Norway - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 1105601 UiO Life Sciences user equipment. K936.04.02 Micro-injection robot for zebrafish larvae

Statsbygg constructs the new Life Sciences Building (LVB) for the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Research and South-East Health as the co-contracting authority. The building shall be the workplace for approx. 1,600 employees and 1,600 students. Start up for the excavation and ground work was the second quarter of 2019 and the planned completion is at the end of 2026. Various professional environments shall work multi-disciplinary here to develop new solutions for major challenges within health and sustainability with access to the best and most modern equipment required to carry out world class research, teaching and innovation. The procurement will be made without a prior notice in accordance with PPR § 13-4 letter b no. 2, as the service that shall be procured in accordance with its nature and technical character can only be provided by one specific tenderer. The contracting authority intends to procure a fully automatic micro-injection system for zebrafish larvae (1-5 days post fertilisation) for use in biomedical research. The system shall enable precise and reproduciable injections of foreign substances in defined anatomic measurements in living zebrafish larvae, without a need for manual orientation or operator intervention during the actual injection process. The procurement is for the delivery of a commercially available, fully automatic micro-injection system, including hardware, software, training and the necessary additional equipment. The minimum requirements and functional needs Minimum requirements are determined on the basis of the contracting authority ́s documented research needs for high precision, reproducibility, throughput and reduced operator dependency. The system shall as a minimum offer: •Automatic recognition of zebrafish larvae (1-5 dpf) and anatomic injection targets using machine vision based software.•Fully automatic injection in defined anatomical structures in 2 dpf larvae, including duct of Cuvier, perivitelline space and hindbrain ventricle.•Fully automatic XYZ positioning, needle rotation, volume calibration and detection of penetration.•Fully automatic handling and injection of larvae placed in random orientation on the agarose plate, Without manual orientation.•Support for injection of different substance classes, including dyes, chemical compounds, bacteria and human cells.•Possibility for both automatic and semi-automatic/manual operation.•Integrated camera and touch screen requirements are functionally justified in research needs and are not designed with the intention of favouring specific suppliers or products. Based on set minimum requirements, completed market surveys and technical assessments, real or suitable alternative solutions to the Automated microinjection system for the zebrafish larvae from Life Science Methods in the market have not been identified that fulfil the requirements. It is not known other commercially available systems that together fulfil the stipulated functionality and performance requirements. It is, therefore, the contracting authority ́s assessment that the service, in its nature, can only be delivered by one supplier for technical reasons. The terms for the procurement without a prior notice in accordance with PPR § 13-4 letter b no. 2 are therefore deemed to be fulfilled. If questions are asked, please contact Alf Årdal by email: Alf.Petter.Aardal@statsbygg.no Deadline for objections is 10 days from the date of publication.