Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Two Widefield Fluorescence Microscopy Systems
Authority: University of Warwick (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase two widefield microscope systems for user-friendly high quality live cell imaging experiments. In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick)… ↗ deadline: 02.09.2024The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.
CPV: Fluorescent microscopes · Inverted microscopes · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Microscopes · Wide field microscopes
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Aug 2024, 15:22 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2025, 16:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SM-07-24-WMS-AEF-WIDEFIELDMICROSYSTEM-AS- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051687- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048742Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
2 Sept 2024 → 27 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Aug 2025, 16:01 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2025, 16:01 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikon Europe B.VSMEWidefield microscope | £320,995 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Widefield microscope · Nikon Europe B.VSME
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2024
- Value
- £320,995
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Nikon Europe B.VAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria