Award

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

  • UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-050597

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058c4a (view related notices)

Published 21 August 2025, 3:29pm



Scope

Reference

CA-25-170

Description

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.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £1,047,774 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

8 September 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 8 September 2025 to 7 September 2027
  • 2 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 33100000 - Medical equipments
  • 45214630 - Scientific installations

Contract locations

  • UKD - North West (England)

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - technical reasons
  • Extreme and unavoidable urgency

The University of Lancaster ("the University") is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Procurement Act 2023 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Procurement Act 2023.

Advertisement of any contract in the 'Find a Tender' is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no obligation to comply with the Procurement Act 2023 (as amended).

The University reserves its rights in full to adapt or step outside the procedures in the procurement legislation as the University considers necessary.


Supplier

LUMICKS B.V

  • Companies House: 60187263

Paalbergweg 3

Amsterdam

1105AG

Netherlands

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER

  • Companies House: RC000657
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHYT-3516-XDZY

Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4YW

United Kingdom

Email: tenders@lancaster.ac.uk

Website: http://https//www.lancaster.ac.uk

Region: UKD44 - Lancaster and Wyre

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government