CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Portable Ultrasound Machine with Specialised Phased Array Cardiac, Linear & Non-imaging Probes

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

This procurement process is to source a suitable supplier of high-end portable Ultrasound Machine with specialised phased array cardiac, linear and non-imaging probes.

The aim and purpose of the equipment is to offer the possibility of high-quality clinical research imaging to be acquired in remote locations with underserved populations. Recent research has laid the foundation to explore how rapid urbanisation contributes to rising rates of cardiometabolic disease worldwide and to understand the earliest mechanisms of pathophysiology and disease, there is a need to include people whose lifestyles remain largely unaffected by urbanisation. However, such communities are often excluded from institutional research due to their remote locations, and a portable, high-end ultrasound machine would enable inclusive, community-based research.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=154743

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The successful supplier must be able to deliver their equipment to the Health and Wellbeing Academy, Glyndwr building on the University’s Singleton Park Campus (map and full address provided within the tender documents available on itt 119451 on the etenderwales BravoSolution portal).

External funding has been granted from the Higher Education Research Council (HERC) for a fixed maximum budget of GBP 44,900 excluding VAT (equipment is VAT exempt due to its medical research usage) which includes all delivery and service contract costs. This investment aligns with institutional priorities to improve research infrastructure, facilitate high-quality, reproducible data generation, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration.

The HERC funding stipulates a delivery deadline of 31st March 2026, so we would like to achieve delivery with appropriate training and SOPs provided to all users, as soon as is practically possible.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

This tender is being conducted electronically via etenderwales BravoSolution:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

where the tender documents can be found under project 32109 and itt 119451.

Only completed tenders uploaded onto the BravoSolution portal by the tender submission deadline can be considered

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

SU05(26)

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:154743)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice