UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) is acting on behalf of the MRC — Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) to give notification of their intention to invite tenders for the following requirement:

The MRC — Laboratory of Molecular Biology has a requirement for a purchase, installation and extended warranty/ service for a premium performance, highly automated Transmission Electron Cryo-Microscope.

The microscope will deliver high resolution data collection for Electron Cryo-tomography (Cryo-ET) experiments and Single Particle Analysis (SPA) with automated data collection using a Field Emission Gun for the data collection of frozen-hydrated biological specimens.

Installation of the primary microscope will include a requirement for the moving and recommissioning of an existing Transmission Electron Microscope to an alternate location within the same building.

The MRC — Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) intends to purchase a highly automated Transmission Electron Cryo-microscope for high-resolution data collection for both Electron Cryo-tomography (CryoET) experiments and Single Particle Analysis (SPA). It should provide the user with automated data collection using a Field Emission Gun (FEG) for the data collection of frozen-hydrated biological specimens.

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