Microscopy & Imaging Equipment

The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of supply, servicing, maintenance and repairs of microscopes and imaging equipment plus related consumables and software used in research, teaching and medical applications across the further and higher education sector and other public bodies in the UK. This includes Full and Associate Members, and future members, and their associated and affiliated bodies of the UK higher and further education regional purchasing consortia :

• APUC Ltd.(Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges): https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/?#!/members
• HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales): https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
• NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.neupc.ac.uk/join/members/who-are-our-members
• NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/members/
• LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.lupc.ac.uk/members/our-members/
• SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.supc.ac.uk/our-members/

Other participating bodies include

• Scotland Excel and their associate members
• NHS National (Scotland) Procurement
• Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture – SASA
• National Galleries of Scotland
• National Records of Scotland
• Forestry and Land Scotland
• Historical Environment Scotland
• Marine Directorate.

A variety of low-end optical microscopes, with a price of 10,000 GBP (excl. VAT) and less, suitable for laboratory teaching including, but not be limited to:

• Compound Microscopes – upright or inverted equipment featuring optional fluorescence and camera systems for use in teaching, tissue culture analysis and routine applications.
• Stereo and/or Zoom Microscopes - equipment featuring optional fluorescence and camera systems, for routine and clinical dissection, sorting, and examination.
• Gel Documentation Systems.

A variety of high-end optical microscopes, with a price of over 10,000 GBP (excl. VAT), suitable for research including, but not be limited to:

• Compound Microscopes - upright or inverted equipment featuring optional fluorescence and camera systems for use in teaching, tissue culture analysis and routine applications.
• Stereo and/or Zoom Microscopes - equipment featuring optional fluorescence and camera systems, for routine and clinical dissection, sorting, and examination.
• Medical Microscopes - Products designed for specialist medical and surgical applications, e.g. colposcopes, surgical loupes and microscopes with specific task fulfilment in neurology, ENT, dermatology, ophthalmology, dental or maxillofacial medicine.
• Label Free Holographic Microscopes
• Automated Live Cell (extended time lapse) microscopes
• Slide scanners.