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# QUB/2164/21 Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and purchase of consumables for a Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscope

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2164-21-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-installation-commissioning-maintenance-and-pu-ocds-h6vhtk-02ebf9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Queen's University Belfast: "QUB/2164/21 Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and purchase of consumables for a Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscope". Published status: complete. Published Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Nov 2021, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788)
- **Published Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 November 2021 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Inverted microscopes
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £400,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2164-21-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-installation-commissioning-maintenance-and-pu-ocds-h6vhtk-02ebf9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ebf9`

## 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/qub-2164-21-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-installation-commissioning-maintenance-and-pu-ocds-h6vhtk-02ebf9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fqueensuniversitybelfast%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2164-21-contract-for-the-supply-delivery-installation-commissioning-maintenance-and-pu-ocds-h6vhtk-02ebf9#participate

## Description
The Advanced Imaging Core Technology Unit at Queen's University seeks to procure a Stimulated Emission Depletion Research Microscope.  The tender will comprise the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of the microscope, as well as ongoing warranty, maintenance and purchase of associated consumables.The Economic Operator must be able to deliver, install and commission the equipment and provide an invoice before 31 March 2022.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38513100
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £400,000
- **Description:** The Advanced Imaging Core Technology Unit (CTU) within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences requires the purchase of a Stimulated Emission Depletion Research Microscope. The microscope shall have super-resolution capabilities (less than ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and purchase of consumables for a Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscope (active)
  - Award id: `000836-2022-QUB/2164/21-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Leica Microsystems UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-36436`
  - Value: £400,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and purchase of consumables for a Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscope (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 06/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000836-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-12T09:21:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T10:27:45.578Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ebf9