Supply and Install of a Whole Body 7 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner

Suppliers can find the complete tender document(s), at no cost, on: https://uwo.bonfirehub.ca.

Procuring Entity:
University of Western Ontario (Western)
Procurement Services
1151 Richmond Street
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7

Contact:
Scott Roth sroth6@uwo.ca

Procurement Method:
Open tender whereby all interested Suppliers may submit a Proposal.

Description:
The RFP is an invitation to submit offers for the Supply and Install of a Whole Body 7 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner, as further described herein.

The Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping (CFMM) is a fully translational Magnet Resonance Imaging (MRI) core facility supporting research across the lifespan, from pre-clinical models to human studies. The facility currently operates a Siemens 3 T Prisma Fit system adjacent to the existing 7 T MRI suite, as well as pre-clinical Bruker MRI systems at 9.4 T and 15.2 T, enabling integrated imaging across species from mouse to human.

The new 7 T whole-body MRI system will be installed at the site of the existing CFMM 7 T MRI, replacing the current human head-only platform, and will ensure continuity of existing research programs while continuing to support and advance research in anatomical, metabolic, and functional characteristics of brain development, healthy aging, and neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disease.

The transition to an FDA-approved whole-body 7 T MRI system will expand the research program to include additional campus groups and applications (e.g., musculoskeletal and body imaging), while enabling harmonization with other ultra-high field sites and participation in multi-institutional studies and clinical trials.

Please download the tendor package for further information.

Budget:
N/A

Estimated Quantities:
Available within the tender document

Submission Details:
All tender submissions must be uploaded electronically at https://uwo.bonfirehub.ca.

Submission Deadline:
June 11, 2026 at 12:00PM (noon) ET

Public Opening:
Not Applicable

Conditions for Participation:
Available within the tender document(s).

Mandatory Submission Requirements:
 

1. Appendix B- Submission Form
2. Appendix C- Rate Bid Form
3. Appendix D- Reference Form
4. Appendix E- Deliverables and Technical Requirements Questionnaire
5. Appendix F- Sustainability Supporting Documentation

Complete submission requirements are provided within the tender document(s).


Scored Submission Requirements:
 

1. Mandatory Requirements
2. Experience, Qualifications and References
3. Deliverables and Technical Requirements
4. Service and Support
5. Value- Added Ideas
6. Sustainability
7. Accessibility (AODA)
8. Pricing

This procurement is covered by Chapter 5 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

This procurement is covered by Chapter 19 of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA).


Delivery Date:
No later than June 2027

Duration of Agreement:
Upon receipt of equipment and satisfaction of obligations as set out in the Agreement.


Additional Options:
Available in the tender document(s)

Negotiation:
At the end of the evaluation process, Western may identify one or more Suppliers with whom it wishes to enter into negotiations, by written notification.  See tender document(s) for further detail.

Prequalification:
Not Applicable

Responses must be submitted in English.

Suppliers should note that information contained within this Tender Notice is subject to change.  Suppliers are encouraged to download the tender document(s) which contain the most current information.
 
If there is a conflict between the tender document(s) and this Tender Notice, the tender document(s) will take precedence.
 

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