Soft Market Testing Exercise for the Provision of Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopes

Medical Researchers at the University of Southampton are about to embark upon a research project involving a prospective clinical trial of patients with eye disease and is seeking to purchase three adaptive optics retinal cameras (adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopes).

The project specifically requires mirrored fundus cameras capable of imaging photoreceptors as single cells as well as the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) mosaic.

Additional information: Potential bidders with the genuine capability, demonstrable experience in provision of adaptive optics and scanning ophthalmoscopes and the capacity to meet the requirements set out in this soft market testing exercise should confirm their interest by downloading, completing and uploading the Questionnaire via the University's tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton.

If you are not already registered as a supplier with the In-Tend Portal, you will need to register your company before accessing the soft market testing stage. Once registered you will need to express and interest in the project, further details will then become available.

To submit your interest on the In-Tend portal 1. Log In 2. My Tenders 3. View PIN details. 4. Browse and upload your return (or Zip File) 5. Once response document is uploaded and displayed in the - My Documents for Return - use - Submit My Return.

Please note, to preserve the integrity of the procedure, all queries must be made via In-Tend. We look forward to receiving your response.

The Closing Time and Date for receipt of submission is 12:00 noon local time on 5th September 2018.

Please be aware that the system will automatically reject any late submissions.

The responses to this soft market testing exercise will be used to inform our decision making. There will be no prejudice to any future procurement procedure by participation in this soft market testing exercise.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No