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Published 21 Mar 2022, 15:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Multi-point confocal Microscope · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South West (UKK4)

Awarded value£596,5192 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 May 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Andor, An Oxford Instruments Company2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University is looking to purchase a DragonFly505 multi-point confocal microscope. The system has a multi-modal 2-camera confocal microscope w/ laser Widefield, TIRF, and super-resolution capability. With motorized 1, 1.5 and 2x optical camera zoom to match Nyquist sampling and motorized illumination zoom for high power density illumination of dSTORM samples.

CPV: Microscopes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

38510000 Microscopes

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Mar 2022, 15:39 GMT
Last source update: 15 Jun 2022, 11:56 BST
Authority reference: UOE/2022/033/SB
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-016392
Classification (CPV): Microscopes
Delivery area: South West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032451 Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

3D localisation astigmatism optics for 3D dSTORM
Spinning disk confocal, microlens enhanced to maximise excitation efficiency
25um and 40um pinhole click-switchable options for high and low magnification objectives.
Borealis flat-field illumination for seamless image tiling, without the need for shading correction
NIR extended range, >730nm laser excitation possible that is compatible with the flat-field illumination solution, no requirement for second laser input
Dual channel simultaneous TIRF via the microscope imaging left side port, no microscope epi-turret dichroic required to ensure TIRF field flatness
Vacuum sealed 1kx1k 13um pixel EMCCD camera and vacuum sealed 2kx2k 6.5um back illuminated sCMOS camera
Super resolution SRRF Stream+ on board both cameras , with instant feedback on the output image in the acquisition software
Provides 3D visualisation, as 3D data is being acquired in real time
Real time GPU accelerated deconvolution with parallel processing during image capture
Output image data is optimised for use in IMARIS analysis software

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £596,5192 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 18 May 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Andor, An Oxford Instruments Company	£300,000 †	—	Awarded
Andor, An Oxford Instruments Company	£296,519 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Multi-point confocal Microscope · Andor, An Oxford Instruments Company
Signed
18 May 2022
Value
£296,519
Status
active
Multi-point confocal Microscope · Andor, An Oxford Instruments Company
Signed
18 Mar 2022
Value
£300,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Exeter

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation RC000653 Northcote House, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Andor, An Oxford Instruments CompanyAwarded supplier 7 Millennium Way, Springvale Business Park, , Belfast, , Northern Ireland, BT12 7AL
Andor, An Oxford Instruments CompanyAwarded supplier Belfast, Northern Ireland

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.