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Supplies - 52709-2023
27/01/2023    S20

Sweden-Stockholm: Microscopes

2023/S 020-052709

Contract notice

Supplies

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Karolinska Institutet
National registration number: 202100-2973
Postal address: Universitetsförvaltningen
Town: Stockholm
NUTS code: SE11 Stockholm
Postal code: 171 77
Country: Sweden
Contact person: Madeleine Gråbergs
E-mail: madeleine.grabergs@ki.se
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.ki.se
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://tendsign.com/doc.aspx?UniqueId=afsgerqchy&GoTo=Docs
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://tendsign.com/doc.aspx?UniqueId=afsgerqchy&GoTo=Tender
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)Main activity
Education

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Microscope for zebrafish embryos

Reference number: 2-201/2023
II.1.2)Main CPV code
38510000 Microscopes
II.1.3)Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4)Short description:

Microscope for zebrafish embryos to KI:s institution for Comparative medicine.

The zebrafish core facility at Karolinska Institutet is the largest zebrafish facility in the Nordic countries.

The contract shall be valid from 2023-03-15 - 2028-03-14. KI has the intention to sign a contract with one (1) supplier.

Any questions are to be asked via TendSign.

The procurement is carried out as a Open procedure according to the Swedish Public Procurement Act (2016:1145) (LOU).

For more information concerning procurement procedures, please refer to http://www.upphandlingsmyndigheten.se/en/publicprocurement/.

The tender must be valid until 2023-05-24.

If necessary, KI may request an extension of the tender validity period, for example, if the procurement process or the contract award decision is appealed in court.

KI shall reject all Tenderer’s claims for compensation for the work performed during participation in the procurement process.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: SE11 Stockholm
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Microscope for zebrafish embryos to KI:s institution for Comparative medicine.

Invitation to tender

Karolinska Institutet, hereinafter called KI, invites companies, hereinafter called Tenderers, to submit tenders concerning one (1) Microscope.

The contract will be used by the insitution of Comparative medicine (KM), Karolinska Institutet (KI), Solna.

Karolinska Institutet, KI

Karolinska Institutet (KI) is one of the world’s leading medical universities. Our vision is to advance knowledge about life and strive towards better health for all. Karolinska Institutet accounts for the single largest share of all academic medical research conducted in Sweden and offers the country’s broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet selects the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine.

For additional information, please visit www.ki.se.

Background to the procurement

The zebrafish core facility at Karolinska Institutet is the largest zebrafish facility in the Nordic countries.

The core facility offers everything from the provision of animals, technical training to the running of complex research projects for internal, external and corporate users. One focus of the zebrafish core facility is high-throughput screening in zebrafish embryos for toxicity profiling as well as pharmacological profiling of small molecules and lead identification.

In order to improve our research pipelines, we will be investing in a microscope that can be used for high-throughput imaging of zebrafish embryos, amongst others to study the behavior of cancer cells transplanted into zebrafish embryos, the physiological effect of small molecules in zebrafish embryos as well as the pharmacokinetic profile of new and repurposed compounds in different disease models.

Agreement term

The contract shall be valid from 2023-03-15 - 2028-03-14. The dates will be determined when signing the agreement.

KI has the intention to sign a contract with one (1) supplier.

Contents

The tender request documentation consists of the following document parts:1. Invitation to tender2. Administrative rules3. Evaluation and qualification4. Supplier qualification5. Technical requirements6. Commercial terms and conditionsAdditional information published during the procurement procedure is considered to be part of the procurement documents.The Tenderer is responsible for acquiring all of the procurement documents.

Procurement authority

Karolinska InstitutetReg. no: 202100-2973Visiting address:Nobels väg 5SE-171 77 Stockholm

Contact person during the procurement process

Any questions are to be asked via TendSign.

Contact person: Madeleine Gråbergs

Purchasing and Procurement unitPhone: 0852486008e-mail: madeleine.grabergs@ki.se

Procurement procedure

The procurement is carried out as a Open procedure according to the Swedish Public Procurement Act (2016:1145) (LOU).

For more information concerning procurement procedures, please refer to http://www.upphandlingsmyndigheten.se/en/publicprocurement/.

Tender’s period of validity

The tender must be valid until 2023-05-24.

If necessary, KI may request an extension of the tender validity period, for example, if the procurement process or the contract award decision is appealed in court.

Compensation

KI shall reject all Tenderer’s claims for compensation for the work performed during participation in the procurement process.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 20/03/2023
End: 19/03/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 22/02/2023
Local time: 23:59
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
Swedish, English
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 24/05/2023
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 23/02/2023
Local time: 00:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:

Mercell notice: https://opic.com/id/afsgerqchy

VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: Förvaltningsrätten
Town: Stockholm
Country: Sweden
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
23/01/2023