Contract award · 9 Feb 2023

Chief Scientific Adviser (con_28354)

Department For Education awarded “Chief Scientific Adviser (con_28354)” to University College London for £315k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionPublic administration & defence servicesLondon

Value £315k

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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Key facts

Buyer
Department For Education · Body governed by public law
Value
£314,649
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Sector
Public administration & defence services · Administration, defence and social security services (CPV 75000000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date9 Feb 2023
  2. Published18 Sep 2025Published 952 days after the contract date

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Chief Scientific Adviser for DfE

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