Nikon Spinning Disc Upgrade

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£187,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Nikon UK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of a Yokagawa W1 spinning disk unit to upgrade a microscope currently housed in the Light Microscopy Core.

CPV: Microscopes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland · University of Edinburgh, March Building, Kings Buildings, James Hutton Road, EH9 3FE.

38510000 Microscopes

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Apr 2025, 16:30 BST
Last source update: 8 Apr 2025, 16:30 BST
Authority reference: NCA31094
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-013769
Classification (CPV): Microscopes
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ff1b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The Light Microscopy Core (LMC) purchased a Yokagawa W1 spinning disk unit to upgrade a microscopy currently housed in the LMC. This equipment will enable the LMC to perform very high-speed imaging of live samples with greatly reduced phototoxic/photobleaching effects. This ability is transformative for the research groups using the facility and opens up the possibility of high resolution, high speed timelapse imaging which has been an unfulfilled requirement for a number of years.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:794885)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £187,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Nikon UK	£187,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 013769-2025-NCA31094-1 · Nikon UK
Signed
7 Mar 2025
Value
£187,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Nikon UK LimitedAwarded supplier 1 The Crescent, Surbiton, South East, KT6 4BNContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.