Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
EDGBASTON
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
Contact
Kseniya Samsonik
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Companies House
RC000645
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
Supply and Installation of Haptic Simulators to the University of Birmingham
Reference number
SC11411/23
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34152000 - Training simulators
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Digital Dentistry is a catch-all term to describe the use of digital technology within both the
clinical and educational settings. This strategy focuses of the use of digital technologies to
enhance education for students, rather than the provision of clinical dentistry for their
patients.
The school of Dentistry wishes to procure 6 standalone Haptic Simulators that provide an
immersive, virtual reality experience to operators including simulated handpieces, probing
and local anaesthetic delivery. The simulators will need to link to scanners so the user can
set up bespoke tasks, or they can be pre-loaded with a stock of simulation exercises.
Software development and updating of the bank of procedures must be included.
Haptics have not previously been used at the School of Dentistry. We are looking for a
practical setup where the operator uses two "handpieces" which can be tailored to be a
mirror and a handpiece, a mirror and a probe etc. appropriate to the clinical scenario.
The simulator must provide a good level of tactile feedback, particularly in relation to hard
and soft tissues.
This project may be funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) or;
- European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) or;
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- Research Councils UK (RCUK), the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research
Councils.
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: £279,575.04
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33130000 - Dental and subspecialty instruments and devices
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG31 - Birmingham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Birmingham invites tenders to help the School of Dentistry enhance their
Digital Dentistry teaching and learning experience. We are looking to purchase six haptic
machines: These are standalone units that will provide an immersive, virtual reality
experience to operators including simulated handpieces, probing and local anaesthetic
delivery. Ideally these must be linked to scanners so the user can set up bespoke tasks, or
they can be pre-loaded with a stock of simulation exercises. Software development and
updating of the bank of procedures must be included.
The practical setup is that the operator uses two "handpieces" which can be tailored to be a
mirror and a handpiece, a mirror, and a probe etc. appropriate to the clinical scenario.
The simulator must provide a good level of tactile feedback, particularly in relation to hard
and soft tissues.
The simulators will be used to enhance the quality of speciality teaching and learning at the
School of Dentistry; haptics have not previously been used at the School of Dentistry. Haptic
simulators will be used in a variety of specialty teaching modules. Areas where we could
apply this technology to augment our current offering would be widespread such as manual
dexterity training, practice for class II competencies, practice for crown prep competency,
practice of IDB delivery are obvious examples of the additional improvements in current
teaching which could be offered.
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With this in mind, we expect the instruments to provide advanced solutions for a high quality
learning experience:
The instruments must have the following competencies:
• Manual dexterity
• Operative Dentistry
• Prosthodontics
• Endodontics
• Implantology
• Patient specific - problem based
• Dental anaesthesia learning cases
• Able to read and combine multiple single teeth in PLY or STL format with easy voxalization
within the simulator with automatic segmentation
• Support of image guided simulation by merging intraoral scans and CT scans in one model,
which allows the display of real-time cross-sectional views
• Re-locatable on wheels and can be used above a desk to save space
• Includes phantom head with upper and lower jaws for hand and finger support
• Combines Virtual Reality with Reality elements in a co-located Mixed Reality auto stereo
display
• Willing to develop new cases and work with the University on this
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Compliance to the Specifications / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: After Sales and Technical back up / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery and Training / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability and Environmental / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Standard Supplier Questionnaire (SQ) / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 15
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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: 2023/S 000-004046
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 March 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SIMtoCARE B.V
Vreeland
Country
Netherlands
NUTS code
- NL - Netherlands
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £279,575.04
Total value of the contract/lot: £279,575.04
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom