Opportunity
CanadaBuys #AB-2026-07356
University of Calgary procurement of a Leica MICA live-cell imaging microscope platform
Posted
November 04, 2026
Respond By
November 11, 2026
Identifier
AB-2026-07356
NAICS
423490
The University of Calgary plans to procure a Leica MICA platform for advanced live-cell and tissue imaging research. - Buyer: University of Calgary; no sub-agency or purchasing office is identified. - OEM: Leica (Leica Microsystems), the named manufacturer. - Product: One Leica MICA WideFocal Live-Cell Imaging Microscope Platform; quantity and part number are not specified. - Combines widefield and confocal imaging with filter-free spectral imaging and spectral unmixing. - Supports live-cell environmental control and automated image registration between imaging modalities. - Intended for research involving ex-vivo tissue slices, organoids, fluorescence microscopy, and longitudinal imaging. - Included services: Supply, installation, commissioning, user training, warranty, and support; quantities and service part numbers are not specified. - Notable requirement: The University states that the Leica MICA is the only known solution meeting its complete scientific, technical, and operational requirements. - Potential alternatives: ZEISS, Evident, and Nikon offer microscopy platforms that may address overlapping imaging needs, though the notice identifies Leica MICA as uniquely meeting the full requirement.
Description
The University of Calgary intends to award a contract to VWR International ULC for the supply, installation, commissioning, training, warranty, and support of a Leica MICA WideFocal Live-Cell Imaging Microscope Platform. The platform will support biological research involving ex-vivo tissue slices, organoids, live-cell imaging, fluorescence microscopy, and longitudinal imaging studies. The University states the Leica MICA is the only known solution meeting its full scientific, technical, and operational requirements. Its described capabilities include widefield and confocal imaging, filter-free spectral imaging, spectral unmixing, live-cell environmental control, and automated image registration.