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Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University

BU322026-Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38510000
Value£437k
Deadline9 Oct 2026
Published7 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 7 Sept 202632 days leftCloses 9 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Olivia Cahill
o.cahill@bangor.ac.uk
+441248382625

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Tender submissions must be submitted via e-TenderWales tendering portal where you will find all of the relevant documents for the tender, please see the link below: https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html

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Contract value in context
£437ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£588k

This is a large award for Laboratory & Precision Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Supply, installation, commissioning and training of a high-end research confocal laser scanning microscope for a shared multi-user imaging facility shared by the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences (SENS) and the North Wales Medical School (NWMS) at Bangor University.

The instrument must support advanced fluorescence imaging, live-cell imaging, spectral imaging and future expansion.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Supply, installation, commissioning and training of

Supply, installation, commissioning and training of a high-end research confocal laser scanning microscope for a shared multi-user imaging facility shared by the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences (SENS) and the North Wales Medical School (NWMS) at Bangor University.

02

The instrument must support advanced fluorescence imaging

The instrument must support advanced fluorescence imaging, live-cell imaging, spectral imaging and future expansion.

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What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f354
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
084330-2026
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