Fakta om udbudet

EU-nr

2022/S 241-694872

Offentliggjort

14.12.2022

Udbudstype

Tildeling af kontrakt uden forudgående offentliggørelse

Udbyder

Aarhus Universitet

Vindere

(14.12.2022)
Thermo Electorn A/S
Hvi9dovre

Triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometer

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:

Triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometer

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 Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering at Aarhus University wish to purchase an ThermoFisher TSQ Fortis™ Plus triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometer to analyze micropollutants including PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in water samples. The instrument will be used to increase our data and knowledge on the PFAS degradation reactions in our developed treatment methods. A key aspect is introducing the possibility of analyzing PFAS and fluoride ions derived from PFAS degradation in the same software platform.

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: 175 590.00 EUR

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: DK042 Østjylland

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

The “forever chemical” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widely found in everyday consumer products including carpets, textiles, firefighter foams, cookware, and other goods. Exposure to PFAS can lead to various adverse health effects, such as low infant birth weight, thyroid hormone disruption, impairment on the immune system, and even cancers. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop technologies that can break down the perpetual chemicals in a green, sustainable way.

The analysis of PFAS by ThermoFisher UHPLC-MS/MS (TSQ Fortis™ Plus triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometer) is crucial to evaluate and verify the effectiveness of the developed degradation methods. Specifically, the ThermoFisher TSQ Fortis™ Plus triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometer can fulfill all the critical parameters listed below:

1) The UHPLC-MS/MS must be both hardware compatible and software compatible with Dionex Aquion IC system to provide key data for PFAS degradation reactions.

2) The UHPLC-MS/MS must be operatable in the same software platform of Chromeleon that measures and analyzes fluoride ions derived from PFAS degradation.

3) The UHPLC-MS/MS must have extremely short polarity switching time of 5 ms or lower, allowing more versatile measurements such that it is possible to measure more PFAS compounds simultaneously.

4) The UHPLC-MS/MS must have a broader mass range of 2-3000.

5) The UHPLC-MS/MS must have the resolution of 0.4 FWHM (full width at half maximum) or below.

6) Free Cloud service must be provided such that we will get access of 19.000 curated selected reaction monitoring (SRM) transition for direct inserting into new of existing instrument methods.

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:

A few suppliers on the market offer UHPLC-MS/MS that can analyze micropollutants like PFAS from water samples, however the only instrument that is both hardware compatible and software compatible with our existing Aquion IC system is the ThermoFisher Scientific UHPLC-MS/MS (TSQ Fortis™ Plus triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometer). In addition, ThermoFisher is the only commercial supplier that can deliver several unique features specified above. Therefore, the combination of these described requirements is fulfilled exclusively by one supplier.

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: Thermo Electorn A/S
Town: Hvi9dovre
NUTS code: DK042 Østjylland
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: 175 590.00 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:

09/12/2022