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Contract for the Supply and Installation of 900 MHz Superconducting NMR Magnet for the University of Birmingham

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

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12 Mar 2021 at 13:37

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Birmingham has completed the procurement process for the "Contract for the Supply and Installation of 900 MHz Superconducting NMR Magnet." This tender, classified under the industry category of "Magnetic resonance imaging equipment," falls into the goods procurement category. It involved the limited procurement method, awarded without prior publication of a call for competition due to the uniqueness of the required superconducting magnet. The contract was signed on 11 March 2021, with a total value of £2,410,487. The magnet will be used at the Wellcome Trust-funded National NMR Facility, located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK, and is expected to be delivered and installed within two months.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in advanced scientific equipment manufacturing, particularly those specialising in superconducting technology. Companies with the capability to provide actively cooled, actively shielded NMR magnets that meet the specific compatibility requirements with existing Bruker systems may find this a suitable avenue for growth. Suppliers with the necessary expertise in advanced materials and cryogenic technology are particularly well-positioned to compete for similar contracts within the fields of research infrastructure, biomedical engineering, and high-tech scientific instrumentation.

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Notice Title

Contract for the Supply and Installation of 900 MHz Superconducting NMR Magnet for the University of Birmingham

Notice Description

HWB-NMR is a Wellcome Trust-funded National NMR Facility, and has been funded by the Wellcome Trust to provide access to ultra-high field NMR spectroscopy for the UK biomolecular user community. To build capacity and maintain state-of-the-art capability within the UK, as requested and required by our national user community, following the decommissioning of an unshielded Oxford 900 MHz magnet and acquisition of a shielded Bruker 1.0 GHz magnet we wish to procure an actively cooled, actively shielded 900 MHz superconducting NMR magnet, that will be compatible with our existing Bruker Avance III HD 900 console and cryoprobe (custom-built to fit the Oxford 900/54 magnet). This magnet will be located alongside the Bruker 1.0 GHz magnet in the same magnet chamber.

Lot Information

Lot 1

To be compatible with the existing Bruker Avance III HD 900 console and helium-cooled cryoprobe (custom-built by Bruker to fit Oxford 900/54 magnet), the national NMR facility wishes to procure a shielded, standard-bore (54mm) 900 MHz superconducting NMR magnet, including active magnet cooling (built-in helium recycling), 5G stray magnetic field under 4.3 m, anti-vibration legs, magnet control unit, quench manifold/duct, gantry/platform, solid-state probe compatible, for measurement of bio-solid samples at 900 MHz.

Procurement Information

Bruker is to the best of our knowledge the only manufacturer of superconducting NMR magnets in the world that can provide a standard-bore actively-cooled, actively shielded superconducting magnet capable of NMR spectroscopy at the required magnetic field strength, 900 MHz. Furthermore, the magnet must be compatible with the existing Bruker custom-made cryogenic probe and console, and be available for delivery and installation within two months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-029b37
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005062-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products


CPV Codes

33113000 - Magnetic resonance imaging equipment

33113110 - Nuclear magnetic resonance scanners

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,410,487 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Contact Name
Pauline Harrison-Johnson
Contact Email
p.e.harrison@bham.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 2TT
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BRUKER

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