Acquisition of a Axio Imager Vario

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Official name: University of Copenhagen
Postal address: krystalgade 25
Town: Copenhagen
NUTS code: DK01 Hovedstaden
Postal code: 1172
Country: Denmark
Contact person: Susanne Ünsal
E-mail: susanne.u@adm.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 Axio Imager Vario

II.1.2) Main CPV code

38510000 Microscopes

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description:

The Niels Bohr Institute is part of the Faculty of SCIENCE at the University of Copenhagen. The Niels Bohr Institute has a 100 year long tradition of excellence within science, in particular within the area of quantum physics. The institute was inaugurated on March 3, 1921, by Professor Niels Bohr. We are approx. 430 researchers, 70 administrative and technical staff, 100 PhD students and 400 students. The European Physical Society has declared the Niels Bohr Institute a Historic Site of great international importance for the development of physics and research.

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: 1 169 462.00 DKK

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: DK Danmark

NUTS code: DK01 Hovedstaden

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

An optical microscope (OM) is an essential tool for our characterization efforts here at NQCP.

The OM will be one among a handful of highly specialized characterization tools that will be used daily. Each will give essential feedback for trouble-shooting and improving our in-house produced novel materials. Modern OM models are highly automized, enabling fast and consistent overview and inspection measurements on wafer-scale. This specific model has associated software that allows correlative studies with specific scanning electron microscopes.

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 products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive
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 following is crucial for our choice of optical microscope for characterization:

Must have >150 x 150 mm scanning stage

Automatic full scans of up to 6-inch wafers are required. This product has 200x200 mm scanning stage.

Focus map required

Tilts will always be present when acquiring big maps. This tool has a focus map software solution.

Anti-vibration table

Besides the focus map, anti-vibration is crucial in the production of wafer scale micrographs.

Must have x5 to x150 scopes, including a x50 with long working distance

A wide selection of scopes is required to accommodate our various characterization needs. Especially a x5 wide view, a x50 with long working distance and one extreme magnification of x150 are crucial.

Must have reflected light: BF, DF, DIC and 360 deg polarization

Our work with many different material platforms requires a wide selection of light options to quickly locate and highlight various kinds of patterns, defects, morphologies. Especially circular DIC, unique to this vendor, will speed up inspections at high magnifications.

Transmitted light is required

Some of our samples are transparent. For these, transmitted light highlights certain features, not visible with reflected light.

Must be CorrMeas compatible.

This software allows correlative work between, various types of microscopes and device designs. It also controls the API of those microscopes, enabling quick and automatic location of features of interest observed in other tools.

The optical microscope will be used to get an overview of the sample to locate certain features that other tools like a scanning electron microscope then can analyze in higher detail.

Searching for features of interest with electron microscopes can deteriorate the surface. This is avoided by optical pre-identification.

The combination of correlative maps and API control will largely increase the speed of our research progress.

CorrMeas, being an independent software supplier, is ideal because it allows correlative work between hardware of different vendors, such as Zeiss and Oxford.

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:

06/09/2023

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: Carl Zeiss A/S
Postal address: Bregnerødvej 133A 1st
Town: Birkerød
NUTS code: DK0 Danmark
Postal code: 3460
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: 1 169 462.00 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, toldboden 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:

08/09/2023

Fakta om udbudet

Acquisition of a Axio Imager Vario

University of Copenhagen