsy or tumour excision in surgery with the following capabilities: 3.1 Tissue preparation, staining time and scanning process for sample examination to be below 10 minutes. 3.2 Outcome from use of the device in determining the biopsy histology will allow real-time provisional histological diagnosis (i.e. immediately after staining) including adequacy of biopsy (i.e. is there viable tumour tissue present?) permitting treatment planning at the same-day MDT and ultimately faster patient treatment. 4. Have a multi-channel sample slide tray for examination, allowing: 4.1 staining and imaging using a 488 nm or within similar range for excitation channel 4.2 staining of a second excitation channel to excite at a second wavelength. 5. Optimised system for small samples at high resolutions with the following characteristics: 5.1 High resolution will have clear image contrast and defined cellular detail 5.2 Enabled for use in deep tissue imaging 6. Digital 6.1 File transfer using DICOM 6.2 Other data formats to be included; HL7, PDF and XML 6.3 Storage methods (Cloud)

### Procurement Information

The Trust believes that only the VivaScope 2500 Ex Vivo Gen4 confocal laser scanning microscope contains and complies with all of the essential functionalities described at II.2.4 above.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018738-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £200,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 0QQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Queen Edith's |
| Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 51 - Installation services (except software)

### Codes

- 33100000 - Medical equipments
- 38510000 - Microscopes
- 51400000 - Installation services of medical and surgical equipment

## Release History

- 30 Jun 2023 at 15:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018738-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cuh.nhs.uk
- https://vivascope.de

## Provenance

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