Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
CTrap for North West: Equipment for Visualization of Single Molecular Biomolecular Dynamics for Biosciences
Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER →
BuyerUNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published2 Oct 2025
What is being bought
This procurement is being undertaken via a single-source route due to the unique technical capabilities of the C-Trap® Dymo 300 and the exclusive rights held by its manufacturer, LUMICKS B.V.
Lot details
Comparable-procurement analytics
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleThis procurement is being undertaken via a single-source route due to the unique technical capabilities of the C-Trap® Dymo 300 and the exclusive rights held by its manufacturer, LUMICKS B.V.
Rationale classificationssingleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights, singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
SupplierLUMICKS B. V.
Contracts
1
Statusactive
Value£1,047,774
Documents & submission route
- Not published
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
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|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 061691-2025 |
| Latest release timestamp | Thu Oct 02 2025 11:57:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2025 | award, contract | 061691-2025 |
| 22 Aug 2025 | award, contract | 050818-2025 |
| 21 Aug 2025 | award, contract | 050597-2025 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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