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Scratch Testing Module
Published 28 Jan 2026
28 Jan 2026
- Primary CPV
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38410000 *
Metering instruments
- Location
- 🇬🇧 North East
- Value
- No value specified
- Contract
-
6 months Duration
05/01/2026 03/07/2026
- Contract Types
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38 *Laboratory, optical & precision equipmen...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Sutherland Building, College Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom · UKC
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
38410000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06116d
Northumbria University entered to a contract for the supply and installation of an OEM Scratch Testing Module (FT-ST04) and a Two-axis Microforce Sensing Probe (range up to 20 mN) with a diamond Berkovich tip. This equipment is an essential upgrade to the existing FemtoTools iO4 nanomechanical testing system located at the NU-PICO facility. The award was made directly to Oxford Instruments NanoTechnology Ltd. as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and sole authorized supplier of the FemtoTools iO4 and NMT04 systems.
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Full CPV breakdown
- 38410000 — Metering instruments (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Main category
- Goods
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 28 Jan 2026 19:05
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06116d
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06116d
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Oxford Instruments, Halifax Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3SE, United Kingdom
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | University of Northumbria at Newcastle |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Sutherland Building, College Street |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | NE1 8ST |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKC22 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Oxford Instruments NanoTechnology Tools ltd |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Oxford Instruments, Halifax Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | High Wycombe |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | HP12 3SE |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ13 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | University of Northumbria at Newcastle |
Tender
| Title | Scratch Testing Module |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Below threshold - without competition |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | goods |
| Supplier › Name | Oxford Instruments NanoTechnology Tools ltd |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Metering instruments |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKC |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £49,893.60 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | No |
| Signed | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007794-2026 |
| Document › Published | 28 Jan 2026 |