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title: "LUV01414 Purchase of C Trap Dymo 400 by direct award"
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# LUV01414 Purchase of C Trap Dymo 400 by direct award

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/luv01414-purchase-of-c-trap-dymo-400-by-direct-award-ocds-h6vhtk-05d34f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Leicester: "LUV01414 Purchase of C Trap Dymo 400 by direct award". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Leicester](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-leicester-urn-133832)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKF21
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £988,570 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/luv01414-purchase-of-c-trap-dymo-400-by-direct-award-ocds-h6vhtk-05d34f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d34f`

## Before you bid
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- **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/luv01414-purchase-of-c-trap-dymo-400-by-direct-award-ocds-h6vhtk-05d34f#tl-md)

## Description
The University of Leicester, School of Chemistry, is expanding its capabilities for studying the dynamics of single biomolecules. To support this work, funding has been secured from BBSRC to procure a highly specialised instrument: the C-Trap Dymo 400 Optical Tweezers-Fluorescence Microscope, manufactured by Lumicks B.V.. This instrument integrates cutting-edge optical trapping, confocal fluorescence microscopy, and laminar flow microfluidics into a single, coherent system.
The C-Trap® Dymo 400 will be installed at the University to support high-precision, realtime studies of molecular interactions, particularly in areas involving DNA-protein complexes, RNA structures, ubiquitin structures and cytoskeletal filament dynamics. It includes multi-colour confocal fluorescence (488, 561, 638 nm), dual force detection (x,y), short tether capabilities, microfluidics, and full system integration with proprietary Bluelake software, all required to maintain the scientific edge of our ongoing biophysical and molecular biology research.
To view this notice, please click here: 
https://universityofleicester.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1000438720

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Lunicks B.V**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PMQC-7912-PDQN`
  - Value: £988,570 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 14/11/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £988,570
  - Signed Date: 08/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016018-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-23T12:05:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T04:03:40.910Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d34f