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title: "QUB/2485/23 Contract for for a Compact Multi-modal and Multi-scale Retinal Imaging System"
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# QUB/2485/23 Contract for for a Compact Multi-modal and Multi-scale Retinal Imaging System

Buyer: QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0434ab

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## Summary

The procurement process led by Queens University Belfast is for the contract titled "QUB/2485/23 Contract for a Compact Multi-modal and Multi-scale Retinal Imaging System" in the goods category for medical imaging equipment. The tender has reached the award stage and has been awarded to Imagine Eyes. The procurement method was an open procedure with an accelerated timeline citing urgency under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement process included multiple amendments extending deadlines for tender submissions.

This tender for a Compact Multi-modal and Multi-scale Retinal Imaging System by Queens University Belfast offers business growth opportunities for suppliers of advanced medical imaging equipment in the medical, dental, and veterinary sectors. Businesses capable of providing cutting-edge retinal imaging technologies with microscopic resolution capability are well-suited to compete. The contract includes provisions for maintenance and consumables extension, presenting a long-term partnership opportunity for suppliers of imaging equipment specialised in ophthalmology and medical research.

## Notice

Multiple research groups within QUB are addressing the earliest changes of disease at the complex intersection between normal ageing and early pathology in AMD (Peto, Hogg, Lengyel), Diabetic Retinopathy (Peto, Stitt, Lois, Hogg, Curtis) and Glaucoma (Azuara-Blanco and Hogg), exploring interventions to delay or prevent onset. Cutting edge retinal imaging is crucial to these endeavours. Advanced retinal imaging has been at the forefront of research advances in ophthalmology; as resolution has increased, the capacity to understand disease mechanisms has advanced for all major blinding conditions. In the retina, this has advanced on two parallel fronts, firstly, improved imaging of individual retinal layers including the photoreceptor mosaic, and secondly, improved imaging of retinal vasculature and microvasculature and associated structures. At the forefront of this is the ultra-high resolution provided by adaptive optics techniques, enabling single cell resolution in vivo. To date, th

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Multiple research groups within QUB are addressing the earliest changes of disease at the complex intersection between normal ageing and early pathology in AMD (Peto, Hogg, Lengyel), Diabetic Retinopathy (Peto, Stitt, Lois, Hogg, Curtis) and Glaucoma (Azuara-Blanco and Hogg), exploring interventions to delay or prevent onset. Cutting edge retinal imaging is crucial to these endeavours. Advanced retinal imaging has been at the forefront of research advances in ophthalmology; as resolution has increased, the capacity to understand disease mechanisms has advanced for all major blinding conditions. In the retina, this has advanced on two parallel fronts, firstly, improved imaging of individual retinal layers including the photoreceptor mosaic, and secondly, improved imaging of retinal vasculature and microvasculature and associated structures. At the forefront of this is the ultra-high resolution provided by adaptive optics techniques, enabling single cell resolution in vivo. To date, these various technologies are available at QUB to support clinical trials on separate instruments, necessitating long tiring visits for patients and challenges for researchers in co-registering the different imaging types to look at the same location simultaneously. In order to address some of the above issues, Queens University wishes to procure a compact, multi-modal and multi-scale retinal imaging system, with microscopic resolution capability that is able to overcome the above-mentioned issues, in combination with laser-based imaging to help with media opacities and provide confocality.The equipment will be installed at The Wellcome Trust-Wolfson Northern Ireland Clinical Research Facility (NICRF), a joint venture between Health and Social Care, Queens University, and the University of Ulster, located in Belfast City Hospital.

Options: Option to extend maintenance and the purchase of consumables beyond this period for a further period of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.

Renewal: Option to extend maintenance and the purchase of consumables beyond this period for a further period of up to 10 years or the end of useful life of the equipment.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015244-2024 |
| 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 | 14 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT7 1NN |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN06 Belfast |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IMAGINE EYES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 33100000 - Medical equipments
- 33110000 - Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use

## Release History

- 14 May 2024 at 08:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015244-2024
- 14 May 2024 at 08:43 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015243-2024
- 8 Feb 2024 at 20:13 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004331-2024
- 8 Feb 2024 at 20:12 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004330-2024
- 8 Feb 2024 at 20:11 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004329-2024
- 25 Jan 2024 at 16:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002640-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.qub.ac.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home

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