Scope
Reference
4525/JN/25
Description
With funding from the MRC the laboratory of Prof Kurt De Vos is seeking the below requirements to aid in the research of the underlying mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases. This tender is for the supply, installation and commissioning of wide-field fluorescence microscope equipped for live imaging of neurons, including axonal trafficking of organelles, synaptic function and calcium dynamics. This system needs to be integrated with an existing Lightsource (CoolLED Pe-4000) and with electrophysiology (field stimulation/MEA) equipment.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £144,989.59 excluding VAT
- £144,989.59 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
6 August 2025
Contract dates
- 8 August 2025 to 1 December 2025
- 3 months, 25 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 38510000 - Microscopes
Contract locations
- UKE32 - Sheffield
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Supplier
PHOTON LINES LIMITED
- Companies House: 04773984
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPPC-6728-GYYW
Penrose House
Banbury
OX16 9BE
United Kingdom
Email: info-uk@photonlines.com
Website: http://www.photonlines.co.uk
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
- Companies House: RC000667
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXDP-7327-GWHT
Firth Court, Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
United Kingdom
Region: UKE32 - Sheffield
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government