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Procurement of a CryoFIB SEM
Authority: University of Bristol
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38000000)
Published contract value£1,499,734Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Mar 2028
Awarded to FEI UK Ltd
Contract starts 14 Feb 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Bristol is sought tenders for a versatile, fully integrated dual beam Focused Ion Beam/ Scanning Electron Microscope (FIBSEM) with a Cryo-stage that will allow the milling of lamella from frozen-hydrated cells and tissue (via cryo lift out). A contract has now been awarded to FEI UK Ltd following an Open Tender.
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Buyer reference
- tender_462519/1452488
- Category
- Goods
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Tender deadline
- Published
- Procurement method
- Open
- Additional classifications 1: Reference
- 38511000
- Additional classifications 1: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 1: Description
- Electron microscopes
- Additional classifications 2: Reference
- 38511100
- Additional classifications 2: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 2: Description
- Scanning electron microscopes
- Additional classifications 3: Reference
- 38512100
- Additional classifications 3: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 3: Description
- Ion microscopes
- Additional classifications 4: Reference
- 38515200
- Additional classifications 4: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 4: Description
- Fluorescent microscopes
- Tender contract period: Start date
- Tender contract period: End date
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- South West, United Kingdom; BS8 1TQ
Key dates
Published dates- Notice published6 Dec 2024
- Award decision14 Feb 2025
- Contract starts14 Feb 2025
- Contract ends31 Mar 2028
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- University of BristolContracting authority
Suppliers named on the notice
- FEI UK LtdSupplier
- Identifier
- 2380120 · GB-COH
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-92318b91-028a-4c19-b3e8-47694c258b47-2025-02-14T15:02:35Z
- Published
- 6 Dec 2024
- Latest update
- 14 Feb 2025
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-92318b91-028a-4c19-b3e8-47694c258b47
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-92318b91-028a-4c19-b3e8-47694c258b47-1