Scope
Reference
Lab-2505-105-PC_3343
Description
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.
Total value (estimated)
- £600,000 excluding VAT
- £720,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 15 January 2026 to 31 July 2029
- 3 years, 6 months, 17 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 38500000 - Checking and testing apparatus
- 38600000 - Optical instruments
Contract locations
- CZ03 - South-West
Submission
Enquiry deadline
21 November 2025, 5:00pm
Tender submission deadline
1 December 2025, 1:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
18 December 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | Quality | 80% |
| Commercial | Price | 20% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
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.
Contracting authority
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.
- Companies House: RC000648
Beacon House, Queens Road
Bristol
BS8 1QU
United Kingdom
Region: UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government