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Student Agreement for Study of smouldering combustion in timber

Buyer: International Nuclear Services Limited →

BuyerInternational Nuclear Services Limited
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published25 Mar 2026

What is being bought

A studentship agreement is being established with the University of Edinburgh to enable the engagement of a student who will undertake a study on smouldering combustion in timber. This Award Notice is being issued alongside a separate Award Notice relating to an associated Collaboration Agreement. See link for contract award notice relating to the collab agreement. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016698-2026 OCID ref: ocds-h6vhtk-0654ba INS Atamis ref: C29775 Atamis supplier portal link: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome The combined total contract value of both agreements is above the procurement thresholds as per PA23 Schedule 1. Considered individually, each agreement falls below that threshold. Supplier details: University Court of the University of Edinburgh, under registration number SC005336 incorporated under the Universities (Scotland) Acts and having its main administrative offices at Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleThis Direct Award justification is selected on the basis that this is novel research. It is contributing to the research and development against a nuclear package, as this research will feed into the early stages of the shock absorber smouldering rates. NTS intend to observe an 8 day voluntary standstill ending 25th Feb
Rationale classificationsprototypesDevelopment
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

C30404 Student Research Agreement for Study of smouldering combustion in timber

Statusactive
Value£126,000

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0654c9
Latest release ID027598-2026
Latest release timestampWed Mar 25 2026 21:18:53 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
25 Mar 2026award, contract027598-2026
25 Feb 2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate016705-2026
25 Feb 2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate016702-2026
25 Feb 2026award, contract016697-2026
16 Feb 2026award, contract013806-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (5 releases)
25 Mar 2026 · 027598-2026 · award, contract
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