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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-047062"
title: "Pu Ceramics PhD Projects- Research Hub"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pu-ceramics-phd-projects-research-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-047062"
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# Pu Ceramics PhD Projects- Research Hub
Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pu-ceramics-phd-projects-research-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-047062). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.
> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: "Pu Ceramics PhD Projects- Research Hub". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £6,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Nuclear Decommissioning Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nuclear-decommissioning-authority-gov-pb197)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £6,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Plutonium, Research and development services and related consultancy services, Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047062`
## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:
- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.
- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.
[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pu-ceramics-phd-projects-research-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-047062#tl-md)
## Description
The NDA will fund a Research Hub,
which will be either a single university or
small consortium of universities, to
undertake ~4 new PhD projects each
year for 5 years, with continuous support
from ~2 full time Postdoctoral
researchers and 0.5FTE of an academic
post. Support will be provided until the
completion of all PhD projects. The
research scopes will be defined with the
help of subject matter experts from the
NDA Group and these same Subject
matter Experts will provide in-kind
support throughout with a view to
utilising the output of the Research Hub
in NDA Group programmes.
The contract will be based on NDA's
anticipated funding of circa £1M per
annum (To be confirmed: £5-6M in total)
The NDA shall host an engagement
event on 24th July 2024 1 0am -
12:00pm.
To register your attendance
please email: ambar.saeed@nda.gov.uk
for this requirement. Please type in the
header "C19784 Research Hub". This
supplier event will be carried out via a
Microsoft teams conference, and a link
will be shared prior to the proposed
date. The NDA would like a maximum of
2 members of staff per supplier.
## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 09342000, 73000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Description:** The NDA will fund a Research Hub,
which will be either a single university or
small consortium of universities, to
undertake ~4 new PhD projects each
year for 5 years, with continuous support
from ~2 full time Postdoctoral