Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff University
Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
Telephone
+44 2920879648
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL - Wales
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0258
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned 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
Purchase of Portable Human MRI System
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33100000 - Medical equipments
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Cardiff University is currently exploring the acquisition of a Portable Human MRI System. Our comprehensive market research indicates that there is only one supplier available for this specific technology. In light of this, we are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to invite expressions of interest from any suppliers who believe they can also meet our requirements.
We encourage interested parties to submit their expressions of interest by emailing rogalaa@cardiff.ac.uk no later than Monday, November 25, 2024. In the event that we do not receive any responses, the contract will be awarded directly in accordance with Regulation 32.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33100000 - Medical equipments
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cardiff University is currently exploring the acquisition of a Portable Human MRI System. Our comprehensive market research indicates that there is only one supplier available for this specific technology. In light of this, we are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to invite expressions of interest from any suppliers who believe they can meet our requirements.
We encourage interested parties to submit their expressions of interest by emailing rogalaa@cardiff.ac.uk no later than Monday, November 25, 2024. In the event that we do not receive any responses, the contract will be awarded directly in accordance with Regulation 32.
Requirements:
Portable human MRI system operating at very low field strength 40, and suitable for imaging the brain in vivo.
The system should use permanent magnets and must be modular in hardware (i.e. individual parts can be replaced with customised components, but it should come complete of gradients and an RF head coil).
The code for running MRI sequences should be open source and freely available (i.e. users must be able to program any acquisition system, not just modify parameters of available ones).
No external cooling should be required and it should be powered by a standard single-phase electricity supply.
K-space and complex imaging data need to be exportable.
- Target anatomy Head
- Field strength (B0): between 40 and 80 mT.
- Field homogeneity (over 20 cm DSV): Less than 1000 ppm.
- Max gradient strength on each channel simultaneously: Greater than 25 mT/m.
- Max gradient strength on each channel simultaneously
- Number of Rx Channels 8 or more
- Hardware Modular and customisable
- Software (acquisition) Open source
- Software (reconstruction) Open source
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 January 2025
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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