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Automated metabolic phenotyping system (indirect calorimetry) for mice

BEBelgium · Gent

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Deadline: 17 November at 12:00 — 16 days left.
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Offer and evidence in: Dutch.
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What the buyer is looking for

This contract relates to the purchase, delivery, installation and commissioning of a complete, automated metabolic phenotyping system for mice based on open-circuit indirect calorimetry, for the simultaneous measurement of at least 12 individually housed animals, critically including a climate-controlled environmental chamber capable of temperatures ranging from 4 °C to 35 °C and preferably with humidity control, integrated food and water intake and locomotor activity monitoring, hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4) gas sensing, control and analysis software, training, warranty, consumables and maintenance. Explanation: The system will be installed within the animal facility of the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 71, 9052 Gent, Belgium, and will be available for use by anyone with animals at this location for longitudinal metabolic phenotyping of mouse…

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… models: energy expenditure (VO2, VCO2, RER, heat production), substrate utilisation, feeding and drinking behaviour and spontaneous activity, combined with non-invasive, continuous monitoring of gut-microbial fermentation (H2 and CH4 production), under controlled temperature, humidity and light conditions. In addition to these measurements (always with single-housed mice), the environmental chamber will also be used on its own to keep group-housed mice in standard home greenline cages, without metabolic measurements, under controlled conditions for studies at thermoneutrality and/or on circadian rhythms. The offer must include at least: • a gas analysis system (O2, CO2, H2 and CH4) with all sampling, flow control and air-conditioning components; • 12 measurement cages for mice plus at least one reference (ambient air) channel; • per cage: gravimetric food and water intake sensors, a feeder suitable for high-fat/western diets, a drinking bottle and an infrared activity frame and microenvironment monitoring; • an environmental chamber housing all 12 measurement cages, which can also be used on its own to house group-housed mice in standard home greenline cages without measurements; • control, data acquisition and analysis software, including the necessary computer/workstation; • delivery, installation, commissioning, calibration, on-site user training and the warranty described in these specifications.

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Contract

BuyerUniversiteit Gent →

TypeSupplies

Estimated valuevalue not published

Published20 Oct 2026

ProcedureOpen procedure

Place of performanceZwijnaarde

Type of service

38 · Laboratory & optical equipment

CPV 38434000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (40 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Becton Dickinson Benelux.n = 40
31% of awards went to companies from abroad (350 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 52%.n = 350
6% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (350 awards since 2015, spread over 141 companies). 94% went to new names.n = 350 awards since 2015
The median procedure drew 2 bids (263 procedures with a bid count); 32% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 263
Across 12 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: References: supplies (9 of 12), Professional liability insurance (8 of 12), Minimum annual turnover (3 of 12), References: services (3 of 12).n = 12

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 31/10/2026.

Clement

In this buyer's last 18 comparable contracts (same sector), usually only a single offer came in — a solid bid has real chances.

References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.

What you must prove — eligibility criteria

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Financial ratio required

Submission of annual accounts (financial statements) or extracts from the annual accounts, if the legislation of the country where the entrepreneur is established requires the publication of annual accounts. For Belgian tenderers, the contracting authority will request the annual accounts digitally using the online tools available for this purpose (i.e. Telemarc). Minimumeisen: Submit the annual accounts of the last financial year. To be added via a clearly numbered attachment to the offer

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References: supplies

A list of the main projects of similar scope and involving similar equipment, carried out over the past three years, stating the name of the institution, the amount, date, contact person, and a brief description of the contract. Deliveries shall be evidenced by statements/certificates issued or countersigned by the competent authority or, in case of deliveries to a private customer, by certificates from the customer or, failing that, simply by a statement from the supplier. Minimumeisen: Submit a reference list with at least 3 references from the past 3 years in which an indirect calorimetry / metabolic phenotyping system for rodents with at least 8 measurement cages was delivered and installed at a university, research institute or pharmaceutical/biotech company, including the contact person (name, e-mail, telephone number) for each reference. If the system offered is a new model, references for the previous generation of the same product line are accepted. If necessary to ensure an adequate level of competition, the contracting authority may take into account relevant deliveries made more than three years ago.

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Minimum turnover in the contract field

A statement of the total turnover and, where applicable, the turnover of the business activity that is the subject of the contract, insofar as the relevant turnover figures are available; Minimumeisen: Submit a turnover statement for the last three available financial years with an annual turnover of at least €300,000 (depending on the date of incorporation or the date on which the entrepreneur commenced business activities). To be added via a clearly numbered attachment to the offer.

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Professional liability insurance

The tenderer has the necessary insurance against professional risks, i.e. professional liability insurance. Minimumeisen: Submit proof of such insurance or, where applicable, a bank statement. To be added via a clearly numbered attachment to the offer.

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Other economic requirement

* Het UEA, waarmee de ondernemer verklaart dat hij zich niet bevindt in een van de uitsluitingssituaties als bedoeld in de artikelen 67 tot 69 van de wet van 17 juni 2016. Artikel 70 van de wet van 17 juni 2016 betreffende de overheidsopdrachten is van toepassing. Voor de in artikel 67 van de wet bedoelde uitsluitingsgronden deelt de gegadigde of inschrijver op eigen initiatief mee of hij bij het begin van de procedure de in artikel 70, lid 1, bedoelde corrigerende maatregelen heeft genomen.

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Security/guarantee required

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Tender documents — direct download

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Annex 1

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Administrative conditions

The full notice, official wording

Who has won at this buyer so far

Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.

Company	Awards	Period
Thermo Fisher Scientific	4	2022
Waters	3	2022–2026
Securitas NV · Neder-over-Heembeek	2	2015–2026
Krinkels NV	2	2025
EQUANS	2	2025–2026

From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

2022

2024

2025

2026

234 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

Email[email protected]

Websitewww.ugent.be/

Deadline — Tuesday 17 November at 12:00

Tactics

When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 18 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 29 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 3,181 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.

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Foreign bidders

In Belgium · Laboratory & optical equipment, 316 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 772 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Netherlands.

Submission language: Dutch.

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

Read the full notice — Original + documents

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