Microscopy & Imaging Equipment

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  "date": "2025-07-29T11:35:34+01:00",
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    "classification": {
      "description": "Microscopes",
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    "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of supply, servicing, maintenance and repairs of microscopes and imaging equipment plus related consumables and software used in research, teaching and medical applications across the further and higher education sector and other public bodies in the UK. This includes Full and Associate Members, and future members, and their associated and affiliated bodies of the UK higher and further education regional purchasing consortia :\n- APUC Ltd.(Advanced Procurement for Universities \u0026 Colleges): https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/?#!/members\n- HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales): https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/\n- NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.neupc.ac.uk/join/members/who-are-our-members\n- NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/members/\n- LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.lupc.ac.uk/members/our-members/\n- SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.supc.ac.uk/our-members/\nOther participating bodies include:\n- Scotland Excel and their associate members\n- NHS National (Scotland) Procurement\n- Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture \u2013 SASA\n- National Galleries of Scotland\n- National Records of Scotland\n- Forestry and Land Scotland\n- Historical Environment Scotland\n- Marine Directorate.",
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