Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University Of Edinburgh · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- SciQuip Ltd. SME
- Value
- £267,160
- Procedure
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Optical instruments (CPV 38600000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 008824-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Jan 2026
- Published2 Feb 2026Published 28 days after the contract date
Description
DETAILED SPECIFICATION ESSENTIAL: - The ability to vitreously freeze small volumes (specimen carriers described later) of soft and liquid samples by using a combination of high pressures and liquid nitrogen - Must achieve a minimum cooling rate of 2000K/s - Must be able to exert pressures on the sample in the range of 1900 – 2200 bar during the freezing process to inhibit ice nucleation - Use 3mm and 6mm diameter planchette specimen carriers to hold the sample during freezing - Output freezing parameters after the freezing process - Vitreously freeze non-biological and biological samples up to 200 µm thick - Use mains electricity in the lab and conform to UK/CE electrical safety standards. - Installation, commissioning and testing of the equipment. - User Training provided. - Access requirements for the lab: Fire exit width: 139cm. Lab door width: 130cm(W) * 210cm(H); Corridor: 159cm(min width); Weight: Passes through corridors with areas of possible max weight “not exceeding 580kg pe…
About the supplier
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