Open tender · Notice 097804-2026
Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Advanced Fluorescence Microscope System with Widefield, Confocal and Super-Resolution Imaging Capabilities
- Value
- £600k
- Closes
- 16 Nov 2026 (8 days)
- Where
- Scotland
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- Not stated
In plain English
Heriot-Watt University wants a supplier to deliver, install and commission an advanced fluorescence microscope for biomedical research in a laboratory at its Edinburgh campus. The microscope must offer widefield, confocal and super-resolution imaging with automated and AI-guided acquisition, and the estimated value is £600,000; bids are open to anyone in a single stage until 16 November 2026.
Good fit for: Scientific equipment suppliers and microscopy specialists able to supply and install high-end research imaging systems.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Heriot-Watt University is seeking a contractor to supply, deliver and install an advanced fluorescence microscope with automated and AI-guided acquisition capabilities and widefield, confocal and super-resolution imaging modalities for biomedical research use within one of its laboratories situated in its School of Engineering and Physical Sciences at its Edinburgh campus.
Getting the documents
publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk (free to register, then register your interest in this notice).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 16 Oct 2026.
What similar contracts went for
Similar contracts went for £145k to £500k (4 since 2025; 2 won by small firms).
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|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase of a High Content Imaging Microscope University of Huddersfield | Nikon UK, Branch of Nikon Europe BV | £500k | 5 Jan |
| Widefield microscope University of Warwick | Nikon Europe B.V SME | £321k | 27 Aug |
| 4525/JN/25 - Wide-field Fluorescence Microscope University of Sheffield | Photon Lines Limited SME | £145k | 26 Aug |
| Benchtop imaging microscope for neuroscience research University Of Edinburgh | Andor Technology Ltd | £346k | 30 Jun |
From the award notices on Find a Tender and Public Contracts Scotland. Values are as each notice states them and cover the contract's whole term: most notices give the value before VAT, but about one in seven gives only a figure including VAT. AI picked these as the same kind of work and can be wrong, so check what each one included before you price.
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