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202526 5355 - Optical Tweezers-Fluorescence Microscope

University of Leeds · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 12:26.

Opportunity overview

Purchase of an optical tweezer system with Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy and widefield microscopy plus microfluidics. To view this notice, please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=992880616

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.

Lumicks B.V.

Match pending…
Published award value
£877.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
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
202526 5355
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 400 and the exclusive rights held by its manufacturer, LUMICKS B.V. the unique elements of this are: • Multi-trap continuous-wave optical tweezers, • Multi-colour confocal fluorescence microscopy, and • Multi-channel laminar flow microfluidics. These technologies are protected by several granted patents, including: US9952421, EP3256254B1 (optical traps), US9766180, EP3004848B1 (fluorescence imaging), S11156513B2 (optical force measurement) and EP3737756B1 (DNA supercoiling). No other commercially available instrument can provide simultaneous, correlated forcedistance-fluorescence measurements with the required resolution and sensitivity. Key performance features exclusive to the C-Trap include: • Force resolution 0.1 pN and drift stability 0.3 pN over 2 minutes • Confocal localisation precision 15 nm • Real-time imaging of single molecules under physiological flow conditions • Escape force 1000 pN, allowing for broad biological applicability • Integrated hardware/software for fast setup and automated experimental workflows. Additionally, the system includes a complete service and application support package, exclusive training kits, and proprietary components that are not available from any other provider

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 2
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDVB-8476-PXMZ
Name
University of Leeds

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE42
Country
GB
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS2 9JT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Purchasing Office, University of Leeds

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PDVB-8476-PXMZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Maggie Whitworth
Telephone
+44 113 3431810
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
sme

Identifier

Id
60187263
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Telephone
+31 643216589

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
NL329
Country
NL
Country Name
Netherlands

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38512200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Molecular microscopes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
877,740.5

Documents

Entry 1
Id
072355-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
10 Nov 2025, 12:05

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-60187263
Name
Lumicks B.V.

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
18 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
18 Dec 2030, 23:59
Starts
19 Dec 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UKE42 · LS2 9JT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05dd90-2025-11-10T12:05:11ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·