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AwardedFind a Tender · award
BuyerUniversity of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation
StatusAwarded
Deadline31 Mar 2026
Value£230,000
Published15 Jul 2026

What is being bought

The University confirms it has contracted for the supply of Haptics Equipment. This includes Supply, Delivery, Installation and an extended warranty. The Total value of this contract is £225,000 ex vat.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Dental Haptics Equipment

Statusactive
Value£225,000

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-066338
Latest release ID066729-2026
Latest release timestampWed Jul 15 2026 11:44:22 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019997-2026
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Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
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Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
15 Jul 2026award, contract066729-2026
21 May 2026award, contract047181-2026
5 Mar 2026tender019997-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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5 Mar 2026 · 019997-2026 · tender
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