Contract award · 22 Sep 2025

PURCH2806 – PPE1003867 Direct Award for the Provision of Lunaphore Comet Consumable Commitment

University of Glasgow awarded “Direct Award for the Provision of Lunaphore…” to Lunaphore Technologies SA for £249k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionLaboratory & precision equipment Scotland

BuyerUniversity of Glasgow

Value £249k

WinnerLunaphore Technologies SA SME

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer: University of Glasgow · Body governed by public law
Supplier: Lunaphore Technologies SA SME
Value: £248,640
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: 059029-2025 on Find a Tender
Timeline: Contract date22 Sep 2025

Published23 Sep 2025Published 1 day after the contract date

Description

PURCH2806 – PPE1003867 Direct Award for the Provision of Lunaphore Comet Consumable Commitment Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed. Justification: Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (ii)Technical Reasons