Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hills Rd
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Contact
Kevin Macey
kevin.macey@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
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
Stereotactic navigation system
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33110000 - Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Stereotactic navigation system with relevant accessories to facilitate planning, conduction, and validation of CT-guided percutaneous ablations.
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.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purchase of a Decision Support and Guidance System for Percutaneous Ablations. This is a single system complete with relevant accessories to facilitate planning, conduction, and validation of CT-guided percutaneous ablations by providing the following capabilities:
- Software assisted ablation treatment planning: Tumour targets and surrounding safety margins can be identified and visualized in CT and /or MRI images, applicator trajectories can be planned in 2D and 3D, and desired ablation volumes can be simulated.
- Navigation based applicator placement: Applicators (ablation needles) can be safely and accurately placed to the target location with respect to the previously defined trajectory.
- Software assisted verification of applicator position: By fusing pre- and peri-operative images, the effective applicator position (in-situ) can be measured and subsequently verified relative to the planned trajectory. If required, treatment and ablation parameters can be adjusted to the actual situation.
- Software assisted validation of treatment: Fusion of pre- and postoperative CT images allows for validation of the effective ablation volume relative to the originally planned volume and assists in the decision making towards immediate re-treatment.
The system must provide the following essential functionalities:
- Import, display and processing of CT and MRI images
- Fusion of CT and MRI images to enable treatment of invisible lesions
- Trajectory planning for single and multiple applicators
- Software assisted treatment planning including
o Automatic identification of tumour volume
o User assisted selection of safety margin
o Database with performance parameters of applicators used in clinic
o Simulation of expected ablation volumes as function of time and energy
- Guided applicator alignment and insertion using a semi-robotic arm
- Automatic assessment of effective applicator position relative to plan,
- Update of treatment plan
- Automatic assessment of effective ablation volume relative to treatment plan
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 this particular system from Cascination AG (CAS–One IR system) contains all essential functionalities. Moreover, only this system has proven technical safety and clinical benefits for performing percutaneous tumour ablations based on a significant number of scientific publications (>30) and in more than 600 patients.
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/22/31
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 November 2022
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
Cascination AG
Steigerhubelstrasse 3
Bern
CH-3008
Telephone
+41 313062678
Country
Switzerland
NUTS code
- CH021 - Bern
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
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 Unibersity Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hills Road
Cambridge
Cb2 0QQ
Country
United Kingdom