The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at University of Copenhagen carries out research in the fields of biotechnology, plant science and environmental sciences from the molecular scale to the entire ecosystems. The Plant Biochemistry section intends to purchase a MS QqTOF from Bruker to replace a current instrument that is broken.

At Plant Biochemistry section, there is a high demand for Metabolomics analysis (~20000 injections/year), where of the ten instruments managed, two QqTOFs carries out 56% of the analysis. Currently, one of the QqTOFs is broken due to the high usage over the last six years (~6500 injections/year). The intended acquisition of a new QqTOF will help to recover the research rate. It is the contracting entity’s assessment that there is no other supplier than Bruker that can meet the technical requirements for the instrument due to a need for compatibility to an existing LC instrument and software, as well as interoperability with an existing LC-MS QqTOF system.

This notice is sent in continuation of the University of Copenhagen's voluntary ex ante transparency notice no. 2023/S 230-724396 where University of Copenhagen published its intention to enter into the contract with Bruker. After the expiry of 10 calendar days calculated from the day after the date where the voluntary ex ante transparency notice was published, see section 4(1), para 2, of the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the University of Copenhagen has entered into the contract with Bruker.