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Contracts expiring
Graduation Ceremony Venue Hire
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 10 Nov, 20265 daysValue £34.90kSource Find a TenderHire of Brighton Dome to hold Open University ceremonies on 10 November 2026
Awarded to BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LTD
Observatory Control System, Installation and Support
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 14 Nov, 20269 daysValue €10.82MSource Find a TenderProfessional activities connected with designing, creating, maintaining and licensing software used to manage astronomical observations, together with installation and configuration of the hardware. 129,874.392 EUR inc VAT
Awarded to Sybilla Technologies
Cyber Incident Response
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 18 Nov, 202613 daysValue £45.00kSource Find a TenderData Security Consultancy s -Pre-paid Quorum Cyber Professional Services Retainer - Data Security Consultancy (30 Days) November Only Pricing
Awarded to Quorum Cyber Security Ltd
Spectrometry components - HRS300 monochromators
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 19 Nov, 202614 daysValue £27.24kSource Find a TenderSpectrometry components (12 items): Dry Nitrogen (N2) purge option (1 item) Dry Nitrogen (N2) purge option Motorized slit (2 items) Filter wheel without filters (1 item) ARC protected Silver (Ag) coating on mirror (1 item) 68x68mm Ruled Grating 1200 g/mm 500 nm blaze (1 item) 68x68mm Ruled Grating 300 g/mm 1.2 um blaze
Awarded to Teledyne UK LTD
CEI Test Chip Manufacture (HDR3)
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 4 Dec, 202629 daysValue €104.93KSource Find a TenderProcurement of one test chip (integrated circuit) HDR3 device, including manufacture and delivery.
Awarded to X-FAB Sarawak Sdn. Bhd.
Raman microscope upgrade
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 8 Dec, 202633 daysValue £51.62kSource Find a TenderPackage of hardware and software to upgrade the Raman microscope in the school of Physical Sciences.
Awarded to HORIBA UK Limited
Supply of Platinum Crucibles to KAMC-QMS-QP-0002
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 10 Dec, 202635 daysValue £27.53kSource Find a TenderPlatinum crucibles for ProSPA Instrument Sample Ovens for ProSPA Qualification Model and Flight Model build & test programmes.
Awarded to KNIGHTS AMC LIMITED
TohoSpec 3100-T Thick Film Thickness Measurement System
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 10 Dec, 202635 daysValue £77.96kSource Find a TenderTohoSpec 3100-T Thick Film Thickness Measurement System £93,546
Awarded to JPK Semiconductor Ltd
Sky Guest Wifi
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 27 Dec, 202652 daysValue £25.54kSource Find a TenderThe guest wifi for 28th Aug 2025 to 27th Dec 2026.
Awarded to SKY UK LIMITED
Library Publications Geology
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 31 Dec, 202656 daysValue US$44.20kSource Find a TenderPurchase of journals for geology and earth sciences.
Awarded to GeoScience World
Library Resources
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 31 Dec, 202656 daysValue £40.79kSource Find a TenderSubscription to academic journals for the OU library.
Awarded to ADAM MATTHEW DIGITAL LIMITED
Project and Programme Management Services
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 15 Jan, 20272 monthsSource Contracts Finder archiveThe Open University uses well established internal project and programme management teams to manage initiatives in its change portfolio and uses good practice methodologies and governance structures (e.g. APM/PRINC2/MSP and Agile). Due to the scale and complexity of these initiatives, the University often requires acce
Awarded to BJSS Ltd, Deloitte, Gate One, MOORHOUSE CONSULTING LIMITED, PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED
Multi Disciplinary Consultancy Services - STEM Consolidation
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 27 Jan, 20273 monthsValue £299.57kSource Contracts FinderMulti disciplinary services for STEM Consolidation project
Awarded to AECOM Limited
Qodea (previously Appsbroker)
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 31 Jan, 20273 monthsValue £25.00kSource Find a TenderCloud Assure which pro-vides billing management on GCP
Awarded to Qodea Limited
Qualtrics Academic UseCase
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 31 Jan, 20273 monthsValue £62.63kSource Find a TenderExtension of the 10 individual licences for Qualtrics survey system software for an additional 12 months.
Awarded to Qualtrics LLC
Space Product Assurance Services
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 31 Jan, 20273 monthsValue £72.00kSource Find a TenderProduct Assurance Manager (PA & QA support)
Awarded to RC1 Consultants Limited
VVT Tool Enhancement
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 31 Jan, 20273 monthsValue £44.23kSource Find a TenderEnhancement of VVT Tool
Awarded to PSYCLE INTERACTIVE LIMITED
The Provision of Media Services
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 31 Jan, 20273 monthsValue £70.00mSource Contracts Finder archiveThe Open University (The OU) is seeking to appoint a provider of media services, to include media strategy, domestic and international media planning and buying, econometric modelling, campaign optimisation, media partnerships and other media deliverables
Awarded to OMD Group Limited
Graduation Ceremony Venue Hire
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 5 Mar, 20274 monthsValue £33.45kSource Find a TenderHire of Bridgewater Hall for a graduation ceremony on 5th March 2027
Awarded to LEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
Tube Heating Element 'moon heater'
Location: South East
Awarded contractContract ends 17 Mar, 20274 monthsValue €53.07KSource Find a TenderProcurement of 65 tube heating elements 'moon heater', including delivery.
Awarded to Paul Rauschert Steinbach GmbH
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