Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- APUC Limited · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Appleton Woods Ltd. SME, Be Scientific Ltd. SME, Carl Zeiss Ltd, Edmund Optics Ltd SME, Evident Europe GmbH - UK Branch SME, Fisher Scientific UK Ltd, GT Vision Ltd SME, K-Tec Microscope Services Ltd SME, London Laboratory Equipment Ltd SME, Microscopy Supplies And Consultants Ltd SME, Nikon UK SME, Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd. +18 more
- Value
- £80,000,000 across 7 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Microscopes (CPV 38510000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 091063-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Aug 2026
- Published25 Sep 2026Published 52 days after the contract date
Description
A variety of low-end optical microscopes, with a price of 10,000 GBP (excl. VAT) and less, suitable for laboratory teaching including, but not be limited to: - Compound Microscopes – upright or inverted equipment featuring optional fluorescence and camera systems for use in teaching, tissue culture analysis and routine applications. - Stereo and/or Zoom Microscopes - equipment featuring optional fluorescence and camera systems, for routine and clinical dissection, sorting, and examination. - Gel Documentation Systems. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Microscopy and Imaging Equipment: Optical Microscopes – Low-End (Teaching) | Appleton Woods Ltd. SME, Be Scientific Ltd. SME, Carl Zeiss Ltd, Edmund Optics Ltd SME, Evident Europe GmbH - UK Branch SME +10 more | £10m |
| Microscopy and Imaging Equipment: Optical Microscopes – High-End (Research) | Appleton Woods Ltd. SME, Cairn Research Ltd SME, Carl Zeiss Ltd, Evident Europe GmbH - UK Branch SME, Fisher Scientific UK Ltd +10 more | £20m |
| Microscopy and Imaging Equipment: High-throughput Systems | Best Scientific Ltd SME, Bruker UK Limited SME, Cairn Research Ltd SME, Carl Zeiss Ltd, Evident Europe GmbH - UK Branch SME +8 more | £10m |
| Microscopy and Imaging Equipment: Laser-based Imaging Systems and Laser Components | Bruker UK Limited SME, Cairn Research Ltd SME, Carl Zeiss Ltd, Evident Europe GmbH - UK Branch SME, Fisher Scientific UK Ltd +7 more | £10m |
| Microscopy and Imaging Equipment: Super Resolution and Enhanced Resolution Microscopes | Bruker UK Limited SME, Cairn Research Ltd SME, Carl Zeiss Ltd, Evident Europe GmbH - UK Branch SME, Horiba UK Limited SME +6 more | £10m |
| Microscopy and Imaging Equipment: Detectors (including Cameras) | Appleton Woods Ltd. SME, Cairn Research Ltd SME, Carl Zeiss Ltd, Edmund Optics Ltd SME, GT Vision Ltd SME +10 more | £10m |
| Microscopy and Imaging Equipment: Light Sources | Appleton Woods Ltd. SME, Cairn Research Ltd SME, Carl Zeiss Ltd, Edmund Optics Ltd SME, GT Vision Ltd SME +10 more | £10m |
About the suppliers
Appleton Woods Ltd.: every public contract they have won.
Be Scientific Ltd.: every public contract they have won.
Carl Zeiss Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00542141).
Edmund Optics Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Evident Europe GmbH - UK Branch: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company FC039030).
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd: every public contract they have won.
GT Vision Ltd: every public contract they have won.
K-Tec Microscope Services Ltd: every public contract they have won.
London Laboratory Equipment Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11325387).
Microscopy Supplies And Consultants Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Nikon UK: every public contract they have won.
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd.: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02577009).
SciQuip Ltd.: every public contract they have won.
Verulam Scientific: every public contract they have won.
VWR International: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01932827).
Cairn Research Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00476611).
Metprep Limited: every public contract they have won.
Photon Lines Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Best Scientific Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Bruker UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00923986).
Promega UK Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Revvity UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03763278).
Standard BioTools UK Limited: every public contract they have won.
Sysmex UK Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Horiba UK Limited: every public contract they have won.
Intelligent Imaging Innovations Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10307999).
Oxford Nanoimaging Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10023177).
Photonic Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC194276).
TOPTICA Photonics AG: every public contract they have won.