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
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Cerca Magnetics Limited SME
- Value
- £2,800,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (CPV 33000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Nov 2025
- Published3 Feb 2026Published 67 days after the contract date
Description
There is a requirement to conduct research to understand the effect of blast exposure on brain function. The Supplier will complete the following: a. Construction of a self-contained mobile OPM-MEG laboratory on Magnetic Shields Ltd site in Kent, UK. Packaging means it will be in a standard "high cube" shipping container suitable for moving by MOD with all internal items secured. b. Engage with the University of Nottingham to conduct a validation exercise on the completed scans.
About the supplier
Cerca Magnetics Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12766132).