Fakta om udbudet

EU-nr

2022/S 241-694550

Offentliggjort

14.12.2022

Udbudstype

Tildeling af kontrakt uden forudgående offentliggørelse

Udbyder

Aarhus Universitet

Vindere

(14.12.2022)
ABBELIGHT
Cachan

Super-resolution microscopy for Single Molecule Localization Microscopy

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:

Super-resolution microscopy for Single Molecule Localization Microscopy

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:

The objective is to set up a new microscope allowing the nanoscopic observation and quantification of neuronal and synaptic proteins without acquisition bias.

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: 340 192.00 EUR

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: DK042 Østjylland

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

Dr. Chao Sun’s team of DANDRITE, Aarhus University, wishes to acquire a new microscope to carry out multicolor super-resolution based on the new technology dynamic illumination. This microscope is a development instrument that will allow the imaging of living or fixed biological systems using various optical modalities giving access to spatial resolutions around 20 nm.

The objective is to set up a new microscope allowing the nanoscopic observation and quantification of neuronal and synaptic proteins without acquisition bias. With this new microscope, our laboratory, a pioneer in these super-resolution techniques, will be equipped with a customized instrument unique in the world in order to better understand the local synaptic protein function and its impact on synaptic function.

General characteristics

- Super-resolution microscopy able to perform all Single Molecule Localization Microscopy such as PALM, PAINT and dSTORM with acquisition and analysis software.

- Super-resolution microscopy able to perform simultaneous multi-color imaging without compromise in speed, FOV and resolution.

- Super-resolution microscope able to perform 3D with magnified astigmatism.

- Wide field and homogeneous illumination thanks to the patented ASTER technique for adaptable scanning for top-hat excitation scanning renderer.

- Adjustable TIRF illumination for optimum adjustment of the illumination angle.

This instrument is designed to realize nanoscopy applications based on the single molecule localization approach. The objective is to reach a localization accuracy of 15x15x25 nm in XYZ.

- The SMLM instrument is coupled with an Olympus Evident inverted microscope and use only one camera port (the other ports remaining available for the coupling of other imaging modalities).

- The module can provide different illumination methods: EPI, TIRF, HiLo.

- The illumination must be homogeneous in the different illumination modes: EPI, TIRF, HiLo to perform quantification on the entire useful field. Specify the size of the field for a 95% illumination homogeneity (intensity difference between the center and the edge of the field).

- The field of view of the imaging should be as large as possible. A field of at least 150x150 µm2 with a 100x objective will be preferred in order to visualize the expansive dendritic and axonal arborization of neurons in culctures.

The instrument must include the following lasers. The laser power especially for 561 and 640 nm is important to ensure a high irradiance on the sample in full field for dSTORM applications.

o 405 nm with a minimum output power of 50 mW.

o 488 nm with a minimum output power of 40 mW.

o 561 nm with a minimum output power of 300 mW.

o 640 nm with a minimum output power of 500 mW.

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:

The instrument must allow the Sun lab to carry out microscopy projects at a resolution of up to 20 nm, and this in a robust manner in three dimensions and in several colors. This is necessary to visualize the relative three-dimensional arrangement and copy numbers of synaptic proteins.

The instrument must be a stand-alone module combined with advance inverted microscopy frame, and that integrates high power laser illumination, and allows the use of fast and sensitive cameras for image acquisition.

The functionalities (simultaneous multicolor 3D SMLM, the largest homogeneous Field of View in TIRF), the type of equipment (stand-alone module for Single Molecule Localization Microscopy), and the integrated SMLM analysis software packages limit the offer to the SAFe360 module proposed by the Abbelight company.

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:

09/12/2022

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: ABBELIGHT
Town: Cachan
NUTS code: FR France
Country: France

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: 340 192.00 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.4.4) 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:

09/12/2022