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Procurement of a Multi-purpose Confocal Imaging System

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL - This tender process will be governed by the internal Procurement Policy of the University of Bristol. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of this procurement, the University of Bristol is not a Contracting Authority for the purposes of the Procurement Act 2023. · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 12:04.

Opportunity overview

Note: This tender process will be governed by the internal Procurement Policy of the University of Bristol. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of this procurement, the University of Bristol is not a Contracting Authority for the purposes of the Procurement Act 2023, which will accordingly not apply to this procurement. The University of Bristol’s Wolfson Bioimaging Facility based in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences wishes to expand its current suite of fluorescence microscopes (confocal, spinning disk, widefield, lightsheet, multiphoton, TIRF, SMLM, STED, FLIM) to extend capacity and capabilities for live cell, organism and organoid imaging. The opportunity to expand the Wolfson Bioimaging Facility has arisen following the award of a BBSRC ALERT 24 grant to provide equipment for fast confocal imaging with low photodamage and high sensitivity.

Classification

  • CPV38500000 — Checking and testing apparatus
  • CPV38600000 — Optical instruments

Lots

  • Lot 1£600k

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
Lab-2505-105-PC_3343
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
18 Dec 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
1 Dec 2025, 13:00

Enquiry period

Ends
21 Nov 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
720,000

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
80
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2029, 23:59
Starts
15 Jan 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
CZ03
Country
CZ
Country Name
Czechia

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Checking and testing apparatus
Entry 2
Id
38600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Optical instruments

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
069906-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
30 Oct 2025, 18:05

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
This tender process will be governed by the internal Procurement Policy of the University of Bristol. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of this procurement, the University of Bristol is not a Contracting Authority for the purposes of the Procurement Act 2023, which will accordingly not apply to this procurement.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000648
Name
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL - This tender process will be governed by the internal Procurement Policy of the University of Bristol. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of this procurement, the University of Bristol is not a Contracting Authority for the purposes of the Procurement Act 2023.

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS8 1QU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Beacon House, Queens Road

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
RC000648
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS8 1QU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · CZ03 · Czechia

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d781-2025-10-30T18:05:07ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·