Who Won It

Contract award · 22 Jan 2025

6-off Broadband Ocean-Bottom Seismographs

Durham University awarded “Broadband Ocean-Bottom Seismographs” to Nanometrics Inc. for £511k on 22 Jan 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionLaboratory & precision equipmentNorth East

BuyerDurham University
Value £511k
WinnerNanometrics Inc.

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
Durham University
Supplier
Nanometrics Inc.
Value
£511,360
Procedure
Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
Sector
Laboratory & precision equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (CPV 38000000)
Region
North East
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Timeline
  1. Contract date22 Jan 2025
  2. Published23 Jan 2025Published 1 day after the contract date

Description

VEAT NOTICE The University has a requirement to purchase 6-off Broadband Ocean-Bottom Seismographs The University has published this VEAT notice and intends to award a contract to Nanaometrics following the expiry of 10 days from the date of publication of this notice.

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