Published date: 15 April 2021
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000
Location of contract
B4 7ET
Value of contract
£100,000
Procurement reference
ASTONUNI001-DN534339-49754962
Published date
15 April 2021
Closing date
8 April 2021
Closing time
1pm
Contract start date
14 April 2021
Contract end date
15 April 2022
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Aston University has procured 2 x Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) instruments split between two (2) Lots as below. Due to strict study deadlines it is time critical that delivery is received by Aston, installation, commissioning, training and user acceptance is completed no later than the 21st May 2021.
Suppliers were welcome to offer bids against a single lot, or both lots.
Lot 1 - 1 x Standard OCT
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) devices are analogous to ultrasound and are capable of imaging the retina and anterior eye in cross section to detect disease and abnormality. Currently, we only have two such devices in our teaching clinics for 450 students to use with their patients in the Eye Clinic.
Our students have already commented on the lack of OCT instruments at Aston in their 2018 and 2019 NSS responses, so we must improve this ratio by purchasing additional devices. Student access and exposure to an OCT will also be a factor considered by the General Optical Council at their accreditation and quality assurance visit in November 2019. The pandemic has highlighted the need for another OCT for teaching which will support learning outcomes.
Lot 2 - 1 x Anterior OCT
This instrument allows high-resolution visualisation of the entire anterior segment, from the anterior surface of the cornea to the posterior surface of the lens. It delivers revealing swept-source OCT images that provide visual confirmation and add reliability as well as accuracy to the diagnosis and follow-up of anterior segment alterations.
Award information
Awarded date
12 April 2021
Contract start date
15 April 2021
Contract end date
14 April 2022
Total value of contract
£100,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Heidelberg Engineering Ltd
Address
55 Marlowes
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1LEReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Sajid Ahmed
Address
Aston Triangle
Birmingham
B4 7ET
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1212044164
Website
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