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# Plunge Freezer

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/plunge-freezer-ocds-h6vhtk-04a6c2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Warwick: "Plunge Freezer". Published status: complete. Published Value: £60,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Warwick](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-warwick-urn-133809)
- **Published Value:** £60,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 October 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Microscopes
- **Delivery Location:** UKG33
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £59,385 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/plunge-freezer-ocds-h6vhtk-04a6c2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04a6c2`

## 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/plunge-freezer-ocds-h6vhtk-04a6c2#tl-md)

## Description
The University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase a semi-automated plunge-freezing device for reproducible preparation of samples for cryo-TEM. The Advanced Bioimaging RTP helps researchers answer their scientific questions using state-of-the art 3D electron microscopy and light microscopy imaging equipment. Our strategy is to offer this advanced bioimaging capability and the expertise to deliver high impact results to researchers both at Warwick and beyond. The Advanced Bioimaging RTP provides the training and expertise required to operate the equipment as well as providing a service to users. Due to successful funding from BBSRC, Alert14 and more recently the founding of the Midlands Regional CryoEM Consortium (established 2017 through £4.9M funding from MRC and partner universities Warwick, Leicester, Birmingham and Nottingham), we have one high-end microscope (Jeol 2200 FEG-TEM with internal energy filter) and a state-of-the-art camera (Gatan K2 Summit Direct electron).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £60,000
- **Description:** Plunge freezer. Please see procurement documentation for more information.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 004654-2025-Plunge Freezer-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **FEI UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177697`
  - Value: £59,385 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 004654-2025-Plunge Freezer-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £59,385
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004654-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-12T09:28:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T20:57:46.145Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04a6c2