Scope
Description
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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Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £49,893.60 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
19 December 2025
Contract dates
- 5 January 2026 to 3 July 2026
- 5 months, 30 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 38410000 - Metering instruments
- 38540000 - Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
Oxford Instruments NanoTechnology Tools ltd
Oxford Instruments, Halifax Road
High Wycombe
HP12 3SE
United Kingdom
Email: Paul.Edwards@oxinst.com
Region: UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNBP-4638-XHJP
Sutherland Building, College Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
United Kingdom
Region: UKC22 - Tyneside
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government