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        <P>- APUC Ltd.(Advanced Procurement for Universities &amp; Colleges): https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/?#!/members</P>
        <P>- HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales): https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/</P>
        <P>- NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.neupc.ac.uk/join/members/who-are-our-members</P>
        <P>- NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/members/</P>
        <P>- LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.lupc.ac.uk/members/our-members/</P>
        <P>- SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium): https://www.supc.ac.uk/our-members/</P>
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        <P>- NHS National (Scotland) Procurement</P>
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        <P>- National Galleries of Scotland</P>
        <P>- National Records of Scotland</P>
        <P>- Forestry and Land Scotland</P>
        <P>- Historical Environment Scotland</P>
        <P>- Marine Directorate.</P>
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          <P>- Compound Microscopes &#x2013; upright or inverted equipment featuring optional fluorescence and camera systems for use in teaching, tissue culture analysis and routine applications.</P>
          <P>- Stereo and/or Zoom Microscopes - equipment featuring optional fluorescence and camera systems, for routine and clinical dissection, sorting, and examination.</P>
          <P>- Gel Documentation Systems.</P>
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          <P>- Medical Microscopes - Products designed for specialist medical and surgical applications, e.g. colposcopes, surgical loupes and microscopes with specific task fulfilment in neurology, ENT, dermatology, ophthalmology, dental or maxillofacial medicine.</P>
          <P>- Label Free Holographic Microscopes</P>
          <P>- Automated Live Cell (extended time lapse) microscopes</P>
          <P>- Slide scanners.</P>
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        <P>Suppliers should confirm they will be in a position to complete (at point of award) the following:</P>
        <P>Appendix A Form of Tender</P>
        <P>Appendix B Freedom of Information</P>
        <P>Appendix D APUC Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct</P>
        <P>Appendix H Declaration of Non-involvement in Serious Organised Crime</P>
        <P>Appendix I Declaration of Non- Involvement in Human Trafficking and Labour Exploitation</P>
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        <ADDRESS>Viewfield Place</ADDRESS>
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