Microscopy and Imaging Equipment
The Authority was seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of supply, servicing, maintenance and repairs of microscopes and imaging equipment plus related consumables and software used in research, teaching and medical applications across the further and higher education sector and other public bodies in the UK. This includes Full and Associate Members, and future members, and their associated and affiliated bodies of the UK higher and further education regional purchasing consortia: - APUC Ltd.(Advanced Procurement...
Buyer
APUC Limited
Value
£80,000,000
Published
27 Mar 2026
Closes
6 May 2026
Procurement details
Source
Find a Tender
Region
United Kingdom
Procurement method
Open
Category
Goods
Contract starts
Not provided
Contract ends
Not provided
CPV classifications
38510000
Microscopes
38634000
Optical microscopes
33128000
Medical laser other than for surgery
38651000
Cameras
71900000
Laboratory services
Lots
Lot 1 Optical Microscopes – Low-End (Teaching)
£10,000,000
A variety of low-end optical microscopes, with a price of 10,000 GBP (excl. VAT) and less, suitable for laboratory teaching including, but not be limited to: - Compound Microscopes – upright or inverted equipment featuring optional fluorescence and camera systems for use in teaching, tissue culture analysis and routine applications. - Stereo and/or Zoom Micr...
Delivery: United Kingdom
Lot 4 Laser-based Imaging Systems and Laser Components
£10,000,000
Upright or inverted microscopes using laser technology such as Confocal, Spinning Disc, TIRF, Light Sheet and Multi-photon. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Delivery: United Kingdom
Lot 5 Super Resolution and Enhanced Resolution Microscopes
£10,000,000
- Deterministic super resolution and stochastic super resolution microscopy equipment such as simulated emission depletion (STED), ground state depletion (GSD), SPDMphymod. - FLIM/FRET systems. - Structured Illumination and other techniques (e.g. array detectors) for super resolution or other methods for achieving sub diffraction optical resolution. Addition...
Delivery: United Kingdom
Lot 6 Detectors (including Cameras)
£10,000,000
- Specialist camera and detector components for image acquisition in relation to life science applications and materials research. - Other detectors – Photo Multiplier Tubes (PMTs), FLIM. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Cont...
Delivery: United Kingdom
Lot 7 Light Sources
£10,000,000
- Incendescent Lamps - Halogen Bulbs - Arc Lamps - LED Light Sources - Lasers. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Delivery: United Kingdom
Lot 2 Optical Microscopes – High-End (Research)
£20,000,000
A variety of high-end optical microscopes, with a price of over 10,000 GBP (excl. VAT), suitable for research including, but not be limited to: - Compound Microscopes - upright or inverted equipment featuring optional fluorescence and camera systems for use in teaching, tissue culture analysis and routine applications. - Stereo and/or Zoom Microscopes - equi...
Delivery: United Kingdom
Lot 3 High-throughput Systems
£10,000,000
A variety of high-end systems and associated products that can be used in high-content screening set up. The imaging systems can be laser-based or not. Associated products can be, but not limited to, software for data analysis, automatic sample handling etc. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they are i...
Delivery: United Kingdom
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