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title: "Supply and Installation of Haptic Simulators to the University of Birmingham"
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# Supply and Installation of Haptic Simulators to the University of Birmingham

Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a460

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## Summary

The University of Birmingham recently awarded a contract for the supply and installation of haptic simulators for digital dentistry. The procurement process has been completed, and the contract is now active. The University of Birmingham sought to enhance its educational offerings by purchasing six haptic simulators that provide immersive, virtual reality experiences to operators. The simulators must offer tactile feedback for hard and soft tissues and meet specified competencies in various dental specialties. The contract was awarded to SIMtoCARE B.V, a supplier from the Netherlands.

This tender opportunity to supply and install haptic simulators at the University of Birmingham presents a chance for businesses in the digital dentistry training and education sector to expand their market presence. Companies specializing in manufacturing and providing advanced dental simulation technologies are well-suited to compete. The tender, emphasizing compliance with specifications, training, and sustainability, aims to enhance the quality of dentistry education at the university through innovative digital solutions. The active contract period ranges from March 20, 2023, to May 31, 2023, providing a timeline for successful bidders to deliver the required equipment and services.

## Notice

Digital Dentistry is a catch-all term to describe the use of digital technology within both the clinical and educational settings. This strategy focuses of the use of digital technologies to enhance education for students, rather than the provision of clinical dentistry for their patients. The school of Dentistry wishes to procure 6 standalone Haptic Simulators that provide an immersive, virtual reality experience to operators including simulated handpieces, probing and local anaesthetic delivery. The simulators will need to link to scanners so the user can set up bespoke tasks, or they can be pre-loaded with a stock of simulation exercises. Software development and updating of the bank of procedures must be included. Haptics have not previously been used at the School of Dentistry. We are looking for a practical setup where the operator uses two "handpieces" which can be tailored to be a mirror and a handpiece, a mirror and a probe etc. appropriate to the clinical scenario. The simulator must provide a good level of tactile feedback, particularly in relation to hard and soft tissues. This project may be funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) or; - European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) or; Page 4 to 8 - Research Councils UK (RCUK), the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Birmingham invites tenders to help the School of Dentistry enhance their Digital Dentistry teaching and learning experience. We are looking to purchase six haptic machines: These are standalone units that will provide an immersive, virtual reality experience to operators including simulated handpieces, probing and local anaesthetic delivery. Ideally these must be linked to scanners so the user can set up bespoke tasks, or they can be pre-loaded with a stock of simulation exercises. Software development and updating of the bank of procedures must be included. The practical setup is that the operator uses two "handpieces" which can be tailored to be a mirror and a handpiece, a mirror, and a probe etc. appropriate to the clinical scenario. The simulator must provide a good level of tactile feedback, particularly in relation to hard and soft tissues. The simulators will be used to enhance the quality of speciality teaching and learning at the School of Dentistry; haptics have not previously been used at the School of Dentistry. Haptic simulators will be used in a variety of specialty teaching modules. Areas where we could apply this technology to augment our current offering would be widespread such as manual dexterity training, practice for class II competencies, practice for crown prep competency, practice of IDB delivery are obvious examples of the additional improvements in current teaching which could be offered. Page 5 to 8 With this in mind, we expect the instruments to provide advanced solutions for a high quality learning experience: The instruments must have the following competencies: * Manual dexterity * Operative Dentistry * Prosthodontics * Endodontics * Implantology * Patient specific - problem based * Dental anaesthesia learning cases * Able to read and combine multiple single teeth in PLY or STL format with easy voxalization within the simulator with automatic segmentation * Support of image guided simulation by merging intraoral scans and CT scans in one model, which allows the display of real-time cross-sectional views * Re-locatable on wheels and can be used above a desk to save space * Includes phantom head with upper and lower jaws for hand and finger support * Combines Virtual Reality with Reality elements in a co-located Mixed Reality auto stereo display * Willing to develop new cases and work with the University on this

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010112-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 20 Mar 2023 - 31 May 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £279,575 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B15 2TT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Edgbaston |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston |
| Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SIMTOCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 33130000 - Dental and subspecialty instruments and devices
- 34152000 - Training simulators

## Release History

- 6 Apr 2023 at 10:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010112-2023
- 9 Feb 2023 at 14:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004046-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home
- https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/

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