RFT for AI-empowered Live Cell Imaging System

RFT for a Provision of Supply, Installation and ongoing servicing of AI-empowered Live Cell Imaging System

OPPORTUNITY:

UTS is seeking to establish a contract for the provision of supply and ongoing services of suite of integrated imaging instrument suitable for establishment of a National Live Cell Imaging Facility for High-Throughput Biochemistry and Cell Biology Discoveries, i.e. a combined imaging system integrating spinning-disk confocal and SIM dual modalities (IMAGING SYSTEM). The instrument is intended to enable super-resolution, high-speed, and AI-powered live cell imaging to study intracellular organelles and compartments at the nanoscale, as defined in the Statement of Requirement of this RFT. The successful tenderer is also expected to provide supporting services, in coordination with UTS, in a timely manner to ensure sufficient uptime of the equipment.

UTS is seeking competitive offers a new a state-of-the-art suite of spinning disk confocal microscope with polarisation structured illumination functionality and automated high-throughput screening workstation (SIM) comprising of the following integrated imaging platforms:

SDCM: Spinning disk confocal microscope with 3D super-resolution capabilities

SIM: Structured illumination microscope with extended NIR excitation

Sample loading system: Automated high-throughput screening workstation

RFT OBJECTIVES:

The objectives for this acquisition are:

Ensuring safety of UTS staff/students, enhancing efficiencies and delivering quality of service to UTS;

Ensure the best overall value for money outcome for UTS. This includes assessment of both compliance with mandatory requirements and performance against weighted evaluation criteria and reduction the total life cost of the system and associated deliverables;

To secure professional ongoing warranty, maintenance and other support services for the Systems;

Effective management of risks;

Compliance with all applicable laws, standards, codes, and policies;

On time delivery;

CLOSING DATE AND TIME:

Submissions must be fully received by 14:00 AEST Wednesday, 26November 2025.

UTS is not bound to accept the lowest priced submission or any part of a submission and reserves the right to conduct the Request for Tender process and select the successful respondent(s) as it sees fit. Late, verbal, faxed, mailed, or emailed submissions will not be accepted.

ENQUIRIES:

Enquiries should be made via the online forum . Enquiries for this RFT close at COB, AEST on Wednesday 19 November 2025. UTS staff are unable to respond to verbal or email enquiries in relation to this RFT any attempt from the market to do so will be redirected to Online Forum.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS:

Completed responses are to be submitted via the electronic tender box before the nominated cut-off date and time. Submission upload that commences before the cut-off time, but is completed after the cut-off time will be deemed unsuccessful by the system. Ensure sufficient time for the submission upload in regard to the internet speed, the file/s size, and other respondent's system/s protocols. Respondents will receive a Successful Submission Receipt timed and dated upon completion.