Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Ulster
Block X Room X031, Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
Telephone
+44 2870123051
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN - Northern Ireland
National registration number
NIC100166
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Anatomage Tables
Reference number
Project Code_26268
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33192200 - Medical tables
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Anatomage tables
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: £234,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Magee Campus. Londonderry (Medical School)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Anatomage Tables
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
A request for the direct award contract (DAC) for the purchase of 3 Anatomage tables (virtual dissection and visualisation system for anatomy education) to be used by students from the School of Medicine, Ulster university.
The basis of request for DAC is absence of no reasonable alternatives or substitutes that exist on the market. The school aims to provide anatomy teaching without the use of the ‘traditional’ use of cadaveric models – but rather use digital methods of teaching. Anatomage are the only company that provides full size comprehensive real human anatomical maps. Anatomage’s digital bodies capture real organs and vascular connections. Their entire vascular, arteries and vein structures are intricately traced and fully connected, establishing a full nerve distribution. Anatomage’s present digital bodies have achieved the highest level of detail and comprehensiveness – which is accomplished using the finest segmentation system. Anatamoage tables are the company is digital anatomy learning that provide full-size digital cadaveric model in absence of human cadavers. Anatomage is the only 3D anatomy education tool that features anatomy and physiology functions.
Furthermore an additional reason for the request of DAC is exclusivity of technical functions of the Anatomage products. Anatomage are the only company in this sector who design and own all features in their product, others combine software from an array of sources – for these reasons the technical support for all features of anatomage products are provided solely from anatomage.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-008402
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Anatomage Tables
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rockford Healthcare Ltd
Unit 3, The Westway Centre, Ballymount Avenue
Dublin 12
Country
Ireland
NUTS code
- IE - Ireland
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £234,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JY
Country
United Kingdom