Fakta om udbudet

EU-nr

2023/S 035-099786

Offentliggjort

17.02.2023

Udbudstype

Annullering

Udbyder

Aarhus Universitet

High Pressure Freezing (HPF) System

Aarhus Universitet

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Supplies

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

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: Christina Lyneborg
E-mail: chly@au.dk
Telephone: +45 93508450
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:

High Pressure Freezing (HPF) System

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 Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, would like to purchase a high pressure freezing (HPF) system for vitrification of cells and tissues, with a particular focus on sample preparation for high resolution in situ structural biology studies within the fields of neurobiology and microbiology.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

33000000 Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: DK Danmark

NUTS code: DK042 Østjylland

Main site or place of performance:

Aarhus

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

The HPF system must fulfill the following criteria:

1) Small foot print (1160 cm x 79 cm x 128 cm, w/d/h) without external LN2 tank and need for large room volumes for safety reasons

2) Use small amounts of LN2 (maximum 30 liter LN2 pr. day).

3) Compatible with direct integration of existing (customer side) Leica S9E stereo microscope.

4) Documented bare grid HPF compatible with cryo-FIB/SEM workflow.

5) Documented and proven customer track-record for integration of electric stimulation in HPF system.

6) Documented and proven customer track-record for integration of light stimulation in HPF system.

7) Automatic sample transfer to LN2 sample storage after freezing process. Storage dewar should have three separate storage positions holding up to nine different samples.

8) No alcohol and other liquids necessary for synchronisation of pressure and cooling.

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

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.

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 030-085562

IV.2.8) Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system

IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title:

High Pressure Freezing (HPF) System

A contract/lot is awarded: no

V.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)

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:

13/02/2023