Official UK procurement notice
Anatomage Tables · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Ulster (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAnatomage tables
CPV: Medical tables
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Anatomage TablesAwarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
- Last source update
- 6 May 2021, 22:55 BST
- Authority reference
Project Code_26268- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009901- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a843Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
A request for the direct award contract (DAC) for the purchase of 3 Anatomage tables (virtual dissection and visualisation system for anatomy education) to be used by students from the School of Medicine, Ulster university.
The basis of request for DAC is absence of no reasonable alternatives or substitutes that exist on the market. The school aims to provide anatomy teaching without the use of the ‘traditional’ use of cadaveric models – but rather use digital methods of teaching. Anatomage are the only company that provides full size comprehensive real human anatomical maps. Anatomage’s digital bodies capture real organs and vascular connections. Their entire vascular, arteries and vein structures are intricately traced and fully connected, establishing a full nerve distribution. Anatomage’s present digital bodies have achieved the highest level of detail and comprehensiveness – which is accomplished using the finest segmentation system. Anatamoage tables are the company is digital anatomy learning that provide full-size digital cadaveric model in absence of human cadavers. Anatomage is the only 3D anatomy education tool that features anatomy and physiology functions.
Furthermore an additional reason for the request of DAC is exclusivity of technical functions of the Anatomage products. Anatomage are the only company in this sector who design and own all features in their product, others combine software from an array of sources – for these reasons the technical support for all features of anatomage products are provided solely from anatomage.
- Review procedure
Any proceedings alleging that the University is in breach of its duties under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 must be started in the High Court of Northern Ireland, in accordance with the time limits set out in those Regulations. The University will not enter into the contract before the end of a period of at least 10 days beginning with the day after the date on which this voluntary transparency notice is published in the Official Journal.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKFORD HEALTHCARE LIMITEDSubcontracting: declared | £234,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| ROCKFORD HEALTHCARE LIMITED | £234,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Anatomage Tables · ROCKFORD HEALTHCARE LIMITED
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2021
- Value
- £234,000
- Status
- active
Anatomage Tables · ROCKFORD HEALTHCARE LIMITED
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2021
- Value
- £234,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 from abroad | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Rockford Healthcare LtdAwarded supplier
- Rockford Healthcare LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.