BioLuminescence System_COMPARE

Tender description

We invite tenders for a state of the art Bioluminescence system for the School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham. Research Grade luminescence imager (for luminescence and fluorescence detection). A luminescence imaging system to be supplied capable of luminescence, fluorescence, and bright field imaging with a range of objectives from 2.5x, 10x, 20x, 40x oil & 60x oil. Water immersion objectives would also be desirable. LED light source for the capture of fluorescence around DAPI/FITC/RHODAMINE/CY5 wavelengths. The system should be supplied with an EMCCD camera for optimum sensitivity. Suitable stage adapters should be supplied to accommodate 35mm diameter dishes and 8-well and 96-well plates. Temperature control to be supplied for use with the above stages, including the facility for carbon dioxide and humidity control. The ability to control external devices through TTL pulse in the control software would also be desirable. Service and training. The system to be covered by full service contract for a period of minimum 5 years (preferably 10 years) from installation. Full training to be supplied on all aspects of the system. Price to include delivery, installation and commissioning of the system in Nottingham. Software. We also require licences for 5 off-line workstations with analysis software TENDERERS MUST EXPRESS THEIR INTEREST THROUGH FIRST REGISTERING ON THE UNIVERSITY`S E-TENDERING SYSTEM https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/ Non-compliant expressions of interest (EOI) will not be considered or acknowledged. The university reserves the right to cancel the tender process at any stage. The University does not accept any liability for any costs incurred in tendering EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CLOSE: 19 October 2016 To EXPRESS INTEREST: Please first register on the eTendering system then Login and go to Tenders. Find the project scroll down to View Details and then scroll down to the Express Interest` button at the foot on the right hand side. NOTE: To make sure you receive our email notifications. to ensure our emails reach your inbox please add our email domain @in-tend.co.uk to your safe senders list and check your spam filter settings.. Once you have registered, log-in and go to Current Tenders/view printable details, then expressed interest in the project. Once you have registered, expressed interest in the project AND your EOI will be accepted and an email will automatically be sent notifying you (to the inserted publish email address at point of registration) that it has been accepted and a second email notifying you that the documents have been published to your site under `My Tenders`. Internet Explorer (not Mozilla Firefox) should be used and pop ups must be allowed. All correspondence relating to this project should only be made through the e-Tendering web site. Click on CREATE NEW CORRESPONDENCE once you have logged on to ...