Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hills Rd
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Contact
Kevin Macey
Telephone
+44 1223274304
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply and Maintenance of a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope
Reference number
ADD/PU/KM/23/09
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38510000 - Microscopes
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Supply and maintenance of a confocal laser scanning microscope designed for the pathological analysis and diagnosis of biopsies during cancer tumour assessment.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £200,000 / Highest offer: £200,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33100000 - Medical equipments
- 51400000 - Installation services of medical and surgical equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The new, more rapid, kidney cancer pathway to shorten the diagnostic journey and time for patients requires a confocal laser scanning microscope designed for the analysis of diagnostic biopsies. We plan to extend the use in the future to other cancer types and also to the assessment of tumour margins during surgery. The system must provide the following essential functionalities:
1. Enable pathological diagnosis of biopsies during tumour assessment.
2. Allow remote access capability to enable synchronous pathology assessment of
images from a remote location
3. The confocal microscope will be able to used with samples taken for examination
directly after a biopsy or tumour excision in surgery with the following capabilities:
3.1 Tissue preparation, staining time and scanning process for sample
examination to be below 10 minutes.
3.2 Outcome from use of the device in determining the biopsy histology will allow
real-time provisional histological diagnosis (i.e. immediately after staining)
including adequacy of biopsy (i.e. is there viable tumour tissue present?)
permitting treatment planning at the same-day MDT and ultimately faster
patient treatment.
4. Have a multi-channel sample slide tray for examination, allowing:
4.1 staining and imaging using a 488 nm or within similar range for excitation
channel
4.2 staining of a second excitation channel to excite at a second wavelength.
5. Optimised system for small samples at high resolutions with the following
characteristics:
5.1 High resolution will have clear image contrast and defined cellular detail
5.2 Enabled for use in deep tissue imaging
6. Digital
6.1 File transfer using DICOM
6.2 Other data formats to be included; HL7, PDF and XML
6.3 Storage methods (Cloud)
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
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Trust believes that only the VivaScope 2500 Ex Vivo Gen4 confocal laser scanning microscope contains and complies with all of the essential functionalities described at II.2.4 above.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
ADD/PU/KM/23/09
Title
Supply and Maintenance of a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 June 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Vivascope GmbH
Stahlgruberring 5
Munich
81829
Telephone
+49 8942096-280
Country
Germany
NUTS code
- DE212 - München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 200,000 EUR
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Country
United Kingdom