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title: "BU322026-Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope"
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# BU322026-Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bu322026-confocal-laser-scanning-microscope-ocds-h6vhtk-06f354). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University: "BU322026-Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope". Published status: active. Published Value: £437,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/prifysgol-bangor-bangor-university-GB-PPON-PTPM-4795-PZBG)
- **Published Value:** £437,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 October 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Microscopes
- **Delivery Location:** UKL12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bu322026-confocal-laser-scanning-microscope-ocds-h6vhtk-06f354#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f354`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bu322026-confocal-laser-scanning-microscope-ocds-h6vhtk-06f354#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com%2Fhome.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bu322026-confocal-laser-scanning-microscope-ocds-h6vhtk-06f354#participate

## Description
Supply, installation, commissioning and training of a high-end research confocal laser scanning microscope for a shared multi-user imaging facility shared by the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences (SENS) and the North Wales Medical School (NWMS) at Bangor University. The instrument must support advanced fluorescence imaging, live-cell imaging, spectral imaging and future expansion.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £437,000

- **Contract Period:** 03/11/2026 to 02/11/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F084330-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-07T11:02:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T00:31:45.225Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f354