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ASTON UNIVERSITY

Spinning Disk Confocal System

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000 38500000
Value£500k
Awarded28 May 2025
Published29 May 2025
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£500ktotal 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.

The brief

Spinning Disk Confocal System, including extended service package.

Call off from the following framework agreement: Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC) Microscopy & Imaging Equipment Lot 4 - Super Resolution and Enhanced Resolution Microscopes

The gates

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1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
Call off from the following framework agreement:

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Stage
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