Contract award · 16 Jun 2025

3D Stylus Profiler

University of Southampton awarded “Stylus Profiler” to Bruker UK Ltd for £80,000 on 16 Jun 2025.

Laboratory & precision equipmentSouth East

Value £80,000
WinnerBruker UK Ltd

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
University of Southampton · Body governed by public law
Value
£80,000
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Laboratory & precision equipment · Checking and testing apparatus (CPV 38500000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date16 Jun 2025
  2. Published20 Jun 2025Published 4 days after the contract date

Description

The new tool will allow us to perform surface roughness and form metrology of the optical surfaces we create during our research into ultraprecision machining techniques. This tool will fill a gap in our metrology suite, which currently consists primarily of non-contact measurement devices. Framework LAB3162 NW , Lot 4 was used via a Direct Award Call-off method.

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