Acquisition of an ESLFemto laser ablation system

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 an ESLFemto laser ablation system

II.1.2) Main CPV code

38636100 Lasers

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description:

StarPlan is a former center of excellence housed at the Globe Institute at the SUND faculty of Copenhagen University. The center employs cosmochemistry, astrophysics and astronomy researchers and has an extensive state-of-the-art laboratory that includes clean lab facilities and multiple mass spectrometers.

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: 2 844 410.00 DKK

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: DK01 Hovedstaden

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

We intend to purchase an ESLFemto (femtosecond) laser ablation system that can be connected to iCAP ICPMS and MC-ICPMS systems already present at StarPlan facilities. This instrument will be used to measure chemical and isotope compositions over a wide element range for small components within meteorites and terrestrial samples. It will also be used to mill out small samples that are impossible to excavate with other known techniques.

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:

The system has several ESLFemto specs include patent numbers.

Sample Chamber:

• Typhoon purge, an in-chamber fluid handling system improves the purge

performance (air removal and replacement with He) of the TwoVol3 ablation

cell. When this method is employed, the TwoVol3 can be effectively purged

and provide a stable ICP-MS background in less than 5 minutes. Importantly,

the air is efficiently removed from all regions of the TwoVol3 cell which also

ensure the same result is obtained within all regions of the cell Patents:

EP 2954300 B1

WO 2014 124181 A1

• Bypass valve when using high speed imaging configuration. The bypass pin of

the TwoVol3 physically blocks the bottom of the “cup” such that flow to the

ICP is stopped. This eliminates the need for a bypass valve in the transport

tubing between cell and ICP which results in a linear and uninterrupted aerosol

flow and allows the user to switch samples without need to extinguish the ICP.

Patent numbers:

EP 3803349 A4

WO 2019 236698 A1

Active Spot Size Control:

• ESL’s patented spot size control between 1 and 65 μm, selectable in 1 μm

increments using the IVA; the only system to provide such flexibility. Patent

numbers:

EP 2795283 B1

WO 2013 095786 A1

Software:

• High stage position return accuracy: ImageLock. ActiveView2 pattern

recognition-based feature developed to improve stage return accuracy and

provide less than 1 micron error when using the TwoVol2. When enabled the

user can have confidence that they are analyzing the desired feature or region

of a sample, particularly for long, unattended analysis. Patent numbers:

WO 2014 144012 A1

• Spectroscopy data display within the laser software: allows the LA instrument

to grab the data from the ICPMS instrument and display the data via overlay

on the laser ablation instrument display itself. Patent numbers:

EP 3968005 A1

WO 2013 101745 A1

System:

• Touchscreen mounted on the system providing operators with a view of the

sample via the off-axis wide-angle camera and touch input capability to drive

the stages to the desired location. Patent numbers:

EP 2553552 B1

WO 2011 123667 A2

LA-ICP interface:

• The DCI linking the laser ablation chamber with the torch of the ICP, provides

an single uninterrupted conduit to minimise particle dispersion and thus improve washout times of all ESL chambers including the TwoVol2. The DCI is

easy to install (plug-and-play) and is self-aligning relative to the ICPMS cones,

in combination with delivery the particles directly to the base of the plasma

(within the torch), this ensures maximum transmission and thus sensitivity is

achieved. Patent numbers:

EP 2795340 B1

WO 2013 095784 A1

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:

31/03/2023

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: Elemental Scientific Instruments
Postal address: 23, route de la Wantzenau
Town: Hoenheim
NUTS code: FR France
Postal code: 67800
Country: France

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: 2 844 410.00 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:

01/05/2023

Fakta om udbudet

Acquisition of an ESLFemto laser ablation system

University of Copenhagen