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Project Caesium

Ministry of Defence

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Ministry of Defence

Buyer Address: Leach Building, HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth, UKJ31, PO2 8BY, United Kingdom

Contact Email: eleanor.rust100@mod.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
185359.0 GBP
Published
05 Jan 2026, 23:58
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
05 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2026, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
73410000 - Military research and technology
Region
n/a
Awarded To
NPL Management Limited
Official Source
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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.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

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