Ex Ante Dilution Fridge

The University of Twente, Faculty of EEMCS, will purchase a dilution refrigerator system. The system will be equipped with both factory-installed and customized DC and HF wiring and will be primarily used for cryogenic electronic measurements. These measurements will be conducted in a temperature range from a few Kelvin down …

CPV: 38000000 Sprzęt laboratoryjny, optyczny i precyzyjny (z wyjątkiem szklanego)
Miejsce wykonania:
Ex Ante Dilution Fridge
Miejsce udzielenia zamówienia:
Universiteit Twente
Numer nagrody:
EB-OUT 6663

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Universiteit Twente
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : Education

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Ex Ante Dilution Fridge
Description : The University of Twente, Faculty of EEMCS, will purchase a dilution refrigerator system. The system will be equipped with both factory-installed and customized DC and HF wiring and will be primarily used for cryogenic electronic measurements. These measurements will be conducted in a temperature range from a few Kelvin down to 10 mK, within a magnetic field of up to 6 T along the z-axis and 1 T along the x- and y-axes. UT takes the position that the contract can be directly awarded to Bluefors Oy due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. See motivation for aditional information.
Procedure identifier : 196c94ed-a67e-4ee2-ab9e-903f14e142c4
Previous notice : 227c2c8a-c594-435c-a6ed-79d1d65ba897-01
Internal identifier : EB-OUT 6663
Type of procedure : Negotiated without prior call for competition

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Netherlands
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Zie documentatie

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 700 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Call for competition is terminated
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Ex Ante Dilution Fridge
Description : The University of Twente, Faculty of EEMCS, will purchase a dilution refrigerator system. The system will be equipped with both factory-installed and customized DC and HF wiring and will be primarily used for cryogenic electronic measurements. These measurements will be conducted in a temperature range from a few Kelvin down to 10 mK, within a magnetic field of up to 6 T along the z-axis and 1 T along the x- and y-axes. UT takes the position that the contract can be directly awarded to Bluefors Oy due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. See motivation for aditional information.
Internal identifier : EB-OUT 6663

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Netherlands
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Zie documentatie

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 700 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Wishes
Description : qualitity must meet the minimum
Category of award fixed criterion : Minimum score
Award criterion number : 1

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Rechtbank Overijssel
Information about review deadlines : The deadline for objection was 15th of april 2025

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 700 000 Euro
Direct award :
Justification for direct award : The contract can be provided only by a particular economic operator because of an absence of competition for technical reasons
Other justification : UT takes the position that the contract can be directly awarded to Bluefors Oy due to the absence of competition for technical reasons, as stipulated in Article 2.32, paragraph 1, sub b, bullet 2 of the Dutch Public Procurement Act 2012. Furthermore, UT believes that no reasonable alternative or substitute exists, as referred to in Article 2.32, paragraph 3 of the Dutch Public Procurement Act 2012, that meets all of UT’s reasonable requirements.

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Bluefors Oy
Tender :
Tender identifier : EB-OUT 6663
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 650 000 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : EB-OUT 6663

6.1.4 Statistical information

Summary of the review requests the buyer received :
Number of complainants : 0
Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 1

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Universiteit Twente
Registration number : 50130536
Postal address : Drienerlolaan 5
Town : Enschede
Postcode : 7522NB
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Twente ( NL213 )
Country : Netherlands
Contact point : Camilio Delfgaauw
Telephone : +31534891512
Internet address : https://www.utwente.nl
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Rechtbank Overijssel
Registration number : 82940525
Town : Almelo
Postcode : 7607 GB
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Twente ( NL213 )
Country : Netherlands
Telephone : (+31)0883611042
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Bluefors Oy
Size of the economic operator : Micro, small, or medium
Registration number : VAT: FI 2183 2199
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00370
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Telephone : +35895617480
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 1374da9e-3ad0-4e73-959e-8a06c5fee625 - 02
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 02/07/2025 11:42 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 02/07/2025 11:43 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00432138-2025
OJ S issue number : 125/2025
Publication date : 03/07/2025