Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2017-05-27
Buyer: University Of Edinburgh
Country: UK
Region: Edinburgh, City of
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33110000: Imaging equipment for medical use
Estimated value: 500000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Supply and installation of fMRI equipment in the MRI centres involved in SINAPSE, a consortium of Scottish universities aiming to create a strong dynamic network for a shared environment for strategic research development in brain imaging (http://www.sinapse.ac.uk/ ).
Institutions include University of Edinburgh, University of Aberdeen, University of Glasgow and University of Dundee.
Bidders must self-certify their adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD (Scotland) on PCS-T. Suppliers may be required to submit Means of Proof at a later stage.
The display must be a large screen (32 inches) with a resolution of 1920(H) by 1080(V) pixels and a refresh rate of at least 60Hz. The interfacing capabilities between the stimulation PC and the screen are of primary importance, in particular it must be specified how synchronization between the video card and the display is achieved (or if for instance there is a buffer to ensure a fixed delay).
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The eye tracker must be MRI compatible, up to 7 Tesla. It must have an acquisition rate of at least 60 Hz, have an easy interface with other fMRI related equipment. Importantly, training in setting up and acquire the data is also required at the installation.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The system must allow bi-directional communication and earphones must be using electrodynamic or electrostatic technology. They must be MRI compatible, up to 7 Tesla. The interfacing capabilities between the stimulation PC and the earphones are of primary importance. The device must not be software specific, i.e. any stimulation software able to send information. It must be specified how synchronization between the audio card and the earphone is achieved (what is the delay between the audio card and the stimulus delivery).
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The system must allow bi-directional communication and earphones must be using electrodynamic or electrostatic technology. An important factor to specify is the thickness, with a maximum of 26mm. Detail of the frequency range and responses is requested and will be taken into consideration. The interfacing capabilities between the stimulation PC and the earphones are also of importance. The device must not be software specific, i.e. any stimulation software able to send information. It must be specified how synchronization between the audio card and the earphone is achieved (what is the delay between the audio card and the stimulus delivery).
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Response devices must be MRI compatible up to 7 Tesla. The device must not be software specific, i.e. any software must be able to read information from the device. The amount of pressure to apply to trigger a response must be specified. The lot must be composed of 2 sets of:
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The proposed device must interface easily with the scanner (electrical and optical input) and the PC use for stimulation (serial and USB).


Winner: VPixx Technologies
Award value: 500000
Number of bids: 3