Contracts awarded

Date of publication Simap: 11.06.2022

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: ETH Zürich
Procurement authority/Organizer: ETH Zürich
Department of Materials,  attn Prof. Dr. Tae-Lim Choi, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5,  8093  Zürich,  Switzerland,  E-mail:  publictender@ethz.ch,  URL https://mat.ethz.ch/

1.2 Type of contracting authority

Decentralized federal administration - public-legal organizations of the federation and other supporting organisations assuming federal tasks

1.3 Type of procedure

Direct award procedure

1.4 Type of order

Supply order

1.5 Scope of international treaties

Yes

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Project title of the acquisition

Mass spectrometer for polymer research by Prof. Dr Tae-Lim Choi's group in the Department of Materials at ETH Zurich.

Subject and scope of the contract :  The mass spectrometer will be used for polymer-focused MALDI mass spectrometry while providing high resolution, high molecular weight and high resolution imaging tools at the same time.

2.2 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	38433100 - Mass spectrometer

3. Decision of acceptance

3.1 Award criteria

not applicable

3.2 Tenderer considered

Name: Bruker Switzerland AG, Industriestrasse 26,  8117  Fällanden,  Switzerland
Price (total price):  CHF 299'000.00 without VAT

3.3 Reasons for the decision to award

Reasons: according to art. 21, clause 2, letter c FPP (technical uniqueness)
1. Patented Smart-Beam II laser with 2000 Hz and a significantly longer service life, which produces optimal results with polymer analysis.
2. Patented gridless design of the MALDI source and reflector for significantly more sensitivity for polymer analysis.
3. patented Bruker AnchorChip targets enable more sensitivity and prevent overlapping signals for polymer analysis.
4. the patented ion acceleration for significantly better resolution over a wide mass range (> 10,000 at m/z 904 up to > 22,000 at m/z 3657) with one set of parameters for polymer analysis.
5. 5 GHz digitizer (competitor at 2 GHz), the infrared laser for fast source cleaning and patented SNAP algorithm for better isotope determination for polymer analysis.

4. Other information

4.2 Date of the award

Date: 09.06.2022

4.4 Additional information

The group led by Prof. Dr Tae-Lim Choi will start work at ETH Zurich in July 2022. They have already worked with a very similar mass spectrometer in South Korea.

4.5 Procedures for appeal

In accordance with Article 56 paragraph 1 of the Public Procurement Act (PPA), a written appeal against this decision can be lodged with the Federal Administrative Court, P.O. Box, 9023 St. Gallen, Switzerland, within 20 days of notification. Any appeal is to be submitted in duplicate and must include what is being sought, the grounds for appeal, evidence and the signature of the person lodging the appeal or his or her representative. A copy of this decision and available evidence must be included.
The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) on legal holidays do not apply in accordance with Article 56 paragraph 2 of the PPA.