Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Porton Down
SALISBURY
SP40JQ
UK
Contact person: Julie Hudson
Telephone: +44 1980956921
E-mail: jhudson@dstl.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK15
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
For the Provision of Physics PhD
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79632000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
53 348.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
II.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.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
03/12/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
53 348.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/12/2021