Official UK procurement notice
Student Placement Programmes costs and expenses
Authority: NPL Management Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£5,851,800published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Jul 2026
Awarded to University of Strathclyde
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of postgraduate research studentship funding to support research activities in the field of temperature and humidity metrology. The funding covers a multi-year programme, including student support, research supervision, and associated research activities delivered by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). The studentship will contribute to the development of specialist research capabilities, knowledge generation, and innovation in measurement science and environmental monitoring.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Aug 2026, 16:43 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2026, 16:43 BST
- Authority reference
PO00024431- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077400- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e3f2Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published13 Aug 2026, 16:43 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £5,851,8001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Strathclyde | £5,851,800 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · University of Strathclyde
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2026
- Value
- £5,851,800
- Period
- 21 Jul 2026 – 21 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of StrathclydeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender