Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e10-5088-7189-91ff-9999fad998eb/slide-scanner awarded GB open procedure # Slide Scanner [University Of Edinburgh](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-edinburgh) Estimated value Not stated Published 6 Jan 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The molecular histology and digital slide scanning SRF runs a suite of 4 digital slide scanners to meet user demand on the Bioquarter campus. The SRF work to a FEC (full economic cost) full cost recovery model, now employing 9 dedicated staff, posting an operating surplus in excess of 170K last Financial Year (CMVM (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine) finance dept estimate). For heavily utilised mission critical capital equipment of this nature there is a 10-year cycle of renewal which we would normally purchase from operating surplus (this now goes to the CMVM capital fund) or via managed deficit to be repaid. The original scanner is now 10 years old and is in need of replacement (the original is being taken away by the supplier and being recycled), at a minimum it will require a 20K computer and software upgrade to maintain “fit for purpose” status given age of system this isn’t sustainable and new enhanced capabilities a newer model would provide. The nature of these systems means that they are designed to operate 24/7 and therefor have had an extremely hard life which is starting to result in recuring breakdowns or operating issues. Due to the high demand any downtime on one scanner means that a bottleneck on the remaining slide scanners quickly forms as slides produced by staining robots (5) and multiple researcher studies being finished at the same time result in complaints received from users regarding the low availability of the scanners. Read full description ## CPV classification Molecular microscopes Microscopes Source Public Contracts Scotland · Notice rls-263-JAN521097 [View official notice](https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521097) 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 University Of Edinburgh: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-edinburgh) [Sector More Laboratory & precision equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/laboratory-precision-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Vodíkový polygon CEETe H2 / CEETe H2 Hydrogen Polygon · Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava · 18 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-14ee-7238-941c-57e426068058/czechia-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-vodikov) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and Training for 3 Automatic Asphalt Extraction Devices, including all necessary accessories required for complete and fully operational systems · Public Works Department · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1c2c-7367-bb86-fdb6f5219ed7/cyprus-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-supply) [Parking meters – Parkautomaten · Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, Haupt- und Personalamt, Abt. Allgemeiner Service, Zentraler Einkauf · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1396-70d0-82b5-dd09b1916cf7/germany-parking-meters-parkautomaten) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Dostawa systemu obrazowania fluorescencyjnego na rzecz Instytutu Agrofizyki im. Bohdana Dobrzańskiego PAN w Lublinie · Instytut Agrofizyki IM.BOHDANA Dobrzańskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-ceff-70be-b876-1f526e8d1cf5/poland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-dostawa) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Sprzedaż wraz z dostarczeniem sondy wieloparametrowej z elektrodami oraz pompy próżniowej · Uniwersytet Rzeszowski · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1441-70f4-a723-f4e57a503570/poland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-sprzedaz) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – X-ray CT system for the analysis of rock and soil samples · ETH Zürich - Abt. Procurement & Export Services · 37 days left · 25 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1c5a-739b-bb20-024917276057/switzerland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-x-r)