Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2016-12-24
Buyer: University of Nottingham
Country: UK
Region: Nottingham
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33110000: Imaging equipment for medical use
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: We invite tenders for a state of the art Bioluminescence system for the School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham.
A luminescence imaging system to be supplied capable of luminescence, fluorescence, and bright field imaging with a range of objectives from 2.5x, 10x, 20x, 40x oil and 60x oil. Water immersion objectives would also be desirable. LED light source for the capture of fluorescence around DAPI/FITC/RHODAMINE/CY5 wavelengths. The system should be supplied with an EMCCD camera for optimum sensitivity. Suitable stage adapters should be supplied to accommodate 35 mm diameter dishes and 8-well and 96-well plates. Temperature control to be supplied for use with the above stages, including the facility for carbon dioxide and humidity control. The ability to control external devices through TTL pulse in the control software would also be desirable.
Service and training. The system to be covered by full service contract for a period of minimum 5 years (preferably 10 years) from installation. Full training to be supplied on all aspects of the system. Price to include delivery, installation and commissioning of the system in Nottingham.
All correspondence and expressions of interest relating to this project must be made through the University of Nottingham e-tendering website: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/
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Non compliant expressions of interest will not be considered or acknowledged. The UoN reserves the right to cancel the tender process at any stage. The UoN does not accept any liability for costs incurred in tendering. Variation will be accepted where adequately explained by the tenderer and provided that these variations comply with the standards specified in the selection and claims criteria of the the tender document.
The UoN will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Precise information on deadlines for lodging appeals in accordance with Regulation 86 and 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar days standstill period starting from the day when contract award was notified to the bidders. Unsuccessful bidders will be provided with a debrief in the award decision at the start of the standstill period. Tenderers have the right to appeal provided within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.


Winner: Olymous Keymed
Number of bids: 3