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Project Caesium
Ministry of Defence
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Key details
Contracting authority
Ministry of Defence
Public authority - central government
Region
Portsmouth
Sector
Contract value
£185,359ex VAT
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
5 January 2026
Procurement
Contract period
5 January 2026 - 31 March 2026
0Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
CPV classifications
- 73410000 Military research and technology
What happened
Ministry of Defence awarded this contract to NPL Management Limited worth £185,359 on 5 Jan 2026. The contract runs until 31 Mar 2026.
Description
Caesium will provide world leading specialist research and advice from NPL to understand the potential of UK sovereign quantum clocks to deliver operational advantage to Navy and inform capability requirements and decision making in NAVY. NPL will be providing 3 reports by the end of the Financial Year.
Awarded supplier
Contact
Address
Leach Building, HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth, PO2 8BY
Email
Identifiers
Buyer reference
715720461
Notice ID
000491-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ffb2
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