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title: "Procurement of a Transmission Electron Microscope"
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# Procurement of a Transmission Electron Microscope

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-a-transmission-electron-microscope-ocds-h6vhtk-040c09). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Bristol: "Procurement of a Transmission Electron Microscope". Published status: complete. Published Value: £697,686. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: tenders.bris.ac.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Bristol](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-bristol-urn-133799)
- **Published Value:** £697,686 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 November 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Microscopes, Transmission electron microscope
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £697,686 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040c09`

## 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/procurement-of-a-transmission-electron-microscope-ocds-h6vhtk-040c09#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [tenders.bris.ac.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftenders.bris.ac.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-a-transmission-electron-microscope-ocds-h6vhtk-040c09#participate

## Description
The University of Bristol’s Wolfson Bioimaging Facility based in the Faculty of Life Sciences has a long-established reputation for electron microscopy, including applications of transmission EM that align with its light microscopy facilities (e.g. for CLEM) and with the GW4 cryo-EM facility for structural biology. Rejuvenating and consolidating its transmission electron microscopy (TEM) requirements onto a single instrument are established priorities for the facility to provide TEM capabilities for a broad range of users from different research disciplines. The opportunity to purchase a multi-purpose TEM has arisen following the award of a BBSRC ALERT 22 grant.

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

- **Estimated Value:** £697,686
- **Description:** 1 x Transmission Electron Microscope, inclusive of 3 year warranty

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 037747-2023-Lab-2308-009-PC_2744-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **FEI UK ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177697`
  - Value: £697,686 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 037747-2023-Lab-2308-009-PC_2744-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £697,686
  - Signed Date: 14/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037747-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-21T16:41:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T07:09:50.397Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040c09