Published date: 9 August 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 17 March 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Dental and subspecialty instruments and devices - 33130000

  • Simulators - 34150000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£270,000

Procurement reference

NCL001-DN598899-26991291

Published date

9 August 2022

Closing date

17 March 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

29 July 2022

Contract end date

28 July 2023

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

Within Newcastle University, The School of Dental Sciences, is home to almost 500 undergraduates studying dentistry and dental therapy. As part of the undergraduate teaching the School currently use "phantom head" which are traditional units with a mannequin which allows demonstration, procedure rehearsal and safety confirmation using a range of plastic and/or natural teeth. To further help students bridge the gap between pre-clinical and clinical training the University is looking to invest in five haptic simulators. Haptic simulators are used in a range of sectors, most notably flight simulation for training and revalidation, in dentistry they are used to provide a realistic virtual simulation offering continuous and objective feedback, validated assessment of competence and revalidation all in a high-fidelity virtual environment. One major limitation of traditional dental simulation is the ability to do things once - a single cavity preparation or single patient episode - haptic simulators allow procedure rehearsal multiple times before being carried out on a 'live' patient. The scope of the contract is for the supply, delivery, installation of 5 dental haptic simulators and operator chairs. The contract must also include training of staff as part of the installation programme.


Award information

Awarded date

18 July 2022

Contract start date

29 July 2022

Contract end date

28 July 2023

Total value of contract

£254,375

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Universal Simulation Ltd

Address

219 Kensington High Street
Kensington
London
W8 6BD

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Barksby

Address

Newcastle University
Procurement Services, Kingsgate
Newcastle
NE1 7RU
England

Telephone

+44 1912086298

Email

emma.barksby@ncl.ac.uk

Website

https://www.ncl.ac.uk