Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Open University(the) · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Teledyne UK Limited
- Value
- £3,950,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Detection apparatus (CPV 38431000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 006505-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Feb 2024
- Published29 Feb 2024Published the same day
Description
Phase 1: A contract to procure various models of combined visible-infrared detectors to: 1) perform radiation testing 2) characterise its performance in the laboratory. Phase 2: Subject to successful outcomes from Phase 1, a subsequent contract for the procurement of flight-quality devices for inclusion on final I-MIM mission instrument.
About the supplier
Teledyne UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00432014).