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Helium-4 Optically Pumped Magnetometer (OPM-MEG) Supply, Installation, Service and Maintenance

Laboratory
optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
West Midlands (UKG31)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: ASTON UNIVERSITY: "Helium-4 Optically Pumped Magnetometer (OPM-MEG) Supply, Installation, Service and Maintenance". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityASTON UNIVERSITYScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for ASTON UNIVERSITY. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1.6Bids / Report
72.2% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.Top vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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Coverage: 88 active published awards; 18 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.1 win£320,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityASTON UNIVERSITY
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published8 Dec 2023, 16:30 GMT
Last source update8 Dec 2023, 16:30 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-040cfa
What is being bought
Aston University has awarded a 5-year contract for the supply, installation, service and maintenance of a Helium-4 Optically Pumped Magnetometer MEG system (OPM-MEG) to Mag4Health from February 2024 to January 2029. Aston University has awarded the contract without a call for competition in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ((32.2(b) ii. • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: • absence of competition for technical reasons Aston University will carry out extensive clinical trials during this period and requires an OPM-MEG that can be operated up to 8 hours a day, with examinations lasting up to 2 hours on a subject. The Helium OPM-MEG technology dissipates 20 mW per sensor, unlike the Rubidium OPM-MEG, which dissipates about 500 mW to heat the Rubidium at 150°C. The absence of heating will make it simpler for us to operate the system for long periods without the need to actively remove heat. Helium OPM technology is being used in space (e.g. satellites) at the moment and has been proven to work continuously for 10 years. Although other manufacturers of OPM-MEG systems exist, they do not supply Helium OPM-MEG and for this reason, we have determined that Mag4Health are the only available supplier in the market. The negotiated contract value estimate reflects a long-term collaboration between Mag4Health and Aston University.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    8 Dec 2023, 16:30 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    18 Oct 2023, 12:23 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    18 Oct 2023, 12:23 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    18 Oct 2023, 12:23 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Aston University has awarded a 5-year contract for the supply, installation, service and maintenance of a Helium-4 Optically Pumped Magnetometer MEG system (OPM-MEG) to Mag4Health from February 2024 to January 2029. Aston University has awarded the contract without a call for competition in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ((32.2(b) ii. • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: • absence of competition for technical reasons Aston University will carry out extensive clinical trials during this period and requires an OPM-MEG that can be operated up to 8 hours a day, with examinations lasting up to 2 hours on a subject. The Helium OPM-MEG technology dissipates 20 mW per sensor, unlike the Rubidium OPM-MEG, which dissipates about 500 mW to heat the Rubidium at 150°C. The absence of heating will make it simpler for us to operate the system for long periods without the need to actively remove heat. Helium OPM technology is being used in space (e.g. satellites) at the moment and has been proven to work continuously for 10 years. Although other manufacturers of OPM-MEG systems exist, they do not supply Helium OPM-MEG and for this reason, we have determined that Mag4Health are the only available supplier in the market. The negotiated contract value estimate reflects a long-term collaboration between Mag4Health and Aston University.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    8 Dec 2023, 16:30 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 8 Dec 2023, 00:00 GMT · £1,600,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Mag4Health
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£1,600,000 · signed 8 Dec 2023, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

ASTON UNIVERSITY

Contracting authority GB-COH-RC000904
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  • Aston University
    buyer

    GB-COH: RC000904
    Aston Triangle, BIRMINGHAM, UKG31, B47ET
    j.rankine@aston.ac.uk
    +44 1212044562

  • Aston University
    reviewBody

    Birmingham, B4 7ET

  • Mag4Health
    supplier

    FR36438330
    Grenoble, FRK24
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleAston University will carry out extensive clinical trials during this period and requires an OPM-MEG that can be operated up to 8 hours a day, with examinations lasting up to 2 hours on a subject. The Helium OPM-MEG technology dissipates 20 mW per sensor, unlike the Rubidium OPM-MEG, which dissipates about 500 mW to heat the Rubidium at 150°C. The absence of heating will make it simpler for us to operate the system for long periods without the need to actively remove heat. Helium OPM technology is being used in space (e.g. satellites) at the moment and has been proven to work continuously for 10 years. Although other manufacturers of OPM-MEG systems exist, they do not supply Helium OPM-MEG and for this reason, we have determined that Mag4Health are the only available supplier in the market.