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THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Published procurement activity · 209 tenders

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THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

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Published identifier
GB-CHC RC000391
Address
Milton Keynes, UKJ12, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
First notice
30 Jan 2025
Latest notice
22 Oct 2026
Find a Tender
All tenders209£245.3mCombined published GBP valueOther published source values: EUR €11.7m · USD US$739.4k
Open0—No published tender values
Closed0—No published tender values
Awarded195£117.4mCombined published GBP valueOther published source values: EUR €11.7m · USD US$739.4k
Cancelled0—No published tender values
ISSUED TENDERS

195 tenders

All · 209Open · 0Closed · 0Awarded · 195Cancelled · 0

Graduation Ceremony Venue Hire

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY · UKJ12

Hire of National Exhibition Centre for the 16th October 2027 graduation ceremony

Sources Find a TenderPublished 4 Feb 2026Reference 009760-2026
£30kContract value · excl. VAT£36k incl. VAT

Graduation Ceremony Venue Hire

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY · UKJ12

Hire of Bridgewater Hall for 11th November 2025 graduation ceremony

Sources Find a TenderPublished 4 Feb 2026Reference 009748-2026
£31kContract value · excl. VAT£37.2k incl. VAT

FTIR Spectrometer & Microscope

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY · UKJ12

FTIR (Fourier transform infra-red) Spectrometer combined with FTIR microscope and software.

Sources Find a TenderPublished 3 Feb 2026Reference 009595-2026
£61.9kContract value · excl. VAT£74.3k incl. VAT

October 2025 Brighton Dome Hire

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY · UKJ12

Hire of Brighton Dome to hold two Open University ceremonies on 10 October 2025.

Sources Find a TenderPublished 3 Feb 2026Reference 009592-2026
£29.2kContract value · excl. VAT£35.1k incl. VAT

Biodex Equipment

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY · UKJ12

Purchase of medical research equipment, the Biodex System 4 Isokinetic Dynamometer for muscle testing and rehabilitation by medical and physiotherapy professionals and the Biodex Balance System for measures of static and dynamic balance.

Sources Find a TenderPublished 3 Feb 2026Reference 009582-2026
£104.7kContract value · excl. VAT£104.7k incl. VAT

Refrigeration Maintenance/Restricted/Pro/2023

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY · UKJ12

Modification of contract to facilitate the supply and install of two Daiken chiller units within the OU laboratory facilities

Sources Find a TenderPublished 2 Feb 2026Reference 009047-2026
£400kProposed award value · excl. VAT£480k incl. VAT

LUPEX PZT Valves

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY · UKJ12

Batch 2 - manufacture of 5 bespoke PZT valves to previously agreed dimensions.

Sources Find a TenderPublished 26 Jan 2026Reference 006732-2026
£44.9kContract value · excl. VAT£53.9k incl. VAT

Ingres Database Subscription/PRO/2025

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY · UKJ12

The contract is for the purchase of the subscription to the Ingres database.

Sources Find a TenderPublished 21 Jan 2026Reference 005522-2026
£5.6mContract value · excl. VAT£6.8m incl. VAT

Market Research

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY · UKJ12

Procurement for a provider of market research services to undertake a higher education market research project for the University.

Sources Find a TenderPublished 21 Jan 2026Reference 005366-2026
£66.7kContract value · excl. VAT£80k incl. VAT

Spectrometry components - HRS300 monochromators

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY · UKJ12

Spectrometry 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 (1 item)

Sources Find a TenderPublished 21 Jan 2026Reference 005150-2026
£27.2kContract value · excl. VAT£32.7k incl. VAT

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