Official name: Aarhus Universitet
National registration number: 31119103
Postal address: Nordre Ringgade 1
Town: Aarhus C
NUTS code: DK Danmark
Postal code: 8000
Country: Denmark
Contact person: Jens August Aastrup Munch
E-mail: udbud@au.dk
Telephone: +45 93522562
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Acquisition of equipment for performing Imaging mass cytometry - 2022-0378415

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

Supplies

The Department of Biomedicine at Aarhus University wishes to purchase an Imaging mass cytometer for the acquisition of multidimentional data on protein levels with spatial resolution. We want to purchase an imaging mass cytometer that that can be added to the core mass cytometry equipment already running in the department (Helios, Flidigm). This is a requirement for the data collection process of the Imaging mass cytometer. The new equipment will allow us to visualize more than 30 proteins at the same time in tissue slides, and will hence give unprecedented insight into the molecular mechanisms that drive disease processes in living organisms.

This contract is divided into lots: no

Value excluding VAT: 2 990 269.00 DKK

NUTS code: DK Danmark

NUTS code: DK042 Østjylland

Visualization of multiple markers in tissue has a great potential in many different applications, but it is difficult to obtain visualization on multiple markers simultaneously among others due to the spectral overlap between fluorophores. With the purchased of the Imaging mass cytometry module to the existing Helios platform we will have the ability to study tissue with a subcellular resolution gaining insight into the microenvironment at single cell level. Imaging mass cytometry allows simultaneously detection and enables analysis of more than 40 parameters in tissue and cell smear without the need for spectral compensation or subtraction of auto-fluorescent background.

Full list of requirements:

1) Be fully integrated with existing mass cytometry platform, Helios

2) <1 m ablation spot size of solid tissue, or cells on slides

3) Up to 52 elemental tags for analysis without re-staining (135 channels available)

4) Rastering speed of 200 pixels/second

5) 0.3% sensitivity for 159Tb

6) Detection limit of 400 antibody copies per m2

7) Dynamic range of 4 orders of magnitude

8) Automated calibration

9) Ability to visualize protein with no autofluorescence and with minimal/no spectral overlap

10) Ability to detect protein simultaneously with RNA

Options: no

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below

Explanation:

The combination of requirements described above are fulfilled exclusively by one supplier. The possibility that there are other potential suppliers who could deliver the same has been objectively excluded by market consultations. The Hyperion is unique in being fully compatible with the Helios platform that we have, and for allowing detection of more than 40 elemment-labelled tags with high sensitivity, speed, and pression. Also, possession of Imaging Mass Cytometry equipment is required in order to be able to obtain multiparameter information with high spatial resolution on proteins in virus-infected organs and tissues. This is a requirement for our research on mechanisms underlying viral diseases

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

03/06/2022

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

Official name: AH Diagnostics
Town: Tilst
NUTS code: DK Danmark
Country: Denmark

The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: no

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 2 990 269.00 DKK

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

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

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

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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

03/06/2022