Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-b358-71a6-80d7-d1a93180017b/microscopy-imaging-equipment cancelled GB open procedure # Microscopy & Imaging Equipment [APUC Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/apuc-limited) Open field Estimated value £80,000,000 Published 20 Jan 2026 Deadline Closed 31 Jul 2025 ## Who can bid - Split into 9 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 The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of supply, servicing, maintenance and repairs of microscopes and imaging equipment plus related consumables and software used in research, teaching and medical applications across the further and higher education sector and other public bodies in the UK. This includes Full and Associate Members, and future members, and their associated and affiliated bodies of the UK higher and further education regional purchasing consortia : - APUC Ltd.(Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges): [apuc-scot.ac.uk](https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/?#!/members) - HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales): [hepcw.ac.uk/members](https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/) - NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium): [neupc.ac.uk](https://www.neupc.ac.uk/join/members/who-are-our-members) - NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium): [nwupc.ac.uk/members](https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/members/) - LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium): [lupc.ac.uk/members/our-members](https://www.lupc.ac.uk/members/our-members/) - SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium): [supc.ac.uk/our-members](https://www.supc.ac.uk/our-members/) Other participating bodies include: - Scotland Excel and their associate members - NHS National (Scotland) Procurement - Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture – SASA - National Galleries of Scotland - National Records of Scotland - Forestry and Land Scotland - Historical Environment Scotland - Marine Directorate. ## CPV classification Microscopes Optical microscopes Laboratory services Medical laser other than for surgery Cameras Research laboratory services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-04e33d-2026-01-20T12:18:49Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-04e33d-2026-01-20T12:18:49Z) 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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