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title: "Award of contract for MRI maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000634785"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN"
published: "2020-10-30"
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# Award of contract for MRI maintenance

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000634785

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV398330 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Oct 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £591,735 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB24 3FX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

## Release History

- 30 Oct 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV398330

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV398330
  Award of contract for MRI maintenance - Specialist programme of support, maintenance and future proofing hardware/software upgrades.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.abdn.ac.uk/procurement
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000634785

## Provenance

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