Fakta om udbudet

EU-nr

2023/S 131-418456

Offentliggjort

11.07.2023

Udbudstype

Tildeling af kontrakt uden forudgående offentliggørelse

Udbyder

Aarhus Universitet

2023-0539895 - In vitro system

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: DK Danmark
Postal code: 8000
Country: Denmark
Contact person: Jens August Aastrup Munch
E-mail: aumu@au.dk
Telephone: +45 93522562
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:

2023-0539895 - In vitro 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:

Our research focuses on understanding effective muscle regeneration and the mechanisms underlying its dysfunction during aging, in mice. Specifically, we are interested in investigating how the interplay between muscle stem cells and immune cells shapes the regeneration process during injury, both in young and old animals. The 1300B system from Aurora Scientific will be instrumental to measure muscle strength in vitro, in situ, and in vivo, an indicator of muscle function. This system will therefore enable us to study how pharmacological interventions that affect muscle stem cells or cells in the microenvironment modulates muscle function in response to injury.

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: 32 868.00 EUR

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: DK042 Østjylland

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

Classical assessments of muscle strength, e.g. treadmill test, voluntary running wheels, grip strength etc. are highly influenced by behavior, making it difficult to address the specific effects of the muscle itself. Also, it is not possible to assess individual muscles using these classical tests. With the purchase of the 1300B we will be able to study individual muscles in vitro and in situ, and muscle groups in vivo without interference from a behavioral component.

The system must have the following specifications:

• Capable of performing in vitro muscle tests in mice

• Capable of performing in situ muscle tests in mice

• Capable of performing in vivo muscle tests in mice

• The system must be a streamlined platform able to perform all the above muscle tests

• Bath chamber for in vitro tests

• The main hardware components (a high-power, bi-phasic stimulator + Dual-Mode muscle lever system + data acquisition module) of the system should preferably have a small footprint

• Intuitive and dedicated software able to control stimulation parameters, muscle tension, etc.

• Software complete with customizable standard protocols

• Dedicated analysis package with automatic high-throughput modules for standard muscle experiments

• Available programming services for advanced data 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

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:

To the best of our abilities, we cannot find other companies who can provide a similar system. Aurora Scientific is a leader in complete systems for muscle physiology. Similar systems can be constructed by combining the highly specialized individual components from different vendors. An example can be seen here: Iyer, S. R., et al. (2016). "In Vivo Assessment of Muscle Contractility in Animal Studies." Methods Mol Biol 1460: 293-307. We are however looking for a well-established streamlined platform without the need for multiple instruments, which we believe Aurora Scientific is the only company capable of providing.

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:

05/07/2023

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: Aurora Scientific
Town: Dublin
NUTS code: IE0 Ireland
Country: Ireland

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: 32 868.00 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:

06/07/2023