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title: "NCA20990 Andor Mosaic"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000636497"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH"
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# NCA20990 Andor Mosaic

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000636497

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh has successfully completed a procurement process for the title "NCA20990 Andor Mosaic", aimed at enhancing its Andor Dragonfly confocal microscope by adding the Andor Mosaic. This contract falls under the goods category, specifically within the education and medical research sectors. The contract was awarded on 18th November 2020, and the delivery location is specified as the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. The procurement method employed was an open procedure, with there being one bid submitted for this tender process.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in advanced scientific equipment and technology, particularly those involved in microscopy and research solutions. Companies that can deliver high-performance scientific tools capable of enhancing research capabilities in education and medical fields would be well-positioned to benefit from such contracts. The successful contractor, Andor Technology, highlighted the need for innovation in capability enhancement, indicating a keen demand for suppliers who can meet advanced technological requirements.

## Notice

Addition of Andor Mosaic to Andor Dragonfly confocal microscope

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To enhance the systems capabilities by adding the Andor Mosaic to the Dragonfly system. The Mosiac allows for photo activation, conversion and bleaching of selected areas in the field of view. This would allow our researcher to carry out kinetic studies for their live experiments to determine reaction rates, diffusion rates and other metrics. This would be done using Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching, Photo-activation of photo-convertible fluorescent probes (e.g. Dark to light or Green to Red), this is termed FRAP-PA. The sensitive high speed cameras on the Dragonfly allow for data collection as fast as 100 fps.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV399926 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £168,142 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ANDOR TECHNOLOGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38510000 - Microscopes

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2020 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV399926

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV399926
  NCA20990 Andor Mosaic - Addition of Andor Mosaic to Andor Dragonfly confocal microscope

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
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