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University of Leicester

LUV01414 Purchase of C Trap Dymo 400 by direct award

HealthcareCPV 33100000
Value£989k
Awarded
Published24 Oct 2025
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Lumicks B.V.
Awarded value£989k

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

Who to contact
Anthony Midgley
acm26@le.ac.uk
0116 2522058

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£989ktotal contract value
median £123k
this tender£0£16.5m

This is a large award for Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,456 valued Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The University of Leicester, School of Chemistry, is expanding its capabilities for studying the dynamics of single biomolecules.

To support this work, funding has been secured from BBSRC to procure a highly specialised instrument: the C-Trap Dymo 400 Optical Tweezers-Fluorescence Microscope, manufactured by Lumicks B.V..

This instrument integrates cutting-edge optical trapping, confocal fluorescence microscopy, and laminar flow microfluidics into a single, coherent system.

The C-Trap® Dymo 400 will be installed at the University to support high-precision, realtime studies of molecular interactions, particularly in areas involving DNA-protein complexes, RNA structures, ubiquitin structures and cytoskeletal filament dynamics.

It includes multi-colour confocal fluorescence (488, 561, 638 nm), dual force detection (x,y), short tether capabilities, microfluidics, and full system integration with proprietary Bluelake software, all required to maintain the scientific edge of our ongoing biophysical and molecular biology research.

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Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

To support this work, funding has been

To support this work, funding has been secured from BBSRC to procure a highly specialised instrument: the C-Trap Dymo 400 Optical Tweezers-Fluorescence Microscope, manufactured by Lumicks B.V..

02

This instrument integrates cutting-edge optical trapping, confocal

This instrument integrates cutting-edge optical trapping, confocal fluorescence microscopy, and laminar flow microfluidics into a single, coherent system.

03

The C-Trap® Dymo 400 will be installed

The C-Trap® Dymo 400 will be installed at the University to support high-precision, realtime studies of molecular interactions, particularly in areas involving DNA-protein complexes, RNA structures, ubiquitin structures and cytoskeletal filament dynamics.

04

It includes multi-colour confocal fluorescence (488, 561

It includes multi-colour confocal fluorescence (488, 561, 638 nm), dual force detection (x,y), short tether capabilities, microfluidics, and full system integration with proprietary Bluelake software, all required to maintain the scientific edge of our ongoing biophysical and molecular biology research.

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OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d34f
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
068160-2025
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