# 2196/JS - Laser Scanning Microscope and High Content Microscope \(2 Lots\)

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD](/buyers/university-of-sheffield/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [CARL ZEISS LTD](/contract-winners/carl-zeiss/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £621,559
- Tender value: £621,559
- Award date: 11 July 2019
- Published: 1 August 2019
- Contract start: 22 July 2019
- Contract end: 30 September 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: bc1f6d05-a20f-49e0-aa01-8f61af2781dd-305231
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-99df8616-269d-467a-8967-dd156ed90bba

## Description

The newly founded Weston Park Cancer Centre requires a new laser scanning confocal microscope and a new high content microscope to support its research in basic and translational cancer research\. The confocal microscope will be used for high resolution imaging of fixed and live cells including techniques such as FRET, FRAP and laser microirradiation\. High sensitivity, image quality and usability are of great importance\. The high content microscope will be used for high throughput imaging of fixed and live cells for various pre-clinical and clinical screening purposes\. Samples imaged on both systems will mostly be cell monolayers but can also be tissue sections and spheroids\. This tender is broken into 2 Lots:- Lot 1 - Laser Scanning Microscope Lot 2 - High Content Microscope This is an EU open exercise\. The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University\`s e-tendering system https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/Sheffield If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/Sheffield Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system\. Closing date for receipt of tenders: Tuesday 4th June 2019 at 12 noon \(UK time\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc1f6d05-a20f-49e0-aa01-8f61af2781dd-305231)