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Contract Notice

Tender for a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) system

  • First published: 09 October 2024
  • Last modified: 09 October 2024

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To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-145113
Published by:
Swansea University
Authority ID:
AA0345
Publication date:
09 October 2024
Deadline date:
30 October 2024
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

Swansea University’s School of Psychology within the Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, based at the University’s Singleton Park campus is looking to purchase a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) system. The School has a variety of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) devices and now seeks to invest in a TMS system enabling the exploration of therapeutic potential beyond the capabilities of tES methods. The TMS system must be capable of delivering single pulse, repetitive and burst stimulation for research purposes, largely in the context of ageing but also with interdisciplinary and cross-faculty collaborations in mind

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

SUPPLIES

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address


Swansea University

Procurement Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park,

Swansea

SA2 8PP

UK

Sue Davies

+44 1792295890


https://www.swansea.ac.uk
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Tender for a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) system

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Swansea University’s School of Psychology within the Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, based at the University’s Singleton Park campus is looking to purchase a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) system. The School has a variety of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) devices and now seeks to invest in a TMS system enabling the exploration of therapeutic potential beyond the capabilities of tES methods.

The TMS system must be capable of delivering single pulse, repetitive and burst stimulation for research purposes, largely in the context of ageing but also with interdisciplinary and cross-faculty collaborations in mind

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=145113

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

33000000 Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
33100000 Medical equipments
33156000 Psychology testing devices
33158000 Electrical, electromagnetic and mechanical treatment
33158100 Electromagnetic unit
33190000 Miscellaneous medical devices and products
38434540 Biomedical equipment
38970000 Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
39162000 Educational equipment
1018 Swansea

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The tender process is to source a suitably qualified supplier of TMS equipment to assess motor thresholds and deliver a variety of single pulse, repetitive and burst stimulation protocols.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

This tender is being conducted electronically via etenderwales BravoSolution:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

Therefore, only tenders submitted via this etendering website by the tender deadline can be considered

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

SU26(25)

4.3

Time Limits

Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
    30-10-2024  Time  12:00

Estimated award date
 29-11-2024

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

EN  CY 

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

External funding of GBP 46,350 (VAT exempt due to the medical research nature of the equipment) has been granted from the Higher Education Research Council (HERC) Capital - ECR fund, so it is essential that the equipment is delivered by 31st March 2025.

(WA Ref:145113)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice

 09-10-2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
38434540 Biomedical equipment Analysers
39162000 Educational equipment School furniture
33158000 Electrical, electromagnetic and mechanical treatment Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices
33158100 Electromagnetic unit Electrical, electromagnetic and mechanical treatment
33100000 Medical equipments Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
33000000 Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products Materials and Products
33190000 Miscellaneous medical devices and products Medical equipments
33156000 Psychology testing devices Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices
38970000 Research, testing and scientific technical simulator Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments

Delivery locations

ID Description
1018 Swansea

Alert region restrictions

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ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

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