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
16.09.2025
Udbudstype
Andre
Udbyder
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - DTU
Gradient Power Amplifier System
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - DTU
604726-2025 - Direct award preannouncement
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604726-2025 - Direct award preannouncement
Denmark – Scanners – Gradient Power Amplifier System
OJ S 177/2025 16/09/2025
Voluntary ex-ante transparency notice
Supplies
1.
Buyer
2.
Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title
:
Gradient Power Amplifier System
Description
:
DTU needs to purchase 2 separate amplifiers with power supply units, each suited for driving a uniaxial head insert gradient coil (60-70 micro-Henry) for animal and human magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), particularly for strongly accelerated 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. To compensate for the low gyromagnetic ratio of carbon-13, for a 10 kHz sinusoidal gradient, the amplifiers must sustain peak voltages >1000 V and peak currents >260 A (at 20 kHz: >1000 V and >130 A). Arbitrary waveforms up to 20 kHz must be suited for normal high-performance MRI. The maximum duty cycle needs to be high (preferably 100% at 10 kHz) during the lifetime of the carbon MRI signal, i.e., 2 minutes. At least one of the amplifiers needs to be designed, built and equipped with safety measures so it can be approved for clinical use, even though CE labelling is not a requirement. Market research has shown that the only supplier of suitable gradient amplifiers that can fulfill the requirements above is IECO. Therefore, DTU intends to issue a purchase order to the company.
Procedure identifier
:
469d8170-ce61-467b-b47e-17d7f753757d
Internal identifier
:
10316
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
Additional information
:
A market survey was conducted using web search, AI queries and literature review. To compensate for the low gyromagnetic ratio of carbon-13, essentially 4 times more gradient output is required compared to hydrogen MRI. At 10 kHz, the amplifier must sustain peak voltages >1000 V and peak currents >260 A (at 20 kHz: >1000 V and >130 A). Arbitrary waveforms up to 20 kHz must be suited for normal high-performance MRI with non-resonant gradients. The maximum duty cycle needs to be high (preferably 100%) during the lifetime of the carbon MRI signal, i.e., . 2 minutes. No vendor of MRI gradient amplifiers can provide the needed output at 10 and 20 kHz except IECO. Therefore, DTU intends to issue the purchase order to the company.
Legal basis
:
Directive 2014/24/EU
5.
Lot
5.1.
Lot
:
LOT-0000
Title
:
Gradient Power Amplifier System
Description
:
DTU needs to purchase 2 separate amplifiers with power supply units, each suited for driving a uniaxial head insert gradient coil (60-70 micro-Henry) for animal and human magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), particularly for strongly accelerated 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. To compensate for the low gyromagnetic ratio of carbon-13, for a 10 kHz sinusoidal gradient, the amplifiers must sustain peak voltages >1000 V and peak currents >260 A (at 20 kHz: >1000 V and >130 A). Arbitrary waveforms up to 20 kHz must be suited for normal high-performance MRI. The maximum duty cycle needs to be high (preferably 100% at 10 kHz) during the lifetime of the carbon MRI signal, i.e., 2 minutes. At least one of the amplifiers needs to be designed, built and equipped with safety measures so it can be approved for clinical use, even though CE labelling is not a requirement. Market research has shown that the only supplier of suitable gradient amplifiers that can fulfill the requirements above is IECO. Therefore, DTU intends to issue a purchase order to the company.
Internal identifier
:
10316
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract
:
Supplies
Main classification
(
cpv
):
38520000
Scanners
Quantity
:
2
pieces
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
5.1.6.
General information
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
:
yes
Additional information
:
A market survey was conducted using web search, AI queries and literature review. To compensate for the low gyromagnetic ratio of carbon-13, essentially 4 times more gradient output is required compared to hydrogen MRI. At 10 kHz, the amplifier must sustain peak voltages >1000 V and peak currents >260 A (at 20 kHz: >1000 V and >130 A). Arbitrary waveforms up to 20 kHz must be suited for normal high-performance MRI with non-resonant gradients. The maximum duty cycle needs to be high (preferably 100%) during the lifetime of the carbon MRI signal, i.e., . 2 minutes. No vendor of MRI gradient amplifiers can provide the needed output at 10 and 20 kHz except IECO. Therefore, DTU intends to issue the purchase order to the company.
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Mediation organisation
:
Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Review organisation
:
Klagenævnet for Udbud
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
:
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - DTU
6.
Results
Value of all contracts awarded in this notice
:
80 000,00
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
:
A market survey was conducted using web search, AI queries and literature review. To compensate for the low gyromagnetic ratio of carbon-13, essentially 4 times more gradient output is required compared to hydrogen MRI. At 10 kHz, the amplifier must sustain peak voltages >1000 V and peak currents >260 A (at 20 kHz: >1000 V and >130 A). Arbitrary waveforms up to 20 kHz must be suited for normal high-performance MRI with non-resonant gradients. The maximum duty cycle needs to be high (preferably 100%) during the lifetime of the carbon MRI signal, i.e., 2 minutes. No vendor of MRI gradient amplifiers can provide the needed output at 10 and 20 kHz except IECO. Therefore, DTU intends to issue the purchase order to the company.
6.1.
Result lot identifier
:
LOT-0000
6.1.2.
Information about winners
Winner
:
Official name
:
International Electric Company Oy
Tender
:
Tender identifier
:
10316 Gradient Power Amplifier System
Identifier of lot or group of lots
:
LOT-0000
Contract information:
Identifier of the contract
:
10316 Gradient Power Amplifier System
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 more information on the review procedures
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
:
International Electric Company Oy
Registration number
:
FI2189657-1
Postal address
:
Saahaajankatu 48
Town
:
Helsinki
Postcode
:
00880
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Helsinki-Uusimaa
(
FI1B1
)
Country
:
Finland
Contact point
:
Pasi Honkanen
Telephone
:
+35897594470
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
:
d4222e47-1291-43bc-aec8-9ae47298833d
-
01
Form type
:
Direct award preannouncement
Notice type
:
Voluntary ex-ante transparency notice
Notice subtype
:
25
Notice dispatch date
:
15/09/2025
09:39:39 (UTC) Western European Time, GMT
Notice dispatch date (eSender)
:
15/09/2025
11:00:47 (UTC) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available
:
English
Notice publication number
:
604726-2025
OJ S issue number
:
177/2025
Publication date
:
16/09/2025
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