Contract award · 3 Apr 2023

Method development and wastewater analysis (PHD)

Ministry of Justice awarded “Method development and wastewater analysis (PHD)” to University of Bath for £98,000. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionLaboratory & precision equipmentYorkshire and the Humber

Value £98,000

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Buyer
Ministry of Justice · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£98,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Laboratory & precision equipment · Research, testing and scientific technical simulator (CPV 38970000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date3 Apr 2023
  2. Published2 May 2023Published 29 days after the contract date

Description

support a PhD studentship on laboratory method development for the detection of illicit substances in wastewater samples collected in prisons.

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