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title: "Tender for The Supply of Optically Pumped Magnetometers and Accessories  for Magnetoencephalography to the University of Birmingham"
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# Tender for The Supply of Optically Pumped Magnetometers and Accessories  for Magnetoencephalography to the University of Birmingham

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-supply-of-optically-pumped-magnetometers-and-accessories-for-magnetoencepha-ocds-h6vhtk-033706). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM: "Tender for The Supply of Optically Pumped Magnetometers and Accessories  for Magnetoencephalography to the University of Birmingham". Published status: complete. Published Value: £405,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-birmingham-urn-133784)
- **Published Value:** £405,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 June 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Biometric sensors, Prefabricated units and components, Sensors
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £405,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-033706`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-supply-of-optically-pumped-magnetometers-and-accessories-for-magnetoencepha-ocds-h6vhtk-033706#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofbirmingham)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-supply-of-optically-pumped-magnetometers-and-accessories-for-magnetoencepha-ocds-h6vhtk-033706#participate

## Description
The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of 
- At least 65 optically pumped magnetometer (OPM) sensors and associated electronics to be used for magnetoencephalography (MEG) 
- An adjustable helmet or a set of helmets to arrange the sensors around the head of adults and children 
- A MEG-compatible chair for patient and helmet(s) support 
These items will be part of facilities for brain imaging at the Centre for Human Brain Health. The items will be combined in order to detect neuronal dynamics as well as localize neuronal signals in the brain.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 35125100, 45223820
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £405,000

- **Contract Period:** 22/06/2022 to 20/12/2022

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 019068-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **FieldLine Inc**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-58656`
  - Value: £405,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 019068-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £405,000
  - Signed Date: 12/06/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019068-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-12T14:37:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:32:21.469Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-033706