{"bekendtgoerelseNoegle":{"noticeId":{"value":"4eb3c625-0300-4844-8437-0ec62053af77"},"noticeVersion":{"value":"01"},"noticePublicationNumber":{"value":"00202553-2026"}},"htmlDA":"\n\n \n 1 Køber1.1 KøberOfficielt navn: Københavns Universitet\n Køberens retlige status: Offentligretligt organ\n Den ordregivende myndigheds aktivitet: Uddannelse\n \n \n 2 Procedure2.1 ProcedureTitel: Acquisition of a confocal microscopy system with FLIM to KI\n Beskrivelse: The Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen is the university’s central\n unit for research and education in chemistry. The department conducts research on\n the properties, light–matter interactions, and transformations of chemical compounds\n and materials. Chemistry plays a critical role in addressing societal and industrial\n challenges, including energy, sustainability, environmental protection, and health.
The\n department contributes to the development of new and improved compounds, materials,\n and processes, while providing education at all academic levels in chemistry, medicinal\n chemistry, and nanoscience. In addition, the department contributes to teaching in\n biochemistry, biology, molecular biomedicine, environmental chemistry and health,\n and biotechnology.
To further advance research in material development and fundamental\n photophysical processes, the department requires advanced optical characterization\n equipment that can be fully integrated with existing instrumentation in this research\n area.
The Department of Chemistry thus wishes to acquire a research-grade confocal\n microscopy system with fully integrated fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM)\n capability based on time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC).
The system\n is required for advanced studies of photogenerated charge-carrier dynamics and time-resolved\n fluorescence processes in semiconductor and biological materials. The platform must\n support direct coupling to an external femtosecond laser source and enable independent\n routing of excitation and emission beam paths.
The required configuration includes:
•\n A main optical unit for excitation beam in coupling and fluorescence detection.
•\n At least two independent excitation ports, including compatibility with an existing\n in-house femtosecond laser source.
• A customized back-port excitation module\n allowing excitation through the microscope back port while maintaining independent\n emission detection.
• Fully integrated TCSPC-based FLIM operation with high time-resolution\n and simultaneous rapid data acquisition. These performance requirements must be achieved\n through a galvo-based scanning unit combined with a validated real-time TCSPC error-correction\n technology (patented), ensuring high temporal precision and acquisition speed within\n a fully integrated system architecture.
• A galvo-based scanning unit capable\n of maintaining consistent focal volume across large scan areas (up to 250 µm × 250\n µm).
• A variable wavelength selector for flexible and tuneable detection.
•\n Guaranteed interoperability between laser synchronization electronics, TCSPC modules,\n detectors, beam-routing optics, and microscope control software.
The purchase\n concerns a confocal microscopy system with fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy\n (FLIM) capability, designed for advanced studies of photo-generated charge-carrier\n dynamics. The system must support direct coupling to an external femtosecond laser\n source and allow full decoupling of excitation and emission beam paths. It includes\n a main optical unit for excitation beam incoupling, fluorescence detection, and flexible\n integration of free-space and fiber-coupled excitation ports. A customized back-port\n excitation module is required to enable excitation through the microscope back port\n while independently monitoring emission, allowing confocal imaging of charge-carrier\n diffusion and migration. In addition, an upgrade is needed to provide a variable wavelength\n selector for flexible and wavelength-tunable detection.\n Identifikator for proceduren: 4160a907-32d4-4df8-885f-679bee06eebc\n Intern ID: 043-2004/26-7000\n Udbudsprocedure: Udbud med forhandling uden forudgående offentliggørelse\n 2.1.1 FormålKontraktens hovedformål: Varer\n Primær klassifikation (cpv): 38000000 Laboratorieudstyr, optisk udstyr og præcisionsudstyr (ikke briller)\n \n 2.1.2 UdførelsesstedLandsdel (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)\n \n \n 2.1.4 Generelle oplysningerYderligere oplysninger: Background knowledge in the research group.
• The Principal Investigator of the\n research group acquiring the instrumentation, Associate Professor Junsheng Chen, has\n extensive expertise in advanced optical characterization of materials. He has more\n than 10 years of experience in the development of time-resolved optical spectroscopy\n systems and has designed and constructed three femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy\n instruments tailored to specific research applications. He has worked with time-correlated\n single-photon counting (TCSPC) methodologies for over 15 years and possesses deep\n technical knowledge of ultrafast laser synchronization, photon detection, and lifetime\n analysis. In addition, he has more than a decade of experience using advanced optical\n microscopy techniques for the investigation of semiconductor materials and biological\n samples. He has also developed and implemented several customized optical setups to\n address specialized experimental challenges.
• The acquisition is being actively\n supported by Head of Section, Professor Bo Wegge Laursen, who has extensive experience\n in optical characterization, photo-physics, and fluorescent materials. His research\n focuses on the design and photophysical investigation of fluorescent dyes, molecular\n probes, and functional nanomaterials. He has extensive experience (over 10 years)\n in using FLIM for the investigation of fluorescent molecular probes.\n \n \n \n \n \n 5 Delkontrakt5.1 Delkontrakt: LOT-0000Titel: Acquisition of a confocal microscopy system with FLIM to KI\n Beskrivelse: The Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen is the university’s central\n unit for research and education in chemistry. The department conducts research on\n the properties, light–matter interactions, and transformations of chemical compounds\n and materials. Chemistry plays a critical role in addressing societal and industrial\n challenges, including energy, sustainability, environmental protection, and health.
The\n department contributes to the development of new and improved compounds, materials,\n and processes, while providing education at all academic levels in chemistry, medicinal\n chemistry, and nanoscience. In addition, the department contributes to teaching in\n biochemistry, biology, molecular biomedicine, environmental chemistry and health,\n and biotechnology.
To further advance research in material development and fundamental\n photophysical processes, the department requires advanced optical characterization\n equipment that can be fully integrated with existing instrumentation in this research\n area.
The Department of Chemistry thus wishes to acquire a research-grade confocal\n microscopy system with fully integrated fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM)\n capability based on time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC).
The system\n is required for advanced studies of photogenerated charge-carrier dynamics and time-resolved\n fluorescence processes in semiconductor and biological materials. The platform must\n support direct coupling to an external femtosecond laser source and enable independent\n routing of excitation and emission beam paths.
The required configuration includes:
•\n A main optical unit for excitation beam in coupling and fluorescence detection.
•\n At least two independent excitation ports, including compatibility with an existing\n in-house femtosecond laser source.
• A customized back-port excitation module\n allowing excitation through the microscope back port while maintaining independent\n emission detection.
• Fully integrated TCSPC-based FLIM operation with high time-resolution\n and simultaneous rapid data acquisition. These performance requirements must be achieved\n through a galvo-based scanning unit combined with a validated real-time TCSPC error-correction\n technology (patented), ensuring high temporal precision and acquisition speed within\n a fully integrated system architecture.
• A galvo-based scanning unit capable\n of maintaining consistent focal volume across large scan areas (up to 250 µm × 250\n µm).
• A variable wavelength selector for flexible and tuneable detection.
•\n Guaranteed interoperability between laser synchronization electronics, TCSPC modules,\n detectors, beam-routing optics, and microscope control software.
The purchase\n concerns a confocal microscopy system with fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy\n (FLIM) capability, designed for advanced studies of photo-generated charge-carrier\n dynamics. The system must support direct coupling to an external femtosecond laser\n source and allow full decoupling of excitation and emission beam paths. It includes\n a main optical unit for excitation beam incoupling, fluorescence detection, and flexible\n integration of free-space and fiber-coupled excitation ports. A customized back-port\n excitation module is required to enable excitation through the microscope back port\n while independently monitoring emission, allowing confocal imaging of charge-carrier\n diffusion and migration. In addition, an upgrade is needed to provide a variable wavelength\n selector for flexible and wavelength-tunable detection.\n Intern ID: 043-2004/26-7000\n 5.1.1 FormålKontraktens hovedformål: Varer\n Primær klassifikation (cpv): 38000000 Laboratorieudstyr, optisk udstyr og præcisionsudstyr (ikke briller)\n \n 5.1.2 UdførelsesstedLandsdel (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)\n \n \n \n 5.1.6 Generelle oplysningerIndkøbsprojekt, der ikke finansieres med EU-midler\n Udbuddet er omfattet af aftalen om offentlige udbud (GPA): ja\n Yderligere oplysninger: Background knowledge in the research group.
• The Principal Investigator of the\n research group acquiring the instrumentation, Associate Professor Junsheng Chen, has\n extensive expertise in advanced optical characterization of materials. He has more\n than 10 years of experience in the development of time-resolved optical spectroscopy\n systems and has designed and constructed three femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy\n instruments tailored to specific research applications. He has worked with time-correlated\n single-photon counting (TCSPC) methodologies for over 15 years and possesses deep\n technical knowledge of ultrafast laser synchronization, photon detection, and lifetime\n analysis. In addition, he has more than a decade of experience using advanced optical\n microscopy techniques for the investigation of semiconductor materials and biological\n samples. He has also developed and implemented several customized optical setups to\n address specialized experimental challenges.
• The acquisition is being actively\n supported by Head of Section, Professor Bo Wegge Laursen, who has extensive experience\n in optical characterization, photo-physics, and fluorescent materials. His research\n focuses on the design and photophysical investigation of fluorescent dyes, molecular\n probes, and functional nanomaterials. He has extensive experience (over 10 years)\n in using FLIM for the investigation of fluorescent molecular probes.\n \n 5.1.15 Teknikker\n Oplysninger om det dynamiske indkøbssystem:Intet dynamisk indkøbssystem\n \n \n 5.1.16 Yderligere oplysninger, mægling og gennemgangOrganisation med ansvar for klager: Klagenævnet for Udbud\n Oplysninger om klagefrister: I henhold til lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud gælder følgende frist for indgivelse af
klage:
Der\n kan i standstill perioden med opsættende virkning klages til Klagenævnet for Udbud.\n Der henvises i øvrigt til betingelserne i §§ 5-6, jf. § 4, stk. 1, nr. 3 i Bekendtgørelse\n af lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud.
Klagefrist på 30 kalenderdage for klage over\n en ordregivers beslutning om, at ordregiveren har til hensigt at indgå kontrakt med\n en bestemt virksomhed og har anvendt proceduren i § 4. Klagefristen løber fra offentliggørelsen\n af bekendtgørelse om indgåelse af kontrakt, jf. § 7, stk. 3.
Senest samtidig med\n at en klage indgives til Klagenævnet for Udbud, skal klageren skriftligt underrette\n ordregiveren om, at klage indgives til Klagenævnet for Udbud, og om, hvorvidt klagen\n er indgivet i standstill-perioden, jf. § 3, stk. 1. I tilfælde, hvor klagen ikke er\n indgivet i standstill-perioden, skal klageren tillige angive, hvorvidt der begæres\n opsættende virkning af klagen, jf. § 12, stk. 1.\n Organisation, der leverer oplysninger om den generelle lovgivningsramme angånde skatter på det sted, hvor kontrakten skal udføres: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen\n Organisation, der leverer supplerende oplysninger om udbudsproceduren: Københavns Universitet\n Organisation, der sikrer adgang til udbudsdokumenterne offline: Københavns Universitet\n Organisation, hvis budget anvendes til at betale for kontrakten: Københavns Universitet\n Organisation, der udfører betalingen: Københavns Universitet\n Organisation, der underskriver kontrakten: Københavns Universitet\n \n \n \n 6 ResultaterDirekte tildeling:Begrundelse for direkte tildeling: Kontrakten kan kun tildeles af en bestemt økonomisk aktør på grund af manglende konkurrence af tekniske årsager\n Anden begrundelse: Market analysis was conducted through:
• Direct engagement with major suppliers\n of confocal and FLIM systems.
• Review of publicly available technical documentation,\n system specifications, and product architectures.
• Evaluation of suppliers listed\n under the University of Copenhagen’s microscope framework agreements.
The assessment\n included evaluation of system compatibility with:
• FLIM imaging capability covering\n fluorescence lifetimes from approximately 100 ps to the millisecond range.
• External\n femtosecond laser synchronization and in coupling,
• Multi-port excitation architecture,
•\n Independent excitation and emission beam routing,
• High-resolution TCSPC-based\n FLIM,
• Required temporal precision and acquisition speed,
• Manufacturer-supported\n integration within a single validated system.
Technical justification
The\n acquisition concerns a highly specialized, research-grade system that must simultaneously\n fulfill multiple mandatory technical requirements within one manufacturer-supported\n and fully validated platform.
The system is required for the following purposes:
1.\n FLIM imaging covering fluorescence lifetimes ranging from approximately 100 ps to\n the millisecond range.
2. Direct optical coupling and synchronization with an\n external femtosecond laser source with picosecond timing precision.
3. Integration\n of at least two independent excitation ports, enabling connection of multiple excitation\n sources, including an existing in-house femtosecond laser.
4. Decoupled back-port\n excitation and emission (collection) beam pathways to enable confocal measurements\n of exciton migration and charge-carrier diffusion in functional materials.
5.\n Replication of peer-reviewed methodologies (e.g., ACS Energy Lett. 2020, 5, 117–123;\n Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 35, 2500097) for quantitative measurement of photoinduced\n charge-carrier diffusion in halide perovskite materials under experimentally comparable\n conditions. Reliable benchmarking is required because charge transport parameters\n in these materials are known to vary across laboratories due to differences in material\n preparation, environmental control, and instrumentation. Cross-laboratory comparability\n is therefore essential to validate the experimental setup and ensure reproducibility\n of quantitative transport measurements.
6. Large-area FLIM imaging (up to 250\n µm × 250 µm) with stable focal volume and consistent lifetime accuracy across the\n scan field.
7. Time-resolved investigation of dynamic protein interactions using\n time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC), requiring both high temporal precision\n (~5 ps time bin width) and rapid data acquisition (dead time approximately 0.65 ns\n per TCSPC channel) simultaneously. These requirements can be achieved through the\n combination of the FLIMbee galvo scanner and the patented rapidFLIM error correction\n method (patent number: EP 3 431 967 B1).
8. Fully integrated TCSPC-based FLIM\n operation with 5 ps temporal resolution.
9. Guaranteed technical interoperability\n between ultrafast laser synchronization electronics, TCSPC modules, detectors, optical\n beam routing components, scanning units, and microscope control software within one\n validated system architecture.
Market Assessment and Technical Evaluation
Based\n on the market coverage conducted, no other commercially available confocal or FLIM\n system can fulfil this combination of requirements within one validated and manufacturer-supported\n platform. Alternative suppliers either lack external femtosecond laser compatibility,\n do not support the required multi-port optical architecture, or require non-standard\n third-party integration and custom modifications. Such approaches would make it technically\n impossible to ensure the required timing accuracy, system stability, interoperability,\n and manufacturer responsibility for performance, service, and maintenance.
In\n addition, the acquisition includes specialized components, such as a customized backport\n excitation module for decoupling excitation and detection beams, a multi-laser excitation\n system supporting up to eight picosecond diode lasers with wavelength selection, and\n time-resolved fluorescence optics and analysis tools, that are research-grade, manufactured\n specifically for this purpose, and designed to operate exclusively within the PicoQuant\n system architecture. These components are not commercially available from other suppliers\n and cannot be substituted without causing technical incompatibility or disproportionate\n operational risk.
Conclusion
Based on documented market analysis and\n technical evaluation, and due to mandatory requirements concerning timing precision,\n external laser compatibility, decoupled optical architecture, and fully integrated\n system validation, no equivalent alternative solution is available at the time of\n procurement.
The required system and associated modules constitute specialized\n research-grade instrumentation for advanced time-resolved fluorescence applications\n and are available only as a fully integrated, manufacturer-supported configuration\n from a single supplier.\n \n 6.1 Resultat delkontrakt-ID: LOT-00006.1.2 Oplysninger om vinderneVinder:Officielt navn: PicoQuant GmbH\n \n Tilbud – Identifikator: PicoQuant confocal microscopy system with FLIM\n ID for delkontrakt eller gruppe af delkontrakter: LOT-0000\n Kontraktoplysninger:Identifikator for kontrakten: 043-2004/26-7000\n Titel: Acquisition of a confocal microscopy system with FLIM to KI\n Organisation, der underskriver kontrakten: Københavns Universitet\n \n \n \n \n \n 8 Organisationer8.1 ORG-0001Officielt navn: Københavns Universitet\n Registreringsnummer: 29979812\n Postadresse: Nørregade 10 \n \n \n Landsdel (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)\n \n \n E-mail: eva.sander@adm.ku.dk\n \n Internetadresse: http://www.ku.dk/\n Køberprofil: https://eu.eu-supply.com/ctm/company/companyinformation/index/166597\n Denne organisations roller:\n Organisation, der leverer supplerende oplysninger om udbudsproceduren\n Organisation, der sikrer adgang til udbudsdokumenterne offline\n Organisation, der underskriver kontrakten\n Organisation, hvis budget anvendes til at betale for kontrakten\n Organisation, der udfører betalingen\n \n \n 8.1 ORG-0002Officielt navn: Klagenævnet for Udbud\n Registreringsnummer: 37795526\n Postadresse: Nævnenes Hus, Toldboden 2 \n \n \n Landsdel (NUTS): Vestjylland (DK041)\n \n E-mail: klfu@naevneneshus.dk\n \n Internetadresse: https://naevneneshus.dk/start-din-klage/klagenaevnet-for-udbud/\n Denne organisations roller:Organisation med ansvar for klager\n \n \n 8.1 ORG-0003Officielt navn: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen\n Registreringsnummer: 10294819\n Postadresse: Carl Jacobsens vej 35 \n \n \n Landsdel (NUTS): Københavns omegn (DK012)\n \n \n \n Internetadresse: https://www.kfst.dk\n Denne organisations roller:Organisation, der leverer oplysninger om den generelle lovgivningsramme angånde skatter på det sted, hvor kontrakten skal udføres\n \n \n 8.1 ORG-0004Officielt navn: PicoQuant GmbH\n Den økonomiske operatørs størrelse: Mellemstor virksomhed\n Postadresse: Rudower Chaussee 29 \n \n \n Landsdel (NUTS): Berlin (DE300)\n \n \n E-mail: info@picoquant.com\n Telefon: +49-30-1208820-622\n Denne organisations roller:\n Vinder af disse delkontrakter: LOT-0000\n \n \n 8.1 ORG-0005Officielt navn: Mercell Holding ASA\n Registreringsnummer: 980921565\n Postadresse: Askekroken 11 \n \n \n Landsdel (NUTS): Oslo (NO081)\n \n \n E-mail: publication@mercell.com\n \n \n Internetadresse: http://mercell.com/\n Denne organisations roller:\n \n \n \n Oplysninger om bekendtgørelsenBekendtgørelsens ID: 4eb3c625-0300-4844-8437-0ec62053af77 - 01\n Formulartype: Forudgående underretning om direkte tildeling\n Bekendtgørelsestype: Bekendtgørelse med henblik på frivillig forudgående gennemsigtighed\n Afsendelsesdato for bekendtgørelsen: 20-03-2026 14:16 +00:00\n Dato for afsendelse af bekendtgørelsen (eSender): 20-03-2026 14:17 +00:00\n Bekendtgørelsens officielle sprog: dansk \n Bekendtgørelsesnummer: 00202553-2026\n \n Offentliggørelsesdato: 24-03-2026\n \n \n","htmlEN":"\n\n \n 1 Buyer1.1 BuyerOfficial name: Københavns Universitet\n Legal type of the buyer: Body governed by public law\n Activity of the contracting authority: Education\n \n \n 2 Procedure2.1 ProcedureTitle: Acquisition of a confocal microscopy system with FLIM to KI\n Description: The Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen is the university’s central\n unit for research and education in chemistry. The department conducts research on\n the properties, light–matter interactions, and transformations of chemical compounds\n and materials. Chemistry plays a critical role in addressing societal and industrial\n challenges, including energy, sustainability, environmental protection, and health.
The\n department contributes to the development of new and improved compounds, materials,\n and processes, while providing education at all academic levels in chemistry, medicinal\n chemistry, and nanoscience. In addition, the department contributes to teaching in\n biochemistry, biology, molecular biomedicine, environmental chemistry and health,\n and biotechnology.
To further advance research in material development and fundamental\n photophysical processes, the department requires advanced optical characterization\n equipment that can be fully integrated with existing instrumentation in this research\n area.
The Department of Chemistry thus wishes to acquire a research-grade confocal\n microscopy system with fully integrated fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM)\n capability based on time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC).
The system\n is required for advanced studies of photogenerated charge-carrier dynamics and time-resolved\n fluorescence processes in semiconductor and biological materials. The platform must\n support direct coupling to an external femtosecond laser source and enable independent\n routing of excitation and emission beam paths.
The required configuration includes:
•\n A main optical unit for excitation beam in coupling and fluorescence detection.
•\n At least two independent excitation ports, including compatibility with an existing\n in-house femtosecond laser source.
• A customized back-port excitation module\n allowing excitation through the microscope back port while maintaining independent\n emission detection.
• Fully integrated TCSPC-based FLIM operation with high time-resolution\n and simultaneous rapid data acquisition. These performance requirements must be achieved\n through a galvo-based scanning unit combined with a validated real-time TCSPC error-correction\n technology (patented), ensuring high temporal precision and acquisition speed within\n a fully integrated system architecture.
• A galvo-based scanning unit capable\n of maintaining consistent focal volume across large scan areas (up to 250 µm × 250\n µm).
• A variable wavelength selector for flexible and tuneable detection.
•\n Guaranteed interoperability between laser synchronization electronics, TCSPC modules,\n detectors, beam-routing optics, and microscope control software.
The purchase\n concerns a confocal microscopy system with fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy\n (FLIM) capability, designed for advanced studies of photo-generated charge-carrier\n dynamics. The system must support direct coupling to an external femtosecond laser\n source and allow full decoupling of excitation and emission beam paths. It includes\n a main optical unit for excitation beam incoupling, fluorescence detection, and flexible\n integration of free-space and fiber-coupled excitation ports. A customized back-port\n excitation module is required to enable excitation through the microscope back port\n while independently monitoring emission, allowing confocal imaging of charge-carrier\n diffusion and migration. In addition, an upgrade is needed to provide a variable wavelength\n selector for flexible and wavelength-tunable detection.\n Procedure identifier: 4160a907-32d4-4df8-885f-679bee06eebc\n Internal identifier: 043-2004/26-7000\n Type of procedure: Negotiated without prior call for competition\n 2.1.1 PurposeMain nature of the contract: Supplies\n Main classification (cpv): 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)\n \n 2.1.2 Place of performanceCountry subdivision (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)\n \n \n 2.1.4 General informationAdditional information: Background knowledge in the research group.
• The Principal Investigator of the\n research group acquiring the instrumentation, Associate Professor Junsheng Chen, has\n extensive expertise in advanced optical characterization of materials. He has more\n than 10 years of experience in the development of time-resolved optical spectroscopy\n systems and has designed and constructed three femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy\n instruments tailored to specific research applications. He has worked with time-correlated\n single-photon counting (TCSPC) methodologies for over 15 years and possesses deep\n technical knowledge of ultrafast laser synchronization, photon detection, and lifetime\n analysis. In addition, he has more than a decade of experience using advanced optical\n microscopy techniques for the investigation of semiconductor materials and biological\n samples. He has also developed and implemented several customized optical setups to\n address specialized experimental challenges.
• The acquisition is being actively\n supported by Head of Section, Professor Bo Wegge Laursen, who has extensive experience\n in optical characterization, photo-physics, and fluorescent materials. His research\n focuses on the design and photophysical investigation of fluorescent dyes, molecular\n probes, and functional nanomaterials. He has extensive experience (over 10 years)\n in using FLIM for the investigation of fluorescent molecular probes.\n \n \n \n \n \n 5 Lot5.1 Lot: LOT-0000Title: Acquisition of a confocal microscopy system with FLIM to KI\n Description: The Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen is the university’s central\n unit for research and education in chemistry. The department conducts research on\n the properties, light–matter interactions, and transformations of chemical compounds\n and materials. Chemistry plays a critical role in addressing societal and industrial\n challenges, including energy, sustainability, environmental protection, and health.
The\n department contributes to the development of new and improved compounds, materials,\n and processes, while providing education at all academic levels in chemistry, medicinal\n chemistry, and nanoscience. In addition, the department contributes to teaching in\n biochemistry, biology, molecular biomedicine, environmental chemistry and health,\n and biotechnology.
To further advance research in material development and fundamental\n photophysical processes, the department requires advanced optical characterization\n equipment that can be fully integrated with existing instrumentation in this research\n area.
The Department of Chemistry thus wishes to acquire a research-grade confocal\n microscopy system with fully integrated fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM)\n capability based on time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC).
The system\n is required for advanced studies of photogenerated charge-carrier dynamics and time-resolved\n fluorescence processes in semiconductor and biological materials. The platform must\n support direct coupling to an external femtosecond laser source and enable independent\n routing of excitation and emission beam paths.
The required configuration includes:
•\n A main optical unit for excitation beam in coupling and fluorescence detection.
•\n At least two independent excitation ports, including compatibility with an existing\n in-house femtosecond laser source.
• A customized back-port excitation module\n allowing excitation through the microscope back port while maintaining independent\n emission detection.
• Fully integrated TCSPC-based FLIM operation with high time-resolution\n and simultaneous rapid data acquisition. These performance requirements must be achieved\n through a galvo-based scanning unit combined with a validated real-time TCSPC error-correction\n technology (patented), ensuring high temporal precision and acquisition speed within\n a fully integrated system architecture.
• A galvo-based scanning unit capable\n of maintaining consistent focal volume across large scan areas (up to 250 µm × 250\n µm).
• A variable wavelength selector for flexible and tuneable detection.
•\n Guaranteed interoperability between laser synchronization electronics, TCSPC modules,\n detectors, beam-routing optics, and microscope control software.
The purchase\n concerns a confocal microscopy system with fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy\n (FLIM) capability, designed for advanced studies of photo-generated charge-carrier\n dynamics. The system must support direct coupling to an external femtosecond laser\n source and allow full decoupling of excitation and emission beam paths. It includes\n a main optical unit for excitation beam incoupling, fluorescence detection, and flexible\n integration of free-space and fiber-coupled excitation ports. A customized back-port\n excitation module is required to enable excitation through the microscope back port\n while independently monitoring emission, allowing confocal imaging of charge-carrier\n diffusion and migration. In addition, an upgrade is needed to provide a variable wavelength\n selector for flexible and wavelength-tunable detection.\n Internal identifier: 043-2004/26-7000\n 5.1.1 PurposeMain nature of the contract: Supplies\n Main classification (cpv): 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)\n \n 5.1.2 Place of performanceCountry subdivision (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)\n \n \n \n 5.1.6 General informationProcurement Project not financed with EU Funds.\n The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes\n Additional information: Background knowledge in the research group.
• The Principal Investigator of the\n research group acquiring the instrumentation, Associate Professor Junsheng Chen, has\n extensive expertise in advanced optical characterization of materials. He has more\n than 10 years of experience in the development of time-resolved optical spectroscopy\n systems and has designed and constructed three femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy\n instruments tailored to specific research applications. He has worked with time-correlated\n single-photon counting (TCSPC) methodologies for over 15 years and possesses deep\n technical knowledge of ultrafast laser synchronization, photon detection, and lifetime\n analysis. In addition, he has more than a decade of experience using advanced optical\n microscopy techniques for the investigation of semiconductor materials and biological\n samples. He has also developed and implemented several customized optical setups to\n address specialized experimental challenges.
• The acquisition is being actively\n supported by Head of Section, Professor Bo Wegge Laursen, who has extensive experience\n in optical characterization, photo-physics, and fluorescent materials. His research\n focuses on the design and photophysical investigation of fluorescent dyes, molecular\n probes, and functional nanomaterials. He has extensive experience (over 10 years)\n in using FLIM for the investigation of fluorescent molecular probes.\n \n 5.1.15 Techniques\n Information about the dynamic purchasing system:No dynamic purchase system\n \n \n 5.1.16 Further information, mediation and reviewReview organisation: Klagenævnet for Udbud\n Information about review deadlines: I henhold til lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud gælder følgende frist for indgivelse af
klage:
Der\n kan i standstill perioden med opsættende virkning klages til Klagenævnet for Udbud.\n Der henvises i øvrigt til betingelserne i §§ 5-6, jf. § 4, stk. 1, nr. 3 i Bekendtgørelse\n af lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud.
Klagefrist på 30 kalenderdage for klage over\n en ordregivers beslutning om, at ordregiveren har til hensigt at indgå kontrakt med\n en bestemt virksomhed og har anvendt proceduren i § 4. Klagefristen løber fra offentliggørelsen\n af bekendtgørelse om indgåelse af kontrakt, jf. § 7, stk. 3.
Senest samtidig med\n at en klage indgives til Klagenævnet for Udbud, skal klageren skriftligt underrette\n ordregiveren om, at klage indgives til Klagenævnet for Udbud, og om, hvorvidt klagen\n er indgivet i standstill-perioden, jf. § 3, stk. 1. I tilfælde, hvor klagen ikke er\n indgivet i standstill-perioden, skal klageren tillige angive, hvorvidt der begæres\n opsættende virkning af klagen, jf. § 12, stk. 1.\n Organisation providing information concerning the general regulatory framework for taxes applicable in the place where the contract is to be performed: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen\n Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure: Københavns Universitet\n Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents: Københavns Universitet\n Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract: Københavns Universitet\n Organisation executing the payment: Københavns Universitet\n Organisation signing the contract: Københavns Universitet\n \n \n \n 6 ResultsDirect 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\n Other justification: Market analysis was conducted through:
• Direct engagement with major suppliers\n of confocal and FLIM systems.
• Review of publicly available technical documentation,\n system specifications, and product architectures.
• Evaluation of suppliers listed\n under the University of Copenhagen’s microscope framework agreements.
The assessment\n included evaluation of system compatibility with:
• FLIM imaging capability covering\n fluorescence lifetimes from approximately 100 ps to the millisecond range.
• External\n femtosecond laser synchronization and in coupling,
• Multi-port excitation architecture,
•\n Independent excitation and emission beam routing,
• High-resolution TCSPC-based\n FLIM,
• Required temporal precision and acquisition speed,
• Manufacturer-supported\n integration within a single validated system.
Technical justification
The\n acquisition concerns a highly specialized, research-grade system that must simultaneously\n fulfill multiple mandatory technical requirements within one manufacturer-supported\n and fully validated platform.
The system is required for the following purposes:
1.\n FLIM imaging covering fluorescence lifetimes ranging from approximately 100 ps to\n the millisecond range.
2. Direct optical coupling and synchronization with an\n external femtosecond laser source with picosecond timing precision.
3. Integration\n of at least two independent excitation ports, enabling connection of multiple excitation\n sources, including an existing in-house femtosecond laser.
4. Decoupled back-port\n excitation and emission (collection) beam pathways to enable confocal measurements\n of exciton migration and charge-carrier diffusion in functional materials.
5.\n Replication of peer-reviewed methodologies (e.g., ACS Energy Lett. 2020, 5, 117–123;\n Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 35, 2500097) for quantitative measurement of photoinduced\n charge-carrier diffusion in halide perovskite materials under experimentally comparable\n conditions. Reliable benchmarking is required because charge transport parameters\n in these materials are known to vary across laboratories due to differences in material\n preparation, environmental control, and instrumentation. Cross-laboratory comparability\n is therefore essential to validate the experimental setup and ensure reproducibility\n of quantitative transport measurements.
6. Large-area FLIM imaging (up to 250\n µm × 250 µm) with stable focal volume and consistent lifetime accuracy across the\n scan field.
7. Time-resolved investigation of dynamic protein interactions using\n time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC), requiring both high temporal precision\n (~5 ps time bin width) and rapid data acquisition (dead time approximately 0.65 ns\n per TCSPC channel) simultaneously. These requirements can be achieved through the\n combination of the FLIMbee galvo scanner and the patented rapidFLIM error correction\n method (patent number: EP 3 431 967 B1).
8. Fully integrated TCSPC-based FLIM\n operation with 5 ps temporal resolution.
9. Guaranteed technical interoperability\n between ultrafast laser synchronization electronics, TCSPC modules, detectors, optical\n beam routing components, scanning units, and microscope control software within one\n validated system architecture.
Market Assessment and Technical Evaluation
Based\n on the market coverage conducted, no other commercially available confocal or FLIM\n system can fulfil this combination of requirements within one validated and manufacturer-supported\n platform. Alternative suppliers either lack external femtosecond laser compatibility,\n do not support the required multi-port optical architecture, or require non-standard\n third-party integration and custom modifications. Such approaches would make it technically\n impossible to ensure the required timing accuracy, system stability, interoperability,\n and manufacturer responsibility for performance, service, and maintenance.
In\n addition, the acquisition includes specialized components, such as a customized backport\n excitation module for decoupling excitation and detection beams, a multi-laser excitation\n system supporting up to eight picosecond diode lasers with wavelength selection, and\n time-resolved fluorescence optics and analysis tools, that are research-grade, manufactured\n specifically for this purpose, and designed to operate exclusively within the PicoQuant\n system architecture. These components are not commercially available from other suppliers\n and cannot be substituted without causing technical incompatibility or disproportionate\n operational risk.
Conclusion
Based on documented market analysis and\n technical evaluation, and due to mandatory requirements concerning timing precision,\n external laser compatibility, decoupled optical architecture, and fully integrated\n system validation, no equivalent alternative solution is available at the time of\n procurement.
The required system and associated modules constitute specialized\n research-grade instrumentation for advanced time-resolved fluorescence applications\n and are available only as a fully integrated, manufacturer-supported configuration\n from a single supplier.\n \n 6.1 Result lot identifier: LOT-00006.1.2 Information about winnersWinner:Official name: PicoQuant GmbH\n \n Tender identifier: PicoQuant confocal microscopy system with FLIM\n Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0000\n Contract information:Identifier of the contract: 043-2004/26-7000\n Title: Acquisition of a confocal microscopy system with FLIM to KI\n Organisation signing the contract: Københavns Universitet\n \n \n \n \n \n 8 Organisations8.1 ORG-0001Official name: Københavns Universitet\n Registration number: 29979812\n Postal address: Nørregade 10 \n \n \n Country subdivision (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)\n \n Contact point: Eva Sander Hansen\n Email: eva.sander@adm.ku.dk\n \n Internet address: http://www.ku.dk/\n Buyer profile: https://eu.eu-supply.com/ctm/company/companyinformation/index/166597\n Roles of this organisation:\n Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure\n Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents\n Organisation signing the contract\n Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract\n Organisation executing the payment\n \n \n 8.1 ORG-0002Official name: Klagenævnet for Udbud\n Registration number: 37795526\n Postal address: Nævnenes Hus, Toldboden 2 \n \n \n Country subdivision (NUTS): Vestjylland (DK041)\n \n Email: klfu@naevneneshus.dk\n \n Internet address: https://naevneneshus.dk/start-din-klage/klagenaevnet-for-udbud/\n Roles of this organisation:\n \n \n 8.1 ORG-0003Official name: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen\n Registration number: 10294819\n Postal address: Carl Jacobsens vej 35 \n \n \n Country subdivision (NUTS): Københavns omegn (DK012)\n \n \n \n Internet address: https://www.kfst.dk\n Roles of this organisation:Organisation providing information concerning the general regulatory framework for taxes applicable in the place where the contract is to be performed\n \n \n 8.1 ORG-0004Official name: PicoQuant GmbH\n Size of the economic operator: Medium\n Postal address: Rudower Chaussee 29 \n \n \n Country subdivision (NUTS): Berlin (DE300)\n \n Contact point: Junsheng Chen\n Email: info@picoquant.com\n Telephone: +49-30-1208820-622\n Roles of this organisation:\n Winner of these lots: LOT-0000\n \n \n 8.1 ORG-0005Official name: Mercell Holding ASA\n Registration number: 980921565\n Postal address: Askekroken 11 \n \n \n Country subdivision (NUTS): Oslo (NO081)\n \n \n Email: publication@mercell.com\n \n \n Internet address: http://mercell.com/\n Roles of this organisation:\n \n \n \n Notice informationNotice identifier/version: 4eb3c625-0300-4844-8437-0ec62053af77 - 01\n Form type: Direct award preannouncement\n Notice type: Voluntary ex-ante transparency notice\n Notice dispatch date: 20-03-2026 14:16 +00:00\n Notice dispatch date (eSender): 20-03-2026 14:17 +00:00\n Languages in which this notice is officially available: Danish \n Notice publication number: 00202553-2026\n OJ S issue number: 58/2026\n Publication date: 24-03-2026\n \n \n","opsummeringDA":{"card":{"titel":"Acquisition of a confocal microscopy system with FLIM to KI","ordregiver":"Københavns Universitet","ordregiverId":"29979812","ordregiverIdDatavasket":"29979812","publiceringsdato":"2026-03-24+01:00","cpvKode":"38000000","cpvTitel":"Laboratorieudstyr, optisk udstyr og præcisionsudstyr (ikke briller)","formulartype":"Forudgående underretning om direkte tildeling","formulartypeKode":"dir-awa-pre","tidsfrister":[],"alleOrdregivere":["Københavns Universitet"],"beskrivelse":"The Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen is the university’s central unit for research and education in chemistry. 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