Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b9b-0ed8-7135-92f1-7d74de7b149f/high-value-laboratory-equipment awarded GB open procedure # High Value Laboratory Equipment [North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium](https://tendernation.io/buyers/north-western-universities-purchasing-consortium) Estimated value £185,000,000 Published 21 Dec 2023 Deadline Closed 2 Jun 2023 ## Who can bid - Split into 5 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender NWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider Framework Agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, APUC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC and SUPC for the supply of High Value Laboratory Equipment. The Framework Agreement will be split into 5 lots as follows: - Lot 1 Magnetic Resonance Equipment, - Lot 2 X-Ray, Imaging, Elemental & Micro Analysis Equipment and Microscopy Instruments, - Lot 3 Spectroscopy Equipment, - Lot 4 Mechanical, Thermal and Physical Testing Equipment. - Lot 5 Radiation Safety & Detection Equipment. This Framework Agreement will commence on 01st August 2023 for an initial period of 24 months until 31st July 2025 with the option to extend the Agreement for 12 months until 31st July 2026 and a further 12 months until 31st July 2027 subject to satisfactory Economic Operator performance. Coverage on this agreement shall be national - covering all of the United Kingdom including Northern Ireland ## CPV classification Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) Spectrometers Magnetic resonance imaging equipment X-ray fluoroscopy devices Spectroscopy devices Tomography devices Microscopes Electron microscopes Scanning electron microscopes Transmission electron microscope Scanning probe microscopes Diffraction apparatus Fluid mechanics equipment Checking and testing apparatus Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring Instruments for checking physical characteristics Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment Apparatus for measuring radiation Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-03a160-2023-12-21T14:35:22Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-03a160-2023-12-21T14:35:22Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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