Fakta om udbudet

EU-nr

2021/S 222-584950

Offentliggjort

16.11.2021

Udbudstype

Udbud med forhandling uden forudgående offentliggørelse

Udbyder

Aarhus Universitet

Vindere

(16.11.2021)
Bruker Nordic AB
Kista

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) sensor

Aarhus Universitet

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Supplies

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Official name: Aarhus Universitet
National registration number: 31119103
Postal address: Nordre Ringgade 1
Town: Aarhus C
NUTS code: DK042 Østjylland
Postal code: 8000
Country: Denmark
Contact person: Ann Sophie Steffensen
E-mail: asst@au.dk
Telephone: +45 23382421
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.au.dk/

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title:

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) sensor

II.1.2) Main CPV code

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description:

Department of Agroecology intends to purchase a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) sensor operating in the mid infrared range (8000-340 cm-1). FTIR analysis will be used to develop a standardized method for measuring microplastic in the soil, gain insight and understanding of soil quality and soil biodiversity which are of a great relevance in several research projects. Moreover, the intention is to develop an FTIR spectral library of Danish soils. This library has to be compatible with the USDA library to enable easy data sharing and generation of robust calibration models for a wide range of soil properties. It will supply qualitative and quantitative data for many projects and a possibility of developing multi-sensor approach (fusion with other already available spectral techniques in the department like near infrared spectroscopy) for accurate soil properties estimation and mapping.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: 73 586.00 EUR

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: DK042 Østjylland

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

The system needs to be versatile and enables measurements of different types of samples like solids, and liquids. Thus, it requires a transmission and diffuse reflectance measurement modes. It needs to be equipped with an autosampler accessory with multiple sampling wells of variable sizes necessary to provide automated, representative, and timely measurements. Easy expansion of capabilities by including other accessories like IR microscopy in case of extended future research activities is another must. The system needs to be equipped with a reference polymer spectral library critical for the first phase of the project dedicated to microplastic analysis.

More specifically the system needs to meet the following requirements:

-FTIR spectrometer covering the range of 8000-340 cm-1

-High wavenumber accuracy, better than 0.01 cm-1

-High wavenumber precision, better than 0.0005 cm-1

-High signal to noise ratio better than 60 000:1 for 1 min (peak to peak)

-A HTS-XT accessory including liquid N2 cooled detector for reflection measurements and a RT detector for transmission measurements

-The unit must be able to handle standard 96 and 384 well plates

- Must include plates for both reflection measurements of soil samples as well as plates for transmission measurements of liquids

II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: no

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14) Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure without prior publication

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Even though several FTIR sensors are available on the market there is only one that meets all our requirements listed above to assure the quality and versatility of our research. It is the INVENIO-S FTIR manufactured by Bruker. Moreover, as indicated by the Global Soil Laboratory Network and the work of soil spectroscopy group there is a need to standardize spectral laboratory measurements to ensure compatibility and data sharing across laboratories. To comply with a global soil spectral library which is currently under construction, and to avoid problems associated with different instrumentation and what follows additional work on the calibration transfer procedures we have to use the same sensor for the development of our database. The global spectral library is developed on a Bruker Vertex-70, HTS-XT which is no longer available for purchasing. However, the INVENIO-S FTIR model is 100% compatible with it.

IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession

V.2) Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of contract award decision:

11/11/2021

V.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Official name: Bruker Nordic AB
Town: Kista
NUTS code: SE Sverige
Country: Sweden

The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 73 586.00 EUR

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information:

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Official name: Klagenævnet for udbud
Postal address: Toldboden 2
Town: Viborg
Postal code: 8800
Country: Denmark
E-mail: klfu@naevneneshus.dk
Telephone: +45 72405708
Internet address: https://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/klagenaevnet-for-udbud

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Please contact Aarhus University, if you have a comment about this notice - udbud@au.dk

Following the notification, a standstill period of 10 calendar days will be held in accordance to paragraph 3 of Act No. 593 of 2 June 2016 on the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for public Procurement. This implies that the Contracting Authority cannot sign the Contract with the winning Tenderer before the standstill period has expired.

In case of complaints about tenders or decisions, e.g. award of contracts covered by Section II or III in the Danish Public Procurement Act must be submitted to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement (Klagenævnet for udbud) within 45 calendar days from the day after the contractor published a notice in the Official Journal on the conclusion of a contract. At the latest concurrently with submission of an appeal to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant must inform the Contracting Authority of the alleged infringement, and whether the appeal is to be referred to the board.

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Official name: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Postal address: Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
Town: Valby
Postal code: 2500
Country: Denmark
E-mail: kfst@kfst.dk
Telephone: +45 41715000
Internet address: www.kfst.dk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

11/11/2021