Acquisition of a Olympus IXplore ScanR system

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses

University of Copenhagen
Nørregade 10
Copenhagen K
1165
Denmark
Contact person: Natasja Oxlund
E-mail: natasja.oxlund@adm.ku.dk
NUTS code: 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 Olympus IXplore ScanR system

II.1.2) Main CPV code

38515200

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description:

We intend to procure an Olympus IXplore High-Content Screening system for high-throughput microscopy. The product is intended for the protein imaging platform, a microscopy facility at CPR with approx. 100 users in the next 5 years. The platform already has 2 such microscopes, but these are chronically overbooked (11 h per workday per microscope) and the demand is rising steeply. A third microscope (with additional confocal imaging options) will help overcome this bottleneck.

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: 2 497 479.00 DKK

II.2) Description

II.2.1) Title:

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: DK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

We intend to procure an Olympus IXplore High-Content Screening system for high-throughput microscopy. The product is intended for the protein imaging platform, a microscopy facility at CPR with approx. 100 users in the next 5 years. The platform already has 2 such microscopes, but these are chronically overbooked (11 h per workday per microscope) and the demand is rising steeply. A third microscope (with additional confocal imaging options) will help overcome this bottleneck.

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:
- absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

There are several technical reasons for this microscope which are only offered by this supplier:

1) The Olympus ScanR screening station is the only dedicated high-throughput microscope that uses a classic microscope stand with an eye-piece for visual inspection of the samples and a universal stage holder for highest flexibility of carrier formats (plates, dishes, slides, chambers). This is an essential requirement for imaging of a huge variety of different microscope samples in high-throughput mode and the possibility to inspect the samples by eye;

2) It is also the only dedicated high-throughput system with full flexibility for using custom templates to acquire images at multiple positions across the sample;

3) It is the only high-throughput microscope that can be upgraded with photobleaching laser control, a demand that could arise in the platform, when other microscopes are phased out;

4) Olympus is the only supplier of a new generation of ultra-thin objective lenses with high numerial aperture (X-line) for unprecedented flat-field imaging and chromatic aberration correction, which brings a cutting edge in image quality in confocal high-content imaging without immersion oil;

5) The Olympus ScanR system has integrated cytometry-like analysis tools for gating cell populations after image analysis and profiling of single cell responses. This is a key feature for all our applications on this type of microscope, as can be documented by several papers published by CPR using this function (quantitative image-based cytometry, QIBC).

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

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Section V: Award of contract/concession

V.2) Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of contract award decision:

04/09/2019

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

Olympus Danmark
Tempovej 48-50
Ballerup
2750
Denmark
Telephone: +45 40706590
E-mail: allan.hemmingsen@olympus.dk
Fax: +45 44734801
NUTS code: DK

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: 2 497 479.00 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

Danish Public Contracts Appeal Board
Naevnenes Hus, Toldboden 2
Viborg
8800
Denmark
Telephone: +45 72405600
E-mail: nh@naevneneshus.dk

Internet address: www.klfu.dk

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3) Review procedure

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

18/09/2019

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