Confocal Microscope Service Contract

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Awarded value£37,488published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Carl Zeiss Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The confocal microscope is used for undergrad practicals, taught master projects and for research by PhD students and post docs.

The contract covers labour and parts. Not having the contract in place would mean the equipment would not be serviced and calibrated annually.

£44,985 inc VAT

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

50800000 Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Aug 2025, 12:23 BST
Last source update: 29 Aug 2025, 12:42 BST
Authority reference: 25-031
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-052432
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059059 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2025

Transparency notice published
29 Aug 2025, 12:23 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
29 Aug 2025, 12:42 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £37,4881 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Carl Zeiss Ltd29 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026	£37,488	29 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University Of Kent

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYN-9654-JPQJ · GB-UKPRN: 10007150 The Registry,, Canterbury, South East, CT2 7NZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CARL ZEISS LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00542141GB-PPON: PCXP-2395-RYBL ZEISS House, 1030 Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, Cambridge, East of England, CB23 6DWContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender29 Aug 2025, 12:42 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender29 Aug 2025, 12:23 BST