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title: "UKRI-6269 MRC LMS Correlative Tweezers-Fluorescence System"
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# UKRI-6269 MRC LMS Correlative Tweezers-Fluorescence System

Buyer: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e6e2

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## Summary

UK Research & Innovation, through the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology, procured a correlative tweezers–fluorescence system for laboratory research. The requirement is for specialised laboratory, optical and precision equipment, centred on an integrated LUMICKS C-Trap platform. The system must work with the laboratory’s existing microscopes, established assays and data-analysis workflows. It combines four independently steerable optical traps, multi-colour line-scanning confocal and fluorescence capabilities, synchronised force, distance and fluorescence acquisition, and five-channel laminar-flow microfluidics in one pre-aligned system. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The buyer is UK Research & Innovation, a central government public authority responsible for funding and supporting research and innovation across the UK.

This procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award. UKRI selected Lunicks B.V. for the single lot. The award date was 13 August 2026, with an awarded value of £650,000 including applicable taxes. The contract period is 7 September 2026 to 7 September 2029, and the planned signature date is 1 September 2026. The direct award was justified on single-supplier technical grounds and the need for unique work, art or performance: the LUMICKS C-Trap was identified as the only commercially available, pre-aligned system compatible with the laboratory’s existing microscopes, assays and analysis workflows while providing the required integrated capabilities. The procurement was above the relevant threshold.

This requirement demonstrates demand for high-value, highly integrated research instrumentation rather than standard laboratory equipment. A credible future competitor would need to supply or manufacture advanced optical-trapping and fluorescence systems, with independently steerable traps, multi-colour confocal imaging, synchronised force, distance and fluorescence measurement, and multi-channel laminar-flow microfluidics. Compatibility with existing microscopes, laboratory assays and data-analysis workflows is central to the buyer’s technical need, so suppliers would need strong systems-integration capability and evidence that their platform can operate within an established research environment. Pre-aligned installation, reliable precision performance and support for specialist scientific users would also be important. Relevant suppliers are likely to be established manufacturers or specialist distributors with substantial technical capacity and experience delivering complex equipment to UK research laboratories.

## Notice

The provision of Correlative Tweezers-Fluorescence System for MRC LMS

### Procurement Information

LUMICKS C-Trap is the only system compatible with LMS existing microscopes, established assays, and data-analysis workflows and is the only commercially available, pre-aligned platform that integrates four independently steerable optical traps, multi-colour line-scanning confocal, fluorescence, Synchronised force, distance, and fluorescence acquisition, and Five-channel laminar-flow microfluidics within a single system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078699-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 7 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £650,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) |
| Locality | SWINDON, WILTSHIRE |
| Postcode area | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Lunicks B.V |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 16:37 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078699-2026
- 18 Aug 2026 at 16:21 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078687-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078699-2026
  18th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078687-2026
  18th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.ukri.org/

## Provenance

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