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NanoSims Annual Service Contract

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Location not published
Published value
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY: "NanoSims Annual Service Contract". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityTHE OPEN UNIVERSITYScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 179 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityTHE OPEN UNIVERSITY
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published16 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST
Last source update16 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ad80
What is being bought
Renewal of annual service contract for the NanoSIMS 50 instrument.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    16 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    15 Jun 2026, 13:46 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    4 Jun 2026, 13:28 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    4 Jun 2026, 13:28 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    4 Jun 2026, 13:28 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    16 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 11 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · €423,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Cameca
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
NanoSims Annual Service Contract
€423,000 · signed 11 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 11 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST — 10 Jul 2029, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authority GB-CHC-RC000391
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Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied

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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe following conditions are met in relation to the public contract — (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. CAMECA is the original supplier of the NanoSIMS instrument and the only provider capable of delivering service support to the required standard, including the necessary knowledge, expertise and access to parts. The NanoSIMS instrument is highly complex and sensitive, requiring specialist technical expertise to maintain it effectively. There are no reasonable alternative suppliers able to provide the level of support needed to ensure its continued operation for research purposes.