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title: "Operating microscope for plastic surgery at University Hospital Aachen"
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last-updated: 2026-10-22T09:30:00+00:00
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# Operating microscope for plastic surgery at University Hospital Aachen

Universitätsklinikum Aachen has published an open VgV procurement for an operating microscope for plastic surgery. The portal sets the offer deadline at 29 October 2026, 10:30 local time, and the deadline for clarification questions at 21 October, 23:59 local time. Offers may be submitted by post or electronically in text form or with an advanced or qualified electronic signature. The public detail page does not state the microscope configuration, quantities, value, term or award criteria.

- Status: closing-soon
- Country: DE
- Buyer: Universitätsklinikum Aachen AöR
- Submission deadline: 2026-10-29T09:30:00Z (instant)
- Original notice: https://www.evergabe.nrw.de/VMPSatellite/public/company/projectForwarding.do?pid=228717
- Source checked: 2026-10-14T03:08:51.699616Z

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