Awarded contract

Atomic Force Microscope

Details

Value
£868,989
Duration
3 years
Topic
Microscopes
Published
16 September 2024

Tender description

Dr Harniman has been given a grant by the BBSRC to purchase a UK-unique Atomic For Mircroscopy (AFM) technology platform to enhance the biscience research in multi-disciplinary research programmes across life, health, physical and environmental sciences. This has been Direct Awarded to Bruker UK Limited under framework LAB3162 NW High Value Lab Equipment (HVLE). Bruker are able to deliver the unique combination of microscopy and spectroscopy capabilities described into the bid, and are named as a 'project partner' within the the grant award.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date6 September 2024
  2. Completed: Award published16 September 2024
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date5 September 2027in 11 months

About the buyer

University of Bristol is a higher education institution that buys through its own procurement team. Suppliers register on the university's e-tendering portal at tenders.bris.ac.uk to view and bid for opportunities. Contract notices appear on Contracts Finder to reach a wider pool of bidders. Much of this procurement flows through frameworks from the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium and the Crown Commercial Service. Category teams advise faculties and divisions on purchases before tenders are issued. Tenders are issued directly when no suitable framework applies. The procurement team is an active member of the Higher Education Procurement Association.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Bristol's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, transport equipment and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 38510000 · Microscopes

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