Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system upgrade

Official notice

Authority: University of Northumbria at Newcastle (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Awarded value£39,956published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 30 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to DANTEC DYNAMICS LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Northumbria University has procured an upgrade to its existing Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system in the Aerodynamics Laboratory wind tunnel. The procurement comprises a FlowSense FCX2 5M-260 scientific camera, Performance Synchronizer with encoder input, CoaXPress12 frame grabber, Scheimpflug mount, Zeiss Milvus 21mm lens, 90-degree mirror unit, and reinstatement of the proprietary DynamicStudio Software Update Agreement.

As the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), the supplier is the sole manufacturer and licensor capable of providing hardware interfaces and software updates that are electronically, optically, and algorithmically compatible with the University's installed infrastructure. Third-party alternatives cannot interface with the proprietary hardware setup or extend the existing software licence, making a competitive tender technically unviable.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

38424000 Measuring and control equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Oct 2026, 12:10 BST
Last source update: 22 Oct 2026, 12:10 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-099926
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078dc9 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
22 Oct 2026, 12:10 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £39,9561 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DANTEC DYNAMICS LTD	£39,956 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · DANTEC DYNAMICS LTD
Signed
30 Sept 2026
Value
£39,956 inc. VAT
Period
1 Oct 2026 – 19 Feb 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northumbria University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNBP-4638-XHJP Pandon Building, Camden Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8STContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DANTEC DYNAMICS LTDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYMJ-5954-VJMP 1 Ashley Road, 3rd Floor, Altrincham, North West, WA14 2DTContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender22 Oct 2026, 12:10 BST