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
- University Of Edinburgh · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- ANT Neuro UK SME
- Value
- £82,521
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (CPV 38000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 016965-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Feb 2026
- Published25 Feb 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
The University of Edinburgh is intending to award a contract without prior publication for a mobile EEG system to Ant Neuro UK due to competition being absent for technical reasons. 1. High-Density EEG Capability (128 Channels Minimum) · Minimum of 128 recording channels · Uniform high-density scalp coverage · Research-grade signal quality suitable for: o Spatial filtering o Source localisation o Fine-grained analysis of cortical dynamics · Stable impedance control across all electrodes · Low-noise amplification appropriate for high-resolution modelling 2. Fully Mobile, Research-Grade System for Immersive VR The research design includes naturalistic movement and immersive VR paradigms. The EEG system must therefore be: · Fully mobile and wireless · Lightweight and body-worn (e.g., backpack-mounted amplifier) · Compatible with VR head-mounted displays (HMDs) without interfering with: o Headset fit o Participant comfort o Range of motion · Resistant to motion-induced artefacts · Designe…
About the supplier
ANT Neuro UK: every public contract they have won.