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Purchase of a High Content Imaging Microscope

University of Huddersfield · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 09:06.

Opportunity overview

The University seeks to procure a high-content imaging microscope system capable of automated acquisition across multi-well plates, slides and dishes, with confocal imaging as a minimum requirement and super-resolution imaging as a preferred/optioned capability. The solution must include a fully configured acquisition workstation attached to the microscope and a dedicated offline analysis/processing workstation for high-throughput image processing (e.g., GPU-accelerated deconvolution and ML-based segmentation). Equipment should be targeted for delivery and installation by end of April 2025. A comprehensive 5-year warranty and service/maintenance package is required. To view this notice, please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1004139521

Awarded to

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Published award value
£500k
Awarded
5 Jan 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH FC037710
Location
Surbiton, UKI63, KT6 4BN, United Kingdom

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
HUD-AS-021
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
University of Huddersfield
Id
GB-PPON-PVLZ-8691-TYWT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVLZ-8691-TYWT

Address

Street Address
Queensgate
Locality
Huddersfield
Postal Code
HD1 3DH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE44

Contact

Name
Thomas Atkinson
Telephone
01484 472954

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Nikon UK, Branch of Nikon Europe BV
Id
GB-COH-FC037710

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
FC037710

Address

Street Address
1 The Crescent
Locality
Surbiton
Postal Code
KT6 4BN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI63

Contact

Name
Ovea Mayurathevan
Telephone
02082471717

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
5 Jan 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
5 Jan 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38510000
Description
Microscopes

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
600,000
Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-FC037710
Name
Nikon UK, Branch of Nikon Europe BV

Standstill Period

Ends
14 Jan 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
20 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
20 Jan 2030, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
000435-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Jan 2026, 16:05
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
19 Jan 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Huddersfield · UKE44 · HD1 3DH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 000435-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·