Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff University
Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
UK
Telephone: +44 2920879648
E-mail: franklinsp@cf.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cardiff.ac.uk/purch/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0258
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
Light sheet microscopy
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Requirement for light sheet imaging system
Optimised environmental control within an enclosed environment. Automated sample manipulation allowing multipoint acquisition. Patented pivotscan illumination. Software compatibility with other advanced imaging techniques available
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
440 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
Main site or place of performance:
Cardiff
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Requirement for light sheet imaging system
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without prior publication
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
For implementation of light sheet imaging we have selected the Zeiss Z.1 imaging system as the only dedicated selective plane illumination microscope (SPIM) system on the market. The Zeiss Z.1 is the only SPIM solution that allows for integrated environmental control, full rotational control of the specimen for multi-position acquisition and restoration and utilises a patented Zeiss pivotscan functionality to avoid imaging artifacts caused by scatter within tissue. Secondary considerations for selecting this system were the necessity for dual side illumination, dedicated optics for examining cleared tissue and an accessible user interface for ease of use across multidisciplinary projects, with cross compatibility with other high end microscopy equipment available, therefore minimising training time (Zeiss Zen system). As a dedicated SPIM system, we see the Zeiss Z.1 as the optimal solution for 3-dimensional imaging of live specimens, primarily due to the pivotscan and its all enclosed environment chamber.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
08/09/2016
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
Carl Zeiss Ltd
509, Coldhams Lane,
Cambridge
CB1 3JS
UK
Telephone: +44 1223401544
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
440 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=53429.
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Cardiff University
Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
UK
Telephone: +44 2920879648
Internet address(es)
URL: www.cardiff.ac.uk/purch/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/09/2016