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CTrap for North West: Equipment for Visualization of Single Molecular Biomolecular Dynamics for Biosciences

UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:05.

Opportunity overview

This procurement is being undertaken via a single-source route due to the unique technical capabilities of the C-Trap® Dymo 300 and the exclusive rights held by its manufacturer, LUMICKS B.V.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Shared published award value
£1m
Awarded
20 Aug 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PMQC-7912-PDQN
Location
Amsterdam, NL, 1105 AG, Netherlands

LUMICKS B.V

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Shared published award value
£1m
Awarded
20 Aug 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 60187263
Location
Amsterdam, NL, 1105AG, Netherlands

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CA-25-170
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This procurement is being undertaken via a single-source route due to the unique technical capabilities of the C-Trap® Dymo 300 and the exclusive rights held by its manufacturer, LUMICKS B.V.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000657
Name
UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD44
Country
GB
Locality
Lancaster
Postal Code
LA1 4YW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bailrigg

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
RC000657
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PHYT-3516-XDZY
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-60187263
Name
LUMICKS B.V

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
NL
Country
NL
Locality
Amsterdam
Postal Code
1105AG
Country Name
Netherlands
Street Address
Paalbergweg 3

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
60187263
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-PPON-PMQC-7912-PDQN
Name
LUMICKS B. V.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
NL
Country
NL
Locality
Amsterdam
Postal Code
1105 AG
Country Name
Netherlands
Street Address
Paalbergweg 3

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PMQC-7912-PDQN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
21 Aug 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical equipments
Entry 2
Id
45214630
Scheme
CPV
Description
Scientific installations

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,047,774

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050597-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Aug 2025, 15:29
Entry 2
Id
050818-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
22 Aug 2025, 11:31

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-60187263
Name
LUMICKS B.V
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PMQC-7912-PDQN
Name
LUMICKS B. V.

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
8 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
7 Sept 2027, 23:59
Starts
8 Sept 2025, 00:00

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
8 Sept 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Below the £5 million threshold

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,047,774

Period

Ends
7 Sept 2027, 23:59
Starts
8 Sept 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
061691-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
2 Oct 2025, 12:57

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lancaster · UKD44 · LA1 4YW · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-058c4a-2025-10-02T12:57:04+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·