Microscope slide scanner for brightfield, fluorescence and polarization

The brightfield, fluorescence and polarization microscope slide scanner will be part of the Biocenter Oulu Transgenic and Tissue Phenotyping core facility at the University of Oulu and is to be installed in the laboratory at the Biocenter Oulu premises at the Kontinkangas campus. Biocenter Oulu core facilities have an open …

CPV: 38515000 Fluorescent and polarising microscopes
Deadline:
Dec. 6, 2024, 2 p.m.
Deadline type:
Submitting a bid
Place of execution:
Microscope slide scanner for brightfield, fluorescence and polarization
Awarding body:
Oulun yliopisto
Award number:
514841

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Oulun yliopisto
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : Education

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Microscope slide scanner for brightfield, fluorescence and polarization
Description : The brightfield, fluorescence and polarization microscope slide scanner will be part of the Biocenter Oulu Transgenic and Tissue Phenotyping core facility at the University of Oulu and is to be installed in the laboratory at the Biocenter Oulu premises at the Kontinkangas campus. Biocenter Oulu core facilities have an open access user policy, and the instrument will be operated by individual customers as self-service. Therefore, instrumentation and software should be easy to use and meet the requirements of users from different research areas. The instrument will be used primarily for life science imaging. The microscope slide scanner provides a functional system for scanning contrasted samples on microscope slides and viewing the acquired images. The scanner is specifically designed for research and not for clinical purposes. The instrument holds brightfield, phase contrast or comparable contrast enhancing technique, dark field, HiLo laser speckle-based structured illumination optical sectioning for fluorescence, and polarization modes for digitalizing whole microscope slides and has an option for capturing Z-stacks. A minimum of six fluorescence channels allows multiplexing, and separate high resolution RGB color and monochrome cameras for brightfield and fluorescence imaging, respectively. A relatively large range optical zooming capability is achieved with air objectives without the requirement of immersion objectives. Slides are loaded in the scanner within multi-slide trays that can be filled manually. Multiple trays can be imaged in a single run. There are trays for different sized microscope slides available. There are no specific requirements for slide specifications, like trademark, but any microscope slide with a correct size, shape and thickness is compatible. The user interface is self-explanatory and easy to use. The scanner generates a low-resolution preview, automatically detects the samples, and sets a focus map. It is possible to freely navigate in a live mode to any location on the slide. Automated settings/functions can also be adjusted manually. Individualized settings can be saved to generate scanning profiles for later use. The set-up is upgradeable with additional accessories and software components. A free offline software capable of opening and modifying the images after acquisition is downloadable on the end-users’ workstations. The image format is directly, without a need for any conversion, compatible with the Visiopharm image analysis software. The procurement is co-funded by the Research Council of Finland, FIRI 2023: roadmap research infrastructures 2021–2024 and international memberships.
Procedure identifier : d8af0116-8882-4dd4-902b-c7820990decf
Internal identifier : 514841
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 38515000 Fluorescent and polarising microscopes

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Aapistie 5 A
Town : Oulu
Postcode : 90220
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Pohjois-Pohjanmaa ( FI1D9 )
Country : Finland

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 350 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Analogous situation like bankruptcy under national law : The economic operator is in any analogous situation like bankruptcy arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations.
Bankruptcy : The economic operator is bankrupt.
Corruption : The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for corruption, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
Arrangement with creditors : The economic operator is in arrangement with creditors.
Participation in a criminal organisation : The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for participation in a criminal organisation, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition : The economic operator has entered into agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law : The economic operator has breached its obligations in the field of environmental law.
Money laundering or terrorist financing : The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for money laundering or terrorist financing, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
Fraud : The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for fraud, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
Child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings : The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
Insolvency : The economic operator is the subject of insolvency or winding-up.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law : The economic operator has breached its obligations in the field of labour law.
Assets being administered by liquidator : The assets of the economic operator are being administered by a liquidator or by the court.
Guilty of misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure : The economic operator can confirm that: a) It has been guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required for the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of the selection criteria, b) It has withheld such information, c) It has not been able, without delay, to submit the supporting documents required by a contracting authority or contracting entity, and d) It has undertaken to unduly influence the decision making process of the contracting authority or contracting entity, to obtain confidential information that may confer upon it undue advantages in the procurement procedure or to negligently provide misleading information that may have a material influence on decisions concerning exclusion, selection or award.
Purely national exclusion grounds : Any person who is a member of the economic operator’s administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for work safety offence, working hours offence, work discrimination, extortionate work discrimination, violation of the right to organise or unauthorised use of foreign labour.
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure : The economic operator is aware of any conflict of interest, as indicated in national law, the relevant notice or the procurement documents due to its participation in the procurement procedure.
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure : The economic operator or an undertaking related to it has advised the contracting authority or contracting entity or otherwise been involved in the preparation of the procurement procedure.
Guilty of grave professional misconduct : The economic operator is guilty of grave professional misconduct.
Early termination, damages or other comparable sanctions : The economic operator has experienced that a prior public contract, a prior contract with a contracting entity or a prior concession contract was terminated early, or that damages or other comparable sanctions were imposed in connection with that prior contract.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law : The economic operator has breached its obligations in the field of social law.
Payment of social security contributions : The economic operator has breached its obligations relating to the payment social security contributions, both in the country in which it is established and in Member State of the contracting authority or contracting entity if other than the country of establishment.
Business activities are suspended : The business activities of the economic operator are suspended.
Payment of taxes : The economic operator has breached its obligations relating to the payment of taxes, both in the country in which it is established and in Member State of the contracting authority or contracting entity if other than the country of establishment.
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Microscope slide scanner for brightfield, fluorescence and polarization
Description : The brightfield, fluorescence and polarization microscope slide scanner will be part of the Biocenter Oulu Transgenic and Tissue Phenotyping core facility at the University of Oulu and is to be installed in the laboratory at the Biocenter Oulu premises at the Kontinkangas campus. Biocenter Oulu core facilities have an open access user policy, and the instrument will be operated by individual customers as self-service. Therefore, instrumentation and software should be easy to use and meet the requirements of users from different research areas. The instrument will be used primarily for life science imaging. The microscope slide scanner provides a functional system for scanning contrasted samples on microscope slides and viewing the acquired images. The scanner is specifically designed for research and not for clinical purposes. The instrument holds brightfield, phase contrast or comparable contrast enhancing technique, dark field, HiLo laser speckle-based structured illumination optical sectioning for fluorescence, and polarization modes for digitalizing whole microscope slides and has an option for capturing Z-stacks. A minimum of six fluorescence channels allows multiplexing, and separate high resolution RGB color and monochrome cameras for brightfield and fluorescence imaging, respectively. A relatively large range optical zooming capability is achieved with air objectives without the requirement of immersion objectives. Slides are loaded in the scanner within multi-slide trays that can be filled manually. Multiple trays can be imaged in a single run. There are trays for different sized microscope slides available. There are no specific requirements for slide specifications, like trademark, but any microscope slide with a correct size, shape and thickness is compatible. The user interface is self-explanatory and easy to use. The scanner generates a low-resolution preview, automatically detects the samples, and sets a focus map. It is possible to freely navigate in a live mode to any location on the slide. Automated settings/functions can also be adjusted manually. Individualized settings can be saved to generate scanning profiles for later use. The set-up is upgradeable with additional accessories and software components. A free offline software capable of opening and modifying the images after acquisition is downloadable on the end-users’ workstations. The image format is directly, without a need for any conversion, compatible with the Visiopharm image analysis software. The procurement is co-funded by the Research Council of Finland, FIRI 2023: roadmap research infrastructures 2021–2024 and international memberships.
Internal identifier : 736212

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 38515000 Fluorescent and polarising microscopes
Options :
Description of the options : The contracting entity reserves the right to make additional purchases concerning the procurement in question.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Aapistie 5 A
Town : Oulu
Postcode : 90220
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Pohjois-Pohjanmaa ( FI1D9 )
Country : Finland
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 36 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 350 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Social objective promoted : Fair working conditions
Innovative objective : The procured works, supplies or services are novel or significantly improved compared to other works, supplies, or services already on the market.

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Enrolment in a trade register
Description : Please announce in the ESPD-form, in "Part IV: Selection criteria", the enrolment in a trade register.
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price 100%
Description : From the tenderers, the tenderer with the lowest price tender, also meeting the minimum requirements of the procurement, will be selected. The price is used as the sole criterion for the most economically advantageous tender, as the quality has been taken into account in the extensive and comprehensive minimum requirements.
Fixed value (total) : 100
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Deadline for requesting additional information : 20/11/2024 10:00 +00:00

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 06/12/2024 14:00 +00:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 6 Month
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 09/12/2024 07:00 +00:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used : no
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system
Electronic auction : no

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Markkinaoikeus
TED eSender : Hansel Oy (Hilma)

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Oulun yliopisto
Registration number : 0245895-5
Postal address : Pentti Kaiteran katu 1 / PL 8000
Town : OULU
Postcode : 90014
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Pohjois-Pohjanmaa ( FI1D9 )
Country : Finland
Contact point : Anne Paakkola
Telephone : +358 505663159
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Markkinaoikeus
Registration number : 3006157-6
Postal address : Radanrakentajantie 5
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00520
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Telephone : +358 295643300
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Hansel Oy (Hilma)
Registration number : FI09880841
Postal address : Mannerheiminaukio 1a
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00100
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Contact point : eSender
Telephone : 029 55 636 30
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : f11bd5e2-5169-4783-8c74-c94b6a582a0c - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 31/10/2024 10:23 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 31/10/2024 10:28 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00668603-2024
OJ S issue number : 214/2024
Publication date : 04/11/2024