Stereotactic Frames for Neurosurgery

CPV: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Goods

Notice status

Awarded without competition

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Unspecified in notice

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

7 Mar 2024, 11:49 GMT

Last source update

7 Mar 2024, 11:49 GMT

FTS notice number

2024/S 000-007320

Classification (CPV)

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Delivery area

North East (UKC2)

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

Elekta Vantage solution is technically different to other products of a similar nature in the market. <br/><br/>The Vantage frame is non-metallic (unique) and does not need to be sterilised. The first advantage of this is that no metal component is involved in the imaging process (MR and CT) - other stereotactic frames are metal and that introduces a source of artefact into the imaging process. The scanner protocols can be set to generate images more quickly, thereby reducing time in the scanner; the quality of the fine detail in the images is far superior and there is much less artefact.<br/><br/>The second point is that the workflow is easier because the frame does not need to be recycled though central sterile services department (CSSD).<br/><br/>The Vantage instrument carrier has a Vernier scale, which gives sub millimetre accuracy (< 0.9 mm) when delivering an instrument or electrode. This is very beneficial in placing such devices as a dbs electrode.<br/><br/>The Vantage frame has an open face design (unique), which makes it much easier to anaesthetise the patient and to communicate with the patient during awake procedures like treatment of movement disorders.<br/><br/>The solution will integrate with Trust MRI and CT scanners.

• SEVERN HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES LTDAwarded supplier 42 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, South East, RG14 5SJ

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