Award

For the Provision of Physics PhD

  • Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-031761

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-030388

Published 20 December 2021, 12:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Porton Down

SALISBURY

SP40JQ

Contact

Julie Hudson

Email

jhudson@dstl.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1980956921

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK15 - Wiltshire CC

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Defence


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

For the Provision of Physics PhD

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79632000 - Personnel-training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Provision of The PhD in Physics is a full-time period of research which introduces or builds upon, research skills and specialist knowledge.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £53,348

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Provision of The PhD in Physics is a full-time period of research which introduces or builds upon, research skills and specialist knowledge.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

The reason for this was because this was for a PhD that had already started. The contract was put in retrospectively to ensure any IP and costs was agreed between the parties.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

3 December 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

University of Cambridge

Cambridge

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ - South East (England)
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £53,348


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Dstl

Fareham

Country

United Kingdom