Invitation to tender for Oxygen-18 enriched water

Åbo Akademi University (hereinafter referred to as "Contracting Authority") intends to purchase Oxygen-18 enriched water for the PET centre. Turku PET Centre is a Finnish National Research Institute for the use of short-lived positron emitting isotopes in the field of medicial research. The purpose of this Invitation to Tender is to request tenders on oxygen-18 enriched water, meeting U.S.FDA Q7A Good Manufacturing Practice Guidance for Active Pharmaceutical Agents or equivalent standards. The object of contract is to secure the delivery of 200g of oxygen-18 enriched water per month amounting to a total of 2400g/year, for a total period of two (2) years with a option of two (1+1) additional years, to our PET-Centre. The amount is only an estimate and does not bind the Contracting Authority. Billing will be based on the actual quantities.Please find a more detailed description of the object of the contract and relevant requirements later in this Invitation to tender. The Contracting Authority will select three (3) suppliers with whom framework agreements will be signed. Framework agreements can also be made with fewer than three suppliers if fewer than three approved Tenders are received.Main features of the procedureThe suppliers are selected based on the scores in this procurement. The top three are chosen as suppliers for the framework agreement. The suppliers are simultaneously assigned a corresponding ranking. During the framework agreement period, suppliers are selected according to the ranking. The Contracting Authority will, as a general rule, always make purchases from the supplier ranked number 1. For justified reasons, purchases may also be made from supplier number 2 or 3. Justified reasons may include, but are not limited to: time constraints and unavailability of product.