CEFAS24-09 RFQ provision of microscope & peripherals

CEFAS Published 11 Jan 2024 Contracts Finder

key details

Value	£22,000
Status	active
Category (CPV)	38000000
Deadline	31 Jan 2024
Contract start	20 Feb 2024
Contract end	20 Feb 2025
Procedure	open
SME suitable	Yes
OCID	ocds-b5fd17-065e0e43-d93e-4ad2-9517-b11d894c665f

description

The OCPP was announced in 2021 as a key bilateral aid programme under the £500m Blue Planet Fund.

The OCPP is a UK Government-led programme delivered under the Blue Planet Fund. Through this programme, Cefas, in partnership with JNCC and MMO, provide technical assistance to support countries in tackling marine pollution, support sustainable seafood practices, and establish designated, well-managed and enforced Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

OCPP objectives are to support countries to tackle marine pollution, support sustainable seafood practices and establish designated, well-managed and enforced MPAs.

From 2021-26, Cefas will lead delivery of the Marine Pollution and Sustainable Seafood themes of OCPP, working in partnership with experts from the Joint nature Conservancy Council (JNCC) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).

This work includes the provision of equipment for the set up of a laboratory in Belize as part of the improvement of scientific capacity in the field of Histology.

Requirement:

Cefas require provision of a microscope and associated peripherals.

1.	A microscope system geared for bright field and phase microscopy, including suitable lenses for phase microscopy and bright field to enable examination of slide preparations and Gram stains.
2.	Lenses for phase and bright field are required and should include suitable lenses at phase 4x 10x 20x x40 a range of BF lenses to include x100 oil.
3.	A rotating lens turret of 6 -7 lenses is expected.
4.	Suitable condenser for phase and BF work.
5.	Stage for 1 slide.
6.	A photo mount suitable for attaching basic imaging equipment without a laptop.

Warranties/Guarantees/Servicing and Technical Support

•	A 12 month warranty as standard - please include detail of what is included.
•	Details of any additional options for warranty and/or servicing etc.

Environmental Considerations

•	Unit should have a low power consumption.
•	Unit should be designed for reuse/recycle and of regenerative nature to eliminate waste where possible.
•	Consideration of how packaging will be managed. Ideally at the time of installation the supplier will remove packaging and dispose of by ethical and environmentally friendly methods. Where possible packaging is to be re-used or recycled.
•	Consideration of whole life costing for use of the unit.

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notice history

1 notice published against this procurement.

Published	Type	Regime	Notice
11 Jan 2024	Tender (tender)	·	d80a58cd-5002-41c5-a68d-b1297480e1bc-713067

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