Awarded contract

High Sensitivity Scientific Camera

Details

Supplier(s)
Andor Technology
Value
£61,018
Topic
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Published
16 April 2025

Tender description

High Sensitivity Scientific Camera Lot 1: The University of Edinburgh required a high-sensitivity scientific camera with the following key specifications: Quantum efficiency (QE) of ≥20% at 800 nm Double-frame (PIV mode) operation with an interframe time of ≤800 ns Equipped with an image intensifier featuring fast phosphor decay matching or exceeding interframe time Camera chip resolution of ≥1024x1024 pixels

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date11 April 2024
  2. Completed: Award published16 April 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

University of Edinburgh buys as a higher education institution, through its own Procurement function. Larger tenders are advertised on Public Contract Scotland, via the PCS-T e-tendering platform. Suppliers must register separately on both systems before bidding. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements with APUC, Scotland Excel and the Crown Commercial Service. Prior information notices invite market engagement from suppliers ahead of larger tenders. The Strategic Procurement team leads regulated sourcing, while Operational Procurement manages day-to-day purchase orders. A Procurement Support team handles reporting, data analysis and training across the function.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Edinburgh's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 38000000 · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

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