Fakta om udbudet

EU-nr

2023/S 079-237077

Offentliggjort

21.04.2023

Udbudstype

Udbud med forhandling uden forudgående offentliggørelse

Udbyder

University of Copenhagen

Acquisition of a Fibroscan 530 Compact (Echosens)

University of Copenhagen

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Supplies

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Official name: University of Copenhagen
Postal address: Nørregade 10
Town: Copenhagen K
NUTS code: DK01 Hovedstaden
Postal code: 1165
Country: Denmark
Contact person: Mahmut Yüksel
E-mail: fgn253@ku.dk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.KU.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:

Acquisition of a Fibroscan 530 Compact (Echosens)

II.1.2) Main CPV code

38520000 Scanners

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description:

Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) was established in 2010 at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

The vision is to strengthen interdisciplinary research that transforms the basic understanding of the mechanisms involved in metabolic health and disease, and to accelerate this knowledge toward new prevention and treatment strategies.

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: 1 044 451.00 DKK

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: DK01 Hovedstaden

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

The purchase of Fibroscan 530 Compact (Echosens) from MediPlast is an essential part of the data collection for the Danish Precision Health Initiative, where we collect data on multiple aspects of the cardiometabolic health status of participants. MediPlast is, to the best of our knowledge, the only Danish provider of the Fibroscan 530 Compact® for non-invasive and quantitative examination of the liver. It is important that the provider is Danish as the training of research staff must be in Danish.

In addition, it is essential that it is the Fibroscan 530 Compact (Echosens) as this equipment has been used in previous studies which we wish to align with and be able to compare analysis.

II.2.5) Award criteria

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

Negotiated procedure without prior publication

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

Liver stiffness measurement done with VCTE technology is a fundamentally different technology than used in conventional ultrasound devices.

Fibroscan use biomarkers that can monitor patients over time.

Fibroscan can be performed by any trained operator – no long-term education – for a reproducible and comparable outcome.

Examen can be performed in less than 10 min. and patients can breathe normally during the examination.

Europe patent no.

EP1531733

EP1853170

EP1924199

EP2129296

EP2268208

EP2370810

EP2477551

EP2739211

EP2959312

EP2841935

EP14745112.4

EP16727453.9

EP15168841.3

EP3297539

EP3381374

EP3487412

EP3315074

EP19305761.9

EP19188700.9

EP19706656.6

EP19706655.8

EP19305761.9

EP20305804.5

EP19768825.2

EP19774121.8

EP21305956.1

EP22305298.6

We are aligning with other Danish cohorts to be able to compare analyses in the future. These cohorts use Fibroscan 530 Compact and thus it is very important that we use the same equipment.

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:

28/02/2023

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: MediPlast A/S
Postal address: Marielundsvej 46E
Town: Herlev
NUTS code: DK013 Nordsjælland
Postal code: 2730
Country: Denmark

The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 1 044 451.00 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: Danish Public Contracts Appeal Board
Postal address: Nævnenes hus, tolboden 2
Town: Viborg
Postal code: 8800
Country: Denmark
E-mail: NH@naevneneshus.dk
Telephone: +45 72405600
Internet address: www.KLFU.dk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

17/04/2023