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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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# 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-r6ebe6-0000845884

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## Summary

Heriot-Watt University is buying an advanced fluorescence microscope system for biomedical research at its School of Engineering and Physical Sciences laboratory on the university’s Riccarton Campus in Edinburgh. The supplier must supply, deliver, install and commission the equipment. It must support widefield, confocal and super-resolution imaging, with automated and AI-guided acquisition capabilities. This is a specialist laboratory equipment purchase rather than a general supply of microscopes, and is intended to support research use. The requirement is funded by UKRI. Heriot-Watt University is the buyer and the equipment is to be delivered and installed at the Edinburgh campus.

The university invited offers through a single-lot, open procedure. The tender deadline was 16 November 2026 at 12 noon, with bids submitted electronically in English; the stated evaluation basis gives technical quality 80% and commercial cost 20%. The estimated procurement value is £600,000. The contract period is 240 days. Bidders could not submit variant offers. The published financial thresholds require general annual turnover of at least £1.2 million in each of the last two years, supported by audited accounts or equivalent. Bidders must hold, or commit to obtain before contract commencement, employer’s liability insurance of £5 million, product liability insurance of £2 million and public liability insurance of £2 million. Successful tenderers must also confirm compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

This opportunity suits specialist scientific equipment suppliers able to provide an integrated fluorescence microscope system and manage delivery, installation and commissioning at a university research laboratory. Relevant capability includes widefield, confocal and super-resolution imaging, as well as automated and AI-guided acquisition. Suppliers need the financial scale to meet the turnover threshold and be able to evidence their financial standing through audited accounts or equivalent. They must also have, or be able to put in place before work begins, the specified employer’s, product and public liability insurance. A supplier may rely on the capability and capacity of subcontractors, consortium members or other bodies, but separate procurement declarations are required for each relied-on party. The successful supplier must confirm 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.. UKRI Funded

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566791 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F2 - Contract 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 01:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566791

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566791
  Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Advanced Fluorescence Microscope System with Widefield, Confocal and Super-Resolution Imaging Capabilities - 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.

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