Notice Information
Notice Title
Project Caesium
Notice Description
Caesium will provide world leading specialist research and advice from NPL to understand the potential of UK sovereign quantum clocks to deliver operational advantage to Navy and inform capability requirements and decision making in NAVY. NPL will be providing 3 reports by the end of the Financial Year.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ffb2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000491-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73410000 - Military research and technology
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £185,359 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Jan 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- eleanor.rust100@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORTSMOUTH
- Postcode
- PO2 8BY
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ31 Portsmouth
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Portsmouth
- Electoral Ward
- Nelson
- Westminster Constituency
- Portsmouth North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000491-2026
5th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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