Award

Award of contract for MRI maintenance

UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

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Award

30 Oct 2020 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Aberdeen has successfully completed the procurement process for an award contract titled "Award of contract for MRI maintenance," aimed at providing specialist support and maintenance services for MRI equipment. This procurement, classified under the education sector, was initiated through a limited award procedure without prior publication, allowing for the direct award to the supplier, Philips. The contract was signed on 30th October 2020, with a value of £591,735 and relates to services to be delivered in Aberdeen, UK.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in medical equipment maintenance and support services, particularly those with expertise in MRI technology. Companies that can offer high uptime guarantees and innovative updates to existing systems will find themselves well-positioned to compete. As the procurement was executed without a competitive bidding process, those with established relationships or unique capabilities in this niche could achieve substantial growth from this contract.

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Notice Title

Award of contract for MRI maintenance

Notice Description

Specialist programme of support, maintenance and future proofing hardware/software upgrades.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union Justification for selected award procedure: 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 Under Regulation 33 (1) (b) (ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may use the negotiated procedure without the prior publication in the case of a public contract, based on the following justification: A contracting authority may award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or prior information notice in any of the following cases-- (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons-- (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons; This is a support package offered by the supplier who is undertaking the upgrade to our MRI equipment. They are solely placed to be able to offer and maintain a high level of operation (98% uptime guarantee). The offering also includes upgrades to existing/installed operating system and clinical applications with computing hardware upgrades/refresh and access to new clinical applications in ALL clinical domains on release including cardiovascular and neuro to ensure we can offer the best research imaging available.

Procurement Information

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000634785
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV398330
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£591,735 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Oct 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Oct 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB24 3FX
Post Town
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Delivery Location
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward
Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen
Westminster Constituency
Aberdeen North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PHILIPS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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