Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Chancellors Close
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
Contact
Kseniya Samsonik
Telephone
+44 1214146899
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/index.aspx
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham
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
Tender for the Supply and Installation of a Preclinical Ultrasound Imaging System - University of Birmingham
Reference number
SC10849/22
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33112000 - Echo, ultrasound and doppler imaging equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Please be aware that the award of this project will be conditional, based on whether the bid for funding is successful.
(This project is funded by the Medical Research Council and the procurement is dependent on the final funding agreement.)
The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of an ultrasound imaging system to image small preclinical disease models with high frame rates to accurately image small mobile structures with fast frequency cyclic changes. The equipment will be used for echocardiography and imaging of tissue structures and blood flow.
The workstation should perform image acquisition, data storage and in-line as well as off-line data analysis to derive functional parameters. It should allow for a future upgrade of the setup, both in terms of hardware (especially transducers) and software.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £301,612
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG31 - Birmingham
Main site or place of performance
Delivery Location is:
Biomedical Service Unit
Vincent Drive
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of an ultrasound imaging system to image small preclinical disease models with high frame rates to accurately image small mobile structures with fast frequency cyclic changes. The equipment will be used for echocardiography and imaging of tissue structure and fluid (blood) flow, also in other organs.
General characteristics
A workstation needs to fit the footprint of the existing, obsolete system (VisualSonics, Vevo 2100). This equipment will be traded in as part of the purchase.
It will be a stand-alone system
Specification
i. Imaging station
1) Capabilities for carrying out ultrasound imaging in small preclinical models in the Biomedical Services Unit
2) Capabilities for using high frequency ultrasound (>40 MHz) to image small structures (approx. 1 - 10 mm) dynamically at high resolution in vivo, with the ability to upgrade to higher frequencies (~ 70 MHz)
3) Visualization of images in real time on screen
4) Ability to monitor physiological parameters (ECG, respiratory rate, core temperature)
5) Possibility to move platform around easily
6) Customizable touch screen controls during the image acquisition
7) Ability to attach more than one transducer to the system at a time to allow for quick change between analysis programmes
ii. Data analysis
8) Software platform that allows for on-line and off-line data analysis, with ability to upgrade to multiple users; compatible with Windows laptops and PC used as standard at the University of Birmingham
9) Ability to store and back up data on hard drives and file servers
10) Ability to gate for ECG and respiratory motion in echocardiography, hence to provide 3D info on highly dynamic small structures, with ability to reconstruct volumes at framerates 100-300 fps
11) Ability to visualize fluid (blood) flow via Doppler ultrasound with information of directionality of flow
12) Ability to analyze tissue function through strain analyses
13) Ability to perform M- and B-mode analysis as well as AM-mode analysis for customizable angle dependent measurements
14) Ability to analyze blood vessels with vascular strain tools, for stiffness and anatomical composition
15) Ability to derive left ventricular functional parameters (e.g. Cardiac Output, Stroke Volume, Ejection Fraction from image recordings in automated form
16) EKV (ECG-gated Kilohertz Visualisation) mode enabled to reach optimal frame-rate processing for fast moving structures during B-mode analysis
iii. Options for future upgrade
17) Ability to add other transducers for higher resolution or better image depth
18) Ability to add software packages for oncology
19) Ability to add contrast imaging option
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £301,612
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
22 August 2022
End date
31 March 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
10 August 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
10 August 2022
Local time
12:01pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
B15 2TT
Country
United Kingdom