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Summary

OCID:: ocds-kuma6s-145907
Published by:: Cardiff University
Authority ID:: AA0258
Publication date:: 11 November 2024
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: 01 Prior Information Notice (PIN)
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: No

Abstract

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. CPV: 33100000, 33100000.

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Cardiff University

Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road

Cardiff

CF24 0DE

Telephone: +44 2920879648

E-mail: rogalaa@cardiff.ac.uk

NUTS: UKL

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0258

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Purchase of Portable Human MRI System

II.1.2) Main CPV code

33100000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

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.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

33100000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

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

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

31/01/2025

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:145907)

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

11/11/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
33100000	Medical equipments	Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Delivery locations

ID	Description
1017	Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1022	Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1015	Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1013	Conwy and Denbighshire
1020	East Wales
1023	Flintshire and Wrexham
1016	Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1012	Gwynedd
1011	Isle of Anglesey
1021	Monmouthshire and Newport
1024	Powys
1014	South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018	Swansea
100	UK - All
1000	WALES
1010	West Wales and The Valleys

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID	Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:: rogalaa@cardiff.ac.uk
Admin contact:: N/a
Technical contact:: N/a
Other contact:: N/a

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