Contract

Provision of Physics PhD

  • Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-031823

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-030388

Published 20 December 2021, 4:41pm



Section one: Contracting authority

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

Provision of Physics PhD

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Provision of The PhD in Physics

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.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79632000 - Personnel-training services

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.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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 contract was set up after the student commenced studies. The contract needed to be in place to secure IP ownership and costs.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-031761

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

3 October 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

University of Cambridge

Cambridge

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH - East of England
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £53,348

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


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Dstl

Fareham

Country

United Kingdom