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Published 15 Oct 2026, 13:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DNO553-ISIP Post-Doctoral Project-TN · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£368,512published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to University of Bristol

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of post-doctoral research to develop and mature UAV-based autonomous radiation mapping, source localisation and radiological threat characterisation capabilities, including algorithm development, validation trials and knowledge transfer.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Oct 2026, 13:56 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2026, 13:56 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097499
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078893 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

A single tender action is justified in this instance as the requirement is a direct continuation of an existing NTR-funded autonomy research programme led by Bristol University. The University possesses unique knowledge, intellectual capital, developed datasets, established methodologies and specialist capability generated through the preceding work.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 15 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    15 Oct 2026, 13:56 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £368,5121 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
University of Bristol6 Nov 2026 – 6 Nov 2028£368,512—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • University of BristolAwarded supplierGB-COH: RC000648 Beacon House, Bristol, South West, BS8 1QUContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender