Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba2-2d1a-71bb-9665-342b6a525c40/helium-4-optically-pumped-magnetometer-opm-meg-supply-installation-service-a awarded GB negotiated without publication procedure # Helium-4 Optically Pumped Magnetometer (OPM-MEG) Supply, Installation, Service and Maintenance [Aston University](https://tendernation.io/buyers/aston-university) Often single bidder Estimated value Not stated Published 8 Dec 2023 Deadline Rolling deadline ## About this tender Aston University has awarded a 5-year contract for the supply, installation, service and maintenance of a Helium-4 Optically Pumped Magnetometer MEG system (OPM-MEG) to Mag4Health from February 2024 to January 2029. Aston University has awarded the contract without a call for competition in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ((32.2(b) ii. - The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: - absence of competition for technical reasons Aston University will carry out extensive clinical trials during this period and requires an OPM-MEG that can be operated up to 8 hours a day, with examinations lasting up to 2 hours on a subject. The Helium OPM-MEG technology dissipates 20 mW per sensor, unlike the Rubidium OPM-MEG, which dissipates about 500 mW to heat the Rubidium at 150°C. The absence of heating will make it simpler for us to operate the system for long periods without the need to actively remove heat. Helium OPM technology is being used in space (e.g. satellites) at the moment and has been proven to work continuously for 10 years. Although other manufacturers of OPM-MEG systems exist, they do not supply Helium OPM-MEG and for this reason, we have determined that Mag4Health are the only available supplier in the market. The negotiated contract value estimate reflects a long-term collaboration between Mag4Health and Aston University. Read full description ## CPV classification Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-040cfa-2023-12-08T16:30:56Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-040cfa-2023-12-08T16:30:56Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Aston University: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/aston-university) [Sector More Laboratory & precision equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/laboratory-precision-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Modernizácia vedecko-výskumnej infraštruktúry Katedry jadrovej chémie Prírodovedeckej fakulty Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave · Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-65a9-72ca-9922-4b240629b051/slovakia-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-modern) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Aankoop, levering en installatie van laboratoriumautoclaven · VIB vzw · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7e76-7310-9bcb-48cc2659d301/belgium-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-aankoop) [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Dostawa aparatury naukowo – badawczej dla INTiBS PAN we Wrocławiu, z podziałem na dwa zadania: ZADANIE 1: stacjonarny analizator impedancji (0,01 Hz – 1 MHz) ZADANIE 2: stacjonarny analizator impedancji (1MHz - 1GHz) · Instytut Niskich Temperatur i Badań Strukturalnych im. Włodzimierza Trzebiatowskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-619a-714a-bd19-e119865a29ce/poland-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-dostawa) [Electron microscopes – Prístroje a zariadenia pre projekt: Vývoj a výroba udržateľných bio-vláknových uhlíkových anód pre vysokovýkonné lítium-iónové batérie na podporu dekarbonizácie a energetickej nezávislosti Košíc a Košického kraja · Technická univerzita v Košiciach · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-651c-7266-b85f-cef62e6c451c/slovakia-electron-microscopes-pristroje-a-zariadenia-pre-projekt-vyvoj-a-vy) [Vibration analysers – Dostawa wibrometru laserowego na potrzeby Politechniki Lubelskiej. · Politechnika Lubelska · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7c9f-71ac-ba41-52e17a7ec92f/poland-vibration-analysers-dostawa-wibrometru-laserowego-na-potrzeby-politec) [Measuring and control equipment – Modernizace MaR 2026 · Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc · 18 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8a2f-700e-be11-7eedc0a7da49/czechia-measuring-and-control-equipment-modernizace-mar-2026)