01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- APUC Limited
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Category
- goods
- CPV classification
- 38510000 — Microscopes
- Tender period
- Not supplied — 6 May 2026
Description
The Authority was seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of supply, servicing, maintenance and repairs of microscopes and imaging equipment plus related consumables and software used in research, teaching and medical applications across the further and higher education sector and other public bodies in the UK. This includes Full and Associate Members, and future members, and their associated and affiliated bodies of the UK higher and further education regional purchasing consortia: - APUC Ltd.(Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges): https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/?#!/members - HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales): https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ - NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.neupc.ac.uk/join/members/who-are-our-members - NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/members/ - LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.lupc.ac.uk/members/our-members/ - SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.supc.ac.uk/our-members/ Other participating bodies include: - Scotland Excel and their associate members - NHS National (Scotland) Procurement - Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture – SASA - National Galleries of Scotland - National Records of Scotland - Scottish Police Authority / Police Scotland
This page represents one OCDS contracting process. Notices can be revised over time. Values may be estimates, award values or contract values and should be read with their displayed stage and date.
02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Optical Microscopes – Low-End (Teaching)
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 15
- Signed contract
- 3 August 2026
Optical Microscopes – High-End (Research)
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 15
- Signed contract
- 3 August 2026
High-throughput Systems
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 13
- Signed contract
- 3 August 2026
Laser-based Imaging Systems and Laser Components
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 12
- Signed contract
- 3 August 2026
Super Resolution and Enhanced Resolution Microscopes
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 11
- Signed contract
- 3 August 2026
Detectors (including Cameras)
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 15
- Signed contract
- 3 August 2026
Light Sources
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 15
- Signed contract
- 3 August 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
APUC Limited
Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, Stirling, UKM77, FK8 2DZ, United Kingdom
Appleton Woods Ltd
New Lindon House, Castesby Park, Kings Norton, Birmingham, UKG3, B38 8SE, United Kingdom
Be Scientific Ltd
Unit 5, Merrington Business Park, Merrington, Shrewsbury, UK, SY4 3QJ, United Kingdom
Best Scientific Ltd
Anchor Business Centre, Frankland Road, Blagrove, Swindon, UK, SN5 8YZ, United Kingdom
BRUKER UK LIMITED
WELLAND HOUSE, WESTWOOD BUSINESS PARK, Coventry, UK, CV4 8HZ, United Kingdom
Cairn Research Ltd
Graveney Road, Faversham, UK, ME13 8UP, United Kingdom
Carl Zeiss Ltd
ZEISS House, 1030 Cambourne Business , Cambourne, Cambridge, UK, CB23 6DW, United Kingdom
Edmund Optics Ltd
1 Opus Avenue, Nether Poppleton, York, UK, YO26 6BL, United Kingdom
European Union
Address not supplied
Evident Europe GmbH – UK Branch
Endeavour House, Coopers End Road, Stansted Airport, Essex, UKH3, CM24 1AL, United Kingdom
Fisher Scientific UK
Bishop Meadow Road, Loughborough, UKF2, LE11 5RG, United Kingdom
GT Vision Ltd
Clopton Hall Office, Giffords Lane, Wickhambrook, UK, CB8 8PQ, United Kingdom
Horiba UK Limited
Kyoto Close, Moulton Park, Northampton, UK, NN3 6FL, United Kingdom
Intelligent Imaging Innovations Ltd
13 Westbourne Studios, 242 Acklam Road, London, UK, W10 5JJ, United Kingdom
K-Tec Microscope Services Ltd
Business & Technology centre , Bessemer Drive, Stevenage, UKH, SG1 2DX, United Kingdom
Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd
Larch House, Woodlands Business Park, Breckland, Linford Wood West, Milton Keynes, UKJ12, MK14 6FG, United Kingdom
London Laboratory Equipment Ltd
Unit 4, Ground floor,, Princess Court, Horace Road, KINGSTON UPON THAMES, UK, KT1 2SL, United Kingdom
Metprep Limited
1 Falkland Close, Charter Avenue Ind Estate, Coventry, UKG33, CV4 8AU, United Kingdom
Microscopy Supplies And Consultants Ltd
6a Carneil Road, Carnock, Fife,, Carnock, UK, KY12 9JH, United Kingdom
Nikon UK
1 The Crescent, Surbiton, UKI, KT6 4BN, United Kingdom
Oxford Nanoimaging Limited
ONI, Linacre House, Jordan Hill Business Park, Banbury Road, Oxford, UKJ14, OX2 8TA, United Kingdom
Photon Lines Ltd
Magenta, 2 Brookhill Way, Banbury, UK, OX16 3ED, United Kingdom
Photonic Solutions Ltd
Unit 2.2 Quantum Court, Heriot Watt University Research Park, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH14 4AP, United Kingdom
Promega UK Ltd
Delta House, Southampton Science Park, Southampton, UK, SO16 7NS, United Kingdom
Revvity (UK) Ltd.
Llantrisant Business Park, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, UK, CF72 8YW, United Kingdom
Scientific Laboratory Supplies
Campbell House, M8 Central Business Park, Newhouse, UK, ML1 5FL, United Kingdom
SciQuip Ltd
Newtown, Wem, Shrewbury, UK, SY4 5NU, United Kingdom
Sheriff Court House
Viewfield Place, Stirling, FK8 1NH, United Kingdom
Standard BioTools UK Limited
12 New Fetter Lane, London, UK, EC4A 1JP, United Kingdom
Sysmex UK Ltd
Sysmex House, Garamonde Drive, Wymbush, Milton Keynes, UK, MK8 8DF, United Kingdom
TOPTICA Photonics AG
Lochhamer Schlag 19, Graefelfing, Munich, DE212, 82166, Germany
Verulam Scientific
6 Appley Court, Appley Wood Corner,, Haynes,, UK, MK45 3QQ, United Kingdom
VWR International Ltd
Hunter Boulevard, Magna Park, Lutterworth, UK, LE17 4XN, United Kingdom
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04 Provenance
Source for this process
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