Contract for the Supply and Installation of 900 MHz Superconducting NMR Magnet for the University of Birmingham

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£2,410,487published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 Mar 2021no call for competition

Awarded to BRUKER UK LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HWB-NMR is a Wellcome Trust-funded National NMR Facility, and has been funded by the Wellcome Trust to provide access to ultra-high field NMR spectroscopy for the UK biomolecular user community. To build capacity and maintain state-of-the-art capability within the UK, as requested and required by our national user community, following the decommissioning of an unshielded Oxford 900 MHz magnet and acquisition of a shielded Bruker 1.0 GHz magnet we wish to procure an actively cooled, actively shielded 900 MHz superconducting NMR magnet, that will be compatible with our existing Bruker Avance III HD 900 console and cryoprobe (custom-built to fit the Oxford 900/54 magnet). This magnet will be located alongside the Bruker 1.0 GHz magnet in the same magnet chamber.

CPV: Magnetic resonance imaging equipment · Nuclear magnetic resonance scanners

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1To be compatible with the existing Bruker Avance III HD 900 console and helium-cooled…

To be compatible with the existing Bruker Avance III HD 900 console and helium-cooled cryoprobe (custom-built by Bruker to fit Oxford 900/54 magnet), the national NMR facility wishes to procure a shielded, standard-bore (54mm) 900 MHz superconducting NMR magnet, including active magnet cooling (built-in helium recycling), 5G stray magnetic field under 4.3 m, anti-vibration legs, magnet control unit, quench manifold/duct, gantry/platform, solid-state probe compatible, for measurement of bio-solid samples at 900 MHz.

Delivery: West Midlands

33113110 Nuclear magnetic resonance scanners

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 12 Mar 2021, 13:37 GMT
Last source update: 12 Mar 2021, 13:37 GMT
Authority reference: SC9009/21
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-005062
Classification (CPV): Magnetic resonance imaging equipmentNuclear magnetic resonance scanners
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029b37 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Bruker is to the best of our knowledge the only manufacturer of superconducting NMR magnets in the world that can provide a standard-bore actively-cooled, actively shielded superconducting magnet capable of NMR spectroscopy at the required magnetic field strength, 900 MHz. Furthermore, the magnet must be compatible with the existing Bruker custom-made cryogenic probe and console, and be available for delivery and installation within two months.

Publisher note: Bruker is to the best of our knowledge the only manufacturer of superconducting NMR magnets in the world that can provide a standard-bore actively-cooled, actively shielded superconducting magnet capable of NMR spectroscopy at the required magnetic field strength, 900 MHz. Furthermore, the magnet must be compatible with the existing Bruker custom-made cryogenic probe and console, and be available for delivery and installation within two months.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,410,4871 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Mar 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BRUKER UK LIMITED	£2,410,487 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract for the Supply and Installation of 900 MHz Superconducting NMR Magnet for the University of Birmingham · BRUKER UK LIMITED
Signed
11 Mar 2021
Value
£2,410,487
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Chancellors Court,Edgbaston, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B152TTContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The University of BirminghamReview body Edgbaston

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bruker UK LtdAwarded supplier Banner Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 9GH

Official documents & specifications

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