Expired contract

Sunpower Ltd, STEM equipment

Details

Buyer: The Open University
Supplier(s): Sunpower, Inc.
Value: $45,719.64
Duration: 11 months
Topic: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Published: 5 November 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Sunpower Ltd, STEM equipment (11 items): Cryotel GT: CT acceptor Gen 2 AVC Balancer, CT/GT Controller, AVC, GT Permanent Water Jacket - CT/GT Power Cable, AVC CT/GT RTD Assembly 4.5" Conflat, Clearance, DS30/GT I/O Cable, AVC Accelerometer Assembly Temperature thermistor AVC & DS30 Adaptor, RS232 to USB ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published5 November 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date5 November 2025
Completed: Contract expiry date16 October 2026

About the buyer

The Open University is a higher education provider that runs procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 through its own procurement service. Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium membership gives access to a shared framework used across UK universities. Lower-value purchases can go through a Direct Request for Quote instead of a full tender. A business team advises organisations on the most suitable procurement route before a contract begins.

Over the past 5 years, most of The Open University's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and education and training.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-open-university.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-open-university.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-open-university.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-open-university.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-open-university.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-open-university.gov