Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1HT
Telephone
+44 1316502508
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NCA30952 Perkin Elmer Opera, SE Funded, SCRM
Reference number
NCA30952
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38510000 - Microscopes
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Opera Phenix® Plus
HIGH-CONTENT SCREENING SYSTEM
Opera Phenix® Plus is a high throughput microplate confocal imager for High-Content
Screening (HCS). It can acquire, analyze and manage fluorescence, brightfield and
digital phase contrast images.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £718,902
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38510000 - Microscopes
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance
MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh BioQuarter
5 Little France Drive
Edinburgh
EH16 4UU
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Under Regulation Reg 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may use the negotiated procedure without the prior publication in the case of a public contract, based on the following justification:
Competition is absent for technical reasons (only if it is not caused by artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
This purchase will ensure continuity of our data processing and experimental setup, Columbus is not interchangeable with other high content platforms currently on the market. If we purchased an alternative platform, it would also require additional licenses for new software and computer hardware, these collateral costs are beyond our current budgetary scope. The Opera Phenix Plus is the only high content screening system available on the market that: i) Will be equipped with up to 3 proprietary high NA automated water immersion objectives of different magnifications for shorter measurement times and improved z-resolution in 3D imaging. This technology is covered by two patent families, granted EP1386189 B1, US7304793 B2:” and EP1646902 B1, US7961384 B2:. It will allow us to visualise in 3D spheroids, organoids and embryos in higher resolution and clarity. This is one of the highest priority in our research scopes to have instrument capable of 3D imaging for 3D disease models. Additionally, it will let us resolve the very small details in cells like protein interaction and RNA localisation and perform neuronal assays (spine analysis, vesicles). ii) Employs a micro lens enhanced dual Nipkow spinning disk concept with proprietary confocal Synchrony Optics™ which separates excitation of adjacent fluorescence channels in time and space to reduce spectral crosstalk during simultaneous multicolor confocal imaging on average by 98%. This technology is covered by patent, granted US Patent 9,612,428. This will allow us to use more colours to be imaged simultaneously with unprecedented speed rendering images without crosstalk between colours making analysis data much easier. This is vital to analyse small details like intracellular organelles. Synchrony Optics™ is crucial for high throughput assays such as compound screens because it removes the need for image post processing reducing time and a storage. iii) Patent-pending PreciScan extension which determines the z-position of the object and use it in a re-scan. PreciScan allows to quickly find region of interest in low magnification and rescan it in higher magnification for more details. This feature is of most importance for our imaging needs allowing us to perform detection of rare events happening in cells, reduction of data load and increase of imaging speed.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NCA30952
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Perkin Elmer LAS Ltd
Chalfont Road
Seer Green / Buckinghamshire
HP9 2FX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £718,902
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This purchase will ensure continuity of our data processing and experimental setup, Columbus is not interchangeable with other high content platforms currently on the market. If we purchased an alternative platform, it would also require additional licenses for new software and computer hardware, these collateral costs are beyond our current budgetary scope.
The Opera Phenix Plus is the only high content screening system available on the market that:
1) Will be equipped with up to 3 proprietary high NA automated water immersion objectives of different magnifications for shorter measurement times and improved z-resolution in 3D imaging. This technology is covered by two patent families, granted EP1386189 B1, US7304793 B2:” and EP1646902 B1, US7961384 B2:. It will allow us to visualise in 3D spheroids, organoids and embryos in higher resolution and clarity. This is one of the highest priority in our research scopes to have instrument capable of 3D imaging for 3D disease models. Additionally, it will let us resolve the very small details in cells like protein interaction and RNA localisation and perform neuronal assays (spine analysis, vesicles).
2) Employs a micro lens enhanced dual Nipkow spinning disk concept with proprietary confocal Synchrony Optics™ which separates excitation of adjacent fluorescence channels in time and space to reduce spectral crosstalk during simultaneous multicolor confocal imaging on average by 98%. This technology is covered by patent, granted US Patent 9,612,428. This will allow us to use more colours to be imaged simultaneously with unprecedented speed rendering images without crosstalk between colours making analysis data much easier. This is vital to analyse small details like intracellular organelles. Synchrony Optics™ is crucial for high throughput assays such as compound screens because it removes the need for image post processing reducing time and a storage.
3) Patent-pending PreciScan extension which determines the z-position of the object and use it in a re-scan. PreciScan allows to quickly find region of interest in low magnification and rescan it in higher magnification for more details. This feature is of most importance for our imaging needs allowing us to perform detection of rare events happening in cells, reduction of data load and increase of imaging speed.
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six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom