# HJ2786 Provision & Supply of a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope System - AWARD

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [University Of Leeds](/buyers/university-of-leeds/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Leica Microsystems \(UK\) Ltd](/contract-winners/leica-microsystems-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £0
- Award date: 28 April 2017
- Published: 19 June 2017
- Contract start: 22 February 2017
- Contract end: 31 July 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 27844fe3-ef7b-42d6-935a-b391d4204e2a-155358
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3811764c-a17f-4f36-95af-844980426224

## Description

The School of Dentistry at the University of Leeds is seeking tenders for a confocal laser scanning microscope system to be housed in the School's Imaging Suite in the Division of Oral Biology on level 7 of the Wellcome Trust Brenner Building at St James University Hospital Leeds\. The Suite has a wide user base within the School, the wider faculty and the University and supports very active research groups in biomineralisation, materials/ biomaterials, tissue engineering and microbiology\. Our requirements are for a confocal laser scanning microscope with an upright microscope stand configuration that can image labelled live cells within a 3D scaffold\. The scaffolds have highly variable characteristics ranging from peptide based hydrogels with a density essentially equivalent to that of water through to porous hydroxyapatite, density > 3gm/ml, titanium and ceramics\. Imaging of higher density material will require a highly penetrative laser light source\. To image several characteristics in a single construct e\.g\. nucleus, cytoskeleton and specific stem cell markers the system will have a range of laser wavelengths to exite across the spectrum from 405nm to 700nm\. Imaging will be performed through a range of magnification from low, X5 to high, X100 and will include imaging samples in fluids such as culture fluids and buffers\. The microscope will be used by individuals with a range of expertise and backgrounds ranging from dedicated technicians to masters students\. Ease of use and an intuitive interface is essential\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/27844fe3-ef7b-42d6-935a-b391d4204e2a-155358)