Fakta om udbudet

EU-nr

2022/S 219-630897

Offentliggjort

14.11.2022

Udbudstype

Tildeling af kontrakt uden forudgående offentliggørelse

Udbyder

Aarhus Universitet

Vindere

(14.11.2022)
Fisher Electron A/S
Hvidovre

(10.01.2023)
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Hvidovre

HPLC system - 2022-0459081

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: DK Danmark
Postal code: 8000
Country: Denmark
Contact person: Jens August Aastrup Munch
E-mail: aumu@au.dk
Telephone: +45 93522562
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:

HPLC system - 2022-0459081

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:

We require a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system with autosampler to be integrated into our planned single-cell proteomic HPLC-MS (mass spectrometer) platform at Biomedicine, Aarhus University. This platform is part of the CellX single cell roadmap initiative and aims to provide proteomic analysis at the single-cell level for nationwide users, both in academia and industry. The HPLC needs to fulfil some mandatory requirements.

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: 720 757.17 DKK

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: DK042 Østjylland

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

1. The system must have a pressure range of up to 1500 bar to produce the excellent separation needed for single-cell proteomics (*)

2. The system must be able to run gradients down to 100 nl/min, to accommodate the low flow rate required for single-cell proteomics

3. The system must provide an ion free flow path, to avoid any contaminations especially for ultra-low amount of samples

4. The pump must have active flow control from 1 nl/min to 100 µl/min, that is adjustable in 1 nl increments, to accommodate the need for delicate adjustment of flow rates

5. Pump gradient delay volume contribution must be below 25 nl, to avoid excessive gradient delay

6. The autosampler must be able to stably control sample temperature between 4 and 40 degree Celsius

7. The injection principle of the autosampler must be in-line split loop (flow through needle) for high reproducibility injections with no sample loss

8. The autosampler must be able to offer a standard injection volume range of 0.01-25 µl and extendable up to 100 µl in 0,01 µl increments, to accommodate the wide range of sample concentrations for single-cell proteomics

9. Injection accuracy must fall within +/- 0.5% for a typical aqueous sample injection of 5 µl

10. The system must be able to run under the Xcalibur - based data system for instrument control and acquisition, to seamlessly integrate with an Orbitrap Tribrid Ascend (*) mass spectrometer

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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

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

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Explanation:

After extensive investigation, the only instrument that can fulfill all these mandatory features and integrate seamlessly into our platform is the Vanquish Neo system from Thermo Scientific. Specifically, the features marked with* are unique to the Vanquish Neo and cannot be accomplished by other HPLC systems on the market.

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:

20/11/2009

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: Fisher Electron A/S
Town: Hvidovre
NUTS code: DK Danmark
Country: Denmark

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: 720 757.17 DKK

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:

09/11/2022