The Supply and Delivery of an Optical Microscope

Description

The University of Strathclyde seeks notes of interest for potential procurement exercise for the supply and delivery of an optical microscope. The University requires a single supplier to carry out all aspects of the requirement. The Contract duration is anticipated for a period of 16 months inclusive of a 12 month warranty period and 12 week lead time. Potential suppliers who believe they can fulfil the high level specification in this PIN, will be sent a market research questionnaire to review in full, complete and submit to the Contracting Authority. Suppliers are required to note their interest by 12:00 noon on the 8th of April 2024. The PIN invitation relates to an open tender below the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) threshold for the supply and delivery of an optical microscope. A single supplier is required to carry out all aspects of the Contract. The successful supplier shall be able to fulfil the below non-exhaustive list of requirements: 1 The offered solution must include an automated digital microscope controller and console. 2 The offered solution must include a 4k resolution fully integrated head camera. 3 The offered solution must have the ability to provide the following observation modes including but not limited to: bright field, dark field, mixed lighting, polarised light and Differential Interference Contrast (DIC). 4 The offered solution must have a magnification range of 20x - 6000x with sub-micron resolution. 5 The offered solution must be able to perform automated 2D and 3D measurements/mapping. 6 The offered solution must have a High Dynamic Range (HDR) image enhancement (> 10-bit colour depth). 7 The offered solution's microscope must be able to export STP/STEP files for 3D models. .