Data Acquisition Unit and Software and Content Packs Subscription

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£757,310published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 May 2022no call for competition

Awarded to ADInstruments

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Medical data acquisition unit and various medical research and teaching software packages.

CPV: Industry specific software package · Software package and information systems · Teaching supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Medical research and medical teaching data acquisition hardware and teaching and…Awarded

Medical research and medical teaching data acquisition hardware and teaching and research software packages. These are used to train students registered on the MBChB programme (Medicine) across all 6 years as well as Biomedical students across 4 years. The software includes access to various content packs: Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, etc., (SaaS) and is used for research by medical and biomedical students; it will also be used in research-led teaching of these students.

Delivery: Scotland · Edinburgh Medical School, Central Campus, The University of Edinburgh.

39162110 Teaching supplies 48000000 Software package and information systems

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: 25 May 2022, 10:17 BST
Last source update: 25 May 2022, 10:17 BST
Authority reference: NCA30990
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-014603
Classification (CPV): Industry specific software packageSoftware package and information systemsTeaching supplies
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-033fb1 Find 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: The purchase is for high quality scientific hardware for teaching, linked with a cloud-based learning platform. The platform is populated with high quality, ready to use teaching content. Importantly, where the content does not match what we currently teach, or is absent, we have full editorial rights so can add or edit as required. Therefore, we can enhance the quality and quantity of the practical experiences our student cohort currently benefits from in the lab – and away from it. This is the only company that currently offers a cloud-based, GDPR compliant, learning platform with this combination of features. This purchase is in fact a follow-on subscription; there is no practical alternative to this platform and even if there were, given the University’s investment in developing the content, the switching costs would be prohibitive.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:694421)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £757,3101 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 13 May 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ADInstrumentsSME	£757,310 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 014603-2022-NCA30990-1 · ADInstrumentsSME
Signed
13 May 2022
Value
£757,310
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation SC005336 Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtMediation bodyReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ADInstruments Ltd.Awarded supplier Unit B, Bishop's Mews, Transport Way, Oxford, South East, OX4 6HDContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.