Loading page content…
Loading page content…
Loading contract search results…
Loading contract details…
| Source: | Find a Tender Service (FTS) |
| Notice Type: | Award notice |
| Buyer: | University of Leeds |
| Main Category: | Goods |
| Procurement Method: | Direct award |
| Method Rationale: | This procurement is being undertaken via a single-source route due to the unique technical capabilities of the C-Trap® Dymo 400 and the exclusive rights held by its manufacturer, LUMICKS B.V. the unique elements of this are: • Multi-trap continuous-wave optical tweezers, • Multi-colour confocal fluorescence microscopy, and • Multi-channel laminar flow microfluidics. These technologies are protected by several granted patents, including: US9952421, EP3256254B1 (optical traps), US9766180, EP3004848B1 (fluorescence imaging), S11156513B2 (optical force measurement) and EP3737756B1 (DNA supercoiling). No other commercially available instrument can provide simultaneous, correlated forcedistance-fluorescence measurements with the required resolution and sensitivity. Key performance features exclusive to the C-Trap include: • Force resolution 0.1 pN and drift stability 0.3 pN over 2 minutes • Confocal localisation precision 15 nm • Real-time imaging of single molecules under physiological flow conditions • Escape force 1000 pN, allowing for broad biological applicability • Integrated hardware/software for fast setup and automated experimental workflows. Additionally, the system includes a complete service and application support package, exclusive training kits, and proprietary components that are not available from any other provider |
View Original Notice
Access the full notice on the official portal
🤝 Need a consortium or subcontracting partner?
SMEs & Primes team up to win opportunities like this. Find partners on the board.
Awarded to
| Award status: | Pending |
Purchase of an optical tweezer system with Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy and widefield microscopy plus microfluidics. To view this notice, please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=992880616
Published contracts in the last 12 months
37
total contracts
£5.2m
total value
£163,214
average contract size
Typical categories
GB-Leeds: 202526 5793 Cell Disruptor
University of Leeds · WAC-586433
PE2025_26-5843 - Litter picking, bin, external grounds and vehicle cleaning
University of Leeds · WAC-578134
PE2025_26-5843 - Litter picking, bin, external grounds and vehicle cleaning
University of Leeds · WAC-578160
Pipeline status
Not addedImports the contract into your BidWriter pipeline · Qualify before you commit to bid
Need help writing this bid?
Our specialists write winning tender responses. Free consultation, no obligation.
Book a free consultation →| Tender Status: | Closed |
| Estimated Value (ex. VAT): | Not specified |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2025 |
| Application Deadline: | — |
| Contract Start Date: | — |
| Contract End Date: | — |
| Contract Duration: | NaN years |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-h6vhtk-05dd90 |
| Notice Reference: | 072355-2025 |