Official UK procurement notice
Upgrading Magnetoencephalography (MEG) System with Internal Helium Recycler (IHR)
Authority: University of Ulster (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUpgrading Magnetoencephalography (MEG) System with Internal Helium Recycler (IHR).
Currently the Northern Ireland Functional Brain Mapping (NIFBM) facility located at the Intelligent Systems Research Centre (ISRC) in MS building of Magee campus, has the Neuromag Triux MEG system, which is a CE-certified proprietary medical device of MEGIN OY (formerly Elekta OY). MEGIN is the sole supplier of component parts and can alone undertake planned preventative maintenance in addition to ad hoc breakdown maintenance.
In order to be able to continue with clinical works, the upgraded MEG system with Helium in close-cycle, must also be medical grade. The MEGIN’s Internal Helium Recycler (IHR) upgrade is the only Helium recycler technology capable of offering zero-loss Helium recycling and integrate fully with the medical grade Triux MEG system.
CPV: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Upgrading Magnetoencephalography (MEG) System with Internal Helium Recycler (IHR)Awarded
Upgrading Magnetoencephalography (MEG) System with Internal Helium Recycler (IHR)
Currently the Northern Ireland Functional Brain Mapping (NIFBM) facility located at the Intelligent Systems Research Centre (ISRC) in MS building of Magee campus, has the Neuromag Triux MEG system, which is a CE-certified proprietary medical device of MEGIN OY.
In order to be able to continue with clinical works, the upgraded MEG system with Helium in close-cycle, must also be medical grade. The MEGIN's Internal Helium Recycler (IHR) upgrade is the only Helium recycler technology
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
- 28 Jul 2022, 14:43 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Nov 2022, 23:27 GMT
- Authority reference
project_27057- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-033426- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0356fbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Currently the Northern Ireland Functional Brain Mapping (NIFBM) facility located at the Intelligent Systems Research Centre (ISRC) in MS building of Magee campus, has the Neuromag Triux MEG system, which is a CE-certified proprietary medical device of MEGIN OY (formerly Elekta OY). MEGIN is the sole supplier of component parts and can alone undertake planned preventative maintenance in addition to ad hoc breakdown maintenance. In order to be able to continue with clinical works, the upgraded MEG system with Helium in close-cycle, must also be medical grade. The MEGIN’s Internal Helium Recycler (IHR) upgrade is the only Helium recycler technology capable of offering zero-loss Helium recycling and integrate fully with the medical grade Triux MEG system.
The University of Ulster awarded this procurement, upgrading Magnetoencephalography (MEG) System with Internal Helium Recycler (IHR) to Megin Oy, 100% funding from the UK Medical Research Council in November 2022 was approved. The conditions on this funding award stipulates that the award funding must be spent by 31st March 2023. As this spend is above threshold and is to be awarded via a direct award the University has issued a VEAT Notice to the marketplace in August 2022 to ensure transparency on this expenditure. If the University waited until November timeframe to do the VEAT notice they could not place the Order for this equipment until the standstill period associated with the VEAT regulations had expired. This delay would cause issues as this would conflict with the lead time required by the manufacturer for placement of Purchase Order and delivery of equipment by the deadline of 31st March 2023.
- Review procedure
The University incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on award of the contract was communicated. The standstill period provided time to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: The University shall instruct a mandatory 10 days standstill period commencing on 29-July-2022 (this will be the date after the VEAT notice is published) ending at midnight on 08-August-2022 and will not enter into a contract until after this standstill period finishes.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megin OySubcontracting: declared | €541,500 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Megin Oy | €541,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Megin OyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.