Alberta Purchasing #2026RSS0086

University of Calgary proposed procurement of a Leica MICA live-cell imaging microscope

The University of Calgary is proposing to acquire an integrated live-cell imaging microscope platform for research applications. - Buyer: University of Calgary. - Requested platform: Leica MICA WideFocal Live-Cell Imaging Microscope Platform; quantity and part number are not specified. - OEM: Leica. VWR International ULC is identified as the intended supplier. - Included services: Supply, installation, commissioning, training, warranty, and support. - Key requirements: Simultaneous widefield and confocal imaging, filter-free spectral imaging, spectral unmixing, advanced live-cell environmental control, and automated image registration between imaging modalities. The University states the Leica platform is the only known solution meeting its combined requirements. - Research use: Ex-vivo tissue slices, organoids, fluorescence microscopy, and longitudinal live-cell imaging studies. - Procurement notice: Advanced Contract Award Notice / Notice of Proposed Procurement for a proposed direct award.

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 notice says the University determined that the Leica MICA is the only known solution meeting its combined scientific, technical, and operational requirements. Its capabilities include simultaneous widefield and confocal imaging, filter-free spectral imaging, spectral unmixing, live-cell environmental control, and automated image registration.

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