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title: "Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Advanced Fluorescence Microscope System with Widefield, Confocal and Super-Resolution Imaging Capabilities"
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buyer: "Heriot-Watt University"
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# Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Advanced Fluorescence Microscope System with Widefield, Confocal and Super-Resolution Imaging Capabilities

Buyer: Heriot-Watt University  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078937

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## Summary

Heriot-Watt University is procuring an advanced fluorescence microscope system for biomedical research in a laboratory at its School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh. The equipment must provide widefield, confocal and super-resolution imaging, with automated and AI-guided acquisition capabilities. The supply covers delivery, installation and commissioning of the system. This is a goods procurement for specialist scientific imaging equipment, suited to suppliers able to provide an integrated microscope system and put it into operation at the university’s Edinburgh campus. The procurement is UKRI-funded.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure. The tender deadline was 16 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC; the award period was due to start at that time. The estimated contract value is £600,000. The contract period is 240 days. The procurement is a single lot, and variants are not permitted. Evaluation is weighted 80% on technical quality and 20% on commercial considerations. Bidders must meet the stated financial standing and insurance requirements. The tender requires submissions in English through the electronic tendering system. Economic operators may be excluded under the stated Scottish procurement regulations. The successful supplier must confirm compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and provide audited accounts or equivalent before award.

This opportunity is relevant to microscope manufacturers and specialist laboratory-equipment suppliers with the engineering capability to supply, deliver, install and commission advanced fluorescence imaging systems. The required platform combines widefield, confocal and super-resolution modalities with automated, AI-guided acquisition, so suppliers should be able to demonstrate the system’s technical performance and suitability for biomedical research. Bidders need sufficient financial capacity, including annual general turnover of at least £1.2 million for the last two years, and must hold or be able to obtain employer’s liability insurance of £5 million, product liability insurance of £2 million and public liability insurance of £2 million. Suppliers relying on consortium members or subcontractors for capability or capacity must provide separate selection information for those parties. The tender also requires confirmation of Modern Slavery Act compliance.

## Notice

Heriot-Watt University is seeking a contractor to supply, deliver and install an advanced fluorescence microscope with automated and AI-guided acquisition capabilities and widefield, confocal and super-resolution imaging modalities for biomedical research use within one of its laboratories situated in its School of Engineering and Physical Sciences at its Edinburgh campus.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Heriot-Watt University is seeking a contractor to supply, deliver and install an advanced fluorescence microscope with automated and AI-guided acquisition capabilities and widefield, confocal and super-resolution imaging modalities for biomedical research use within one of its laboratories situated in its School of Engineering and Physical Sciences at its Edinburgh campus. Additional information: UKRI Funded

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097804-2026 |
| 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 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Heriot-Watt University |
| Locality | RICCARTON, EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH14 4AS |
| 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 | Pentland Hills |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38510000 - Microscopes

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 10:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097804-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://hw.ac.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845884
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00307
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html

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