Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-21
Buyer: UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Country: UK
Region: Cambridgeshire CC
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33110000: Imaging equipment for medical use | 38510000 | 38511100 | 38514000 | 38514200
Estimated value: 200000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-01-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: UK Shared Business Services Ltd as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a contract for Medical Resource Council (MRC) for a slide scanning microscope system is required for the new research group which has joined the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB).
A slide scanning microscope system is required for the new research group which has joined the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB).
The new research group requires a system to image macroscopic in-vitro grown tissue sections of the order of 1 cm across with sub-cellular detail and in multiple imaging modes, including wide-field transmitted light, multichannel fluorescence and depth resolved fluorescence z stacks.
This type of microscope will complement the microscopes already present at the LMB and its acquisition will extend the LMB's capabilities. The main requirements are acquisition of a stand alone instrument optimised for imaging of slide mounted tissue sections. This instrument should be capable of unattended operation following initial set up. The slide scanning microscope shall accept multiple slides loaded in a batch at the start of an imaging run. It should then be capable of working through these slides in an automated fashion.
The system shall be capable of acquiring images in multiple light microscopy modes. Specifically this shall include imaging of samples processed with histological stains (wide-field colour imaging) and samples labelled with multiple fluorescent stains. A further requirement is that the instrument shall be capable of acquiring stacks of images through the thickness of the sample in fluorescence mode with the rejection of out of focus light.
Overall this instrument should be capable of scanning a sample that occupies up to the entirety of a standard microscope slide with sub cellular resolution. The system shall have the necessary auto-focus and image stitching capability to achieve this.
Participants will be advised if this is necessary during the procurement. Parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial liability may be required if considered appropriate.
Any consortium, SPV, Partnership should ideally have a designated lead service provider, all members will have joint and several liability in respect of the obligations and liabilities to any contract or framework and any subsequent contracts awarded under the same.
All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts).
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
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Eligibility requirements: All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts). This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If Bidders have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’. Please note that, to register, Bidders must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Note: registration may take some time please ensure that you allow a sufficient amount of time to register. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at: http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@ccs.gsi.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; Your organisations full name as a registered supplier; the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Help-desk (Not UK SBS Ltd ): Free-phone: 0345 010 3503. email: supplier@ccs.gsi.gov.uk Training support to respond to a requirement is available to bidders at http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Pages/supplier.aspx Responses must be received by the date in IV.3.4). Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts). The sourcing documents can be accessed at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1). All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts). The sourcing documents can be accessed using the instructions detailed in III.2.1).
All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts). The sourcing documents can be accessed at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1).
All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts). The sourcing documents can be accessed using the instructions detailed in III.2.1).