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Published 4 Jun 2026, 13:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NanoSims Annual Service Contract

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 15 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to CAMECA

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Renewal of annual service contract for the NanoSIMS 50 instrument.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Jun 2026, 13:28 BST
Last source update
16 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST
Authority reference
OUPA10673b
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067439
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ad80 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract —

(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and

(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

CAMECA is the original supplier of the NanoSIMS instrument and the only provider capable of delivering service support to the required standard, including the necessary knowledge, expertise and access to parts.

The NanoSIMS instrument is highly complex and sensitive, requiring specialist technical expertise to maintain it effectively. There are no reasonable alternative suppliers able to provide the level of support needed to ensure its continued operation for research purposes.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Jun 2026 → 16 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends124 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published103 days ago
    16 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    4 Jun 2026, 13:28 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Jun 2026, 13:46 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    4 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    16 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CAMECA5 Jul 2026 – 4 Jul 2029€423,00015 Jun 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • NanoSims Annual Service Contract · CAMECA

    Signed
    11 Jul 2026
    Value
    €423,000
    Period
    11 Jul 2026 – 10 Jul 2029
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000391 Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CamecaAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBLC-4941-TBRZ 29, Quai des Grésillons, Gennevilliers, FR, 92622, FRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender