Contract award · 27 Feb 2025

Purchase of Water-jet Cutter Machine

University of Southampton awarded “Purchase of Water-jet Cutter Machine” to Aquajet Machining Systems Limited for £32,663.

No competitionIndustrial machinerySouth East

Value £32,663

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
University of Southampton · Body governed by public law
Value
£32,663
Procedure
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Sector
Industrial machinery · Machine tools (CPV 42600000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date27 Feb 2025
  2. Published4 Mar 2025Published 5 days after the contract date

Description

A small abrasive water jet cutting machine is required to aid research into machining of optical materials.

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