1.1.
Buyer
Official name
:
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - DTU
Legal type of the buyer
:
Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority
:
Education
Annonce
Fakta om udbudet
EU-nr
Offentliggjort
28.08.2025
Udbudstype
Andre
Udbyder
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - DTU
Delivery of Gradient Coil for human magnetic resonance imaging
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - DTU
561640-2025 - Direct award preannouncement
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561640-2025 - Direct award preannouncement
Denmark – Scanners – Delivery of Gradient Coil for human magnetic resonance imaging
OJ S 164/2025 28/08/2025
Voluntary ex-ante transparency notice
Supplies
1.
Buyer
2.
Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title
:
Delivery of Gradient Coil for human magnetic resonance imaging
Description
:
DTU needs to purchase a uniaxial resonant head insert gradient coil for animal and human magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), particularly for hydrogen and hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI. We aim for 3D mapping of brain metabolites with a time resolution of around a second for calculation of metabolic rates. This requires gradient performance exceeding that of clinical scanners. To drive the gradient coil at the needed slew rate and current with an MRI gradient amplifier, it needs to be resonant, so it amplifies the output at specific frequencies multi-fold. An integrated capacitor bank is needed to make the coil resonant at around 10 kHz for carbon-13, and 20 kHz for hydrogen to make the data acquisition quiet for fMRI (Versteeg et al, Magn Reson Med. 2022;87:1062–1073). To compensate for the low gyromagnetic ratio of carbon-13, an efficiency of around 0.3 mT/m/A is needed. At 10 kHz, it must sustain maximum voltages and currents of 1.8 kV and 300 A (4.8 kV and 225 A at 20 kHz). The maximum duty cycle needs to be near 100% during the lifetime of the carbon MRI signal, i.e., 2 minutes. The application shall include functional MRI with visual stimulation, so the gradient coil needs to be open in front of the subject eyes. Since the coil will only be relevant for a patient sub-group, it needs to be mountable and configured within an hour to enable flexible use of the scanner with intermittent coil use required to enable clinical translation. The coil needs to be designed, built and equipped with safety measures (sensors) so it can be approved for human use, even though CE labelling is not a requirement. Market research has shown, that the only supplier of resonant human-suited head insert gradient coils is Futura Composites BV that can fulfill the requirements above. Therefore, DTU intends to issue a purchase order to the company.
Procedure identifier
:
34152a87-f7a2-43e2-ae7d-172a1a32a57b
Internal identifier
:
10253
Type of procedure
:
Negotiated without prior call for competition
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract
:
Supplies
Main classification
(
cpv
):
38520000
Scanners
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis
:
Directive 2014/24/EU
5.
Lot
5.1.
Lot
:
LOT-0000
Title
:
Delivery of Ultrasonic Gradient Coil
Description
:
DTU needs to purchase a uniaxial resonant head insert gradient coil for animal and human magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), particularly for hydrogen and hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI. We aim for 3D mapping of brain metabolites with a time resolution of around a second for calculation of metabolic rates. This requires gradient performance exceeding that of clinical scanners. To drive the gradient coil at the needed slew rate and current with an MRI gradient amplifier, it needs to be resonant, so it amplifies the output at specific frequencies multi-fold. An integrated capacitor bank is needed to make the coil resonant at around 10 kHz for carbon-13, and 20 kHz for hydrogen to make the data acquisition quiet for fMRI (Versteeg et al, Magn Reson Med. 2022;87:1062–1073). To compensate for the low gyromagnetic ratio of carbon-13, an efficiency of around 0.3 mT/m/A is needed. At 10 kHz, it must sustain maximum voltages and currents of 1.8 kV and 300 A (4.8 kV and 225 A at 20 kHz). The maximum duty cycle needs to be near 100% during the lifetime of the carbon MRI signal, i.e., 2 minutes. The application shall include functional MRI with visual stimulation, so the gradient coil needs to be open in front of the subject eyes. Since the coil will only be relevant for a patient sub-group, it needs to be mountable and configured within an hour to enable flexible use of the scanner with intermittent coil use required to enable clinical translation. The coil needs to be designed, built and equipped with safety measures (sensors) so it can be approved for human use, even though CE labelling is not a requirement. Market research has shown, that the only supplier of resonant human-suited head insert gradient coils is Futura Composites BV that can fulfill the requirements above. Therefore, DTU intends to issue a purchase order to the company.
Internal identifier
:
10253
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract
:
Supplies
Main classification
(
cpv
):
38520000
Scanners
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
5.1.6.
General information
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
:
yes
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Mediation organisation
:
Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Review organisation
:
Klagenævnet for Udbud
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
:
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - DTU
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
:
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - DTU
6.
Results
Value of all contracts awarded in this notice
:
129 966,94
EUR
Direct award
:
Justification for direct award
:
The contract can be provided only by a particular economic operator because of an absence of competition for technical reasons
Other justification
:
DTU needs to purchase a uniaxial resonant head insert gradient coil for animal and human magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), particularly for hydrogen and hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI. We aim for 3D mapping of brain metabolites with a time resolution of around a second for calculation of metabolic rates. This requires gradient performance exceeding that of clinical scanners. To drive the gradient coil at the needed slew rate and current with an MRI gradient amplifier, it needs to be resonant, so it amplifies the output at specific frequencies multi-fold. An integrated capacitor bank is needed to make the coil resonant at around 10 kHz for carbon-13, and 20 kHz for hydrogen to make the data acquisition quiet for fMRI (Versteeg et al, Magn Reson Med. 2022;87:1062–1073). To compensate for the low gyromagnetic ratio of carbon-13, an efficiency of around 0.3 mT/m/A is needed. At 10 kHz, it must sustain maximum voltages and currents of 1.8 kV and 300 A (4.8 kV and 225 A at 20 kHz). The maximum duty cycle needs to be near 100% during the lifetime of the carbon MRI signal, i.e., 2 minutes. The application shall include functional MRI with visual stimulation, so the gradient coil needs to be open in front of the subject eyes. Since the coil will only be relevant for a patient sub-group, it needs to be mountable and configured within an hour to enable flexible use of the scanner with intermittent coil use required to enable clinical translation. The coil needs to be designed, built and equipped with safety measures (sensors) so it can be approved for human use, even though CE labelling is not a requirement. Market research has shown, that the only supplier of resonant human-suited head insert gradient coils is Futura Composites BV that can fulfill the requirements above. Therefore, DTU intends to issue a purchase order to the company.
6.1.
Result lot identifier
:
LOT-0000
6.1.2.
Information about winners
Winner
:
Official name
:
Futura Composites BV
Official name
:
Futura Composites BV
Tender
:
Tender identifier
:
10253 Ultrasonic Gradient Coil
Identifier of lot or group of lots
:
LOT-0000
Contract information:
Identifier of the contract
:
10253 Ultrasonic Gradient Coil
Identifier of the contract
:
10253-Ultrasonic Gradient Coil
6.1.3.
Non-winning tenderers
:
Official name
:
Futura Composites BV
8.
Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name
:
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - DTU
Registration number
:
30060946
Postal address
:
Anker Engelunds Vej 1
Town
:
Kgs. Lyngby
Postcode
:
2800
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Københavns omegn
(
DK012
)
Country
:
Denmark
Contact point
:
Per Christiansen
Telephone
:
+45 45252525
Roles of this organisation
:
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name
:
Klagenævnet for Udbud
Registration number
:
37795526
Postal address
:
Nævnenes hus, Toldboden 2
Town
:
Viborg
Postcode
:
8800
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Østjylland
(
DK042
)
Country
:
Denmark
Telephone
:
+45 35291000
Roles of this organisation
:
Review organisation
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name
:
Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Registration number
:
10294819
Postal address
:
Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
Town
:
Valby
Postcode
:
2500
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Byen København
(
DK011
)
Country
:
Denmark
Telephone
:
+45 41715000
Roles of this organisation
:
Mediation organisation
8.1.
ORG-0004
Official name
:
Futura Composites BV
Registration number
:
NL809033628B01
Town
:
Heerhugowaard
Postcode
:
1704 RG
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Noord-Friesland
(
NL127
)
Country
:
Netherlands
Contact point
:
M. Borgo
Telephone
:
+31 725715888
Roles of this organisation
:
Tenderer
Winner of these lots
:
LOT-0000
8.1.
ORG-0005
Official name
:
Mercell Holding ASA
Registration number
:
980921565
Postal address
:
Askekroken 11
Town
:
Oslo
Postcode
:
0277
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Oslo
(
NO081
)
Country
:
Norway
Contact point
:
eSender
Telephone
:
+47 21018800
Fax
:
+47 21018801
Roles of this organisation
:
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version
:
8f04f827-6e32-4c21-ab26-797c84b88bcc
-
01
Form type
:
Direct award preannouncement
Notice type
:
Voluntary ex-ante transparency notice
Notice subtype
:
25
Notice dispatch date
:
27/08/2025
07:20:17 (UTC) Western European Time, GMT
Notice dispatch date (eSender)
:
27/08/2025
08:00:44 (UTC) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available
:
English
Notice publication number
:
561640-2025
OJ S issue number
:
164/2025
Publication date
:
28/08/2025
Annonce
Annonce
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