Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf7-11b6-7057-a11f-770c0dbd5f78/gb-sheffield-band-saw-to-be-used-in-oral-and-maxillofacial-pathology awarded GB open procedure # GB-Sheffield: Band Saw (to be used in oral and maxillofacial pathology [Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sheffield-teaching-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust) Estimated value £18,620 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 29 Sept 2016 ## Who can bid - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology requires a band saw to prepare thin sections of teeth and slices of bone. Ground sections of calcified teeth are required for the diagnosis of certain pathological conditions. The sections must be reproducibly thin and of high quality. Pathological bone often needs decalcifying prior to thin sectioning. This process can be accelerated by taking slices of the bone on the band saw and decalcifying the slices rather than the whole specimen. This reduces turn-around time in the diagnosis of bone pathology. In order to facilitate this work, the band saw must: - have interchangeable clamping systems for different sizes of specimen. - have the ability to cut through very hard materials (eg. tungsten implants) as well as through soft tissues. - be capable of cutting small specimens (eg. paediatric teeth) down to a thickness of 150 microns. - allow setting of section thickness with micrometer accuracy. - produce slices or thin sections of combined hard and soft tissues in which the microscopic relationship of all tissues is maintained. - have a pivoting clamp system which minimises the area of contact between specimen and blade at any one moment thus keeping specimen damage to an absolute minimum. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Read full description ## CPV classification Medical equipments Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5ea62ee2-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sheffield-teaching-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust) [Sector More Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/medical-equipment-pharmaceuticals) ## More tenders like this [C002218 Slit-lamp Simulator and all associated parts and software · The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a0a-a0bf-738a-a911-b0cef05c3668/c002218-slit-lamp-simulator-and-all-associated-parts-and-software) [Epistaxis Device · The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust · 7 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a0a-a385-70da-be38-318c9d7aef0c/epistaxis-device) [Cochlear Implants · The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c8ee-7311-a960-2c841b8ccbb0/cochlear-implants) [Delivery and supply of 11 Hoists · North East London NHS Foundation Trust · 13 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c9a1-7022-be69-dade0279382a/delivery-and-supply-of-11-hoists) [AFBI - Supply and Delivery of Transmissibile Spongiform Encephalopathy Rapid Test Kits · Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute · 34 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-ce94-70b0-92b3-33b530124d4d/afbi-supply-and-delivery-of-transmissibile-spongiform-encephalopathy-rapid-tes) [Custom made Cranial Plates Tender · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a158c1-0673-726d-b0b6-25ad41206a9b/custom-made-cranial-plates-tender)