# Defence Science and Technology Laboratory: UK public-sector contract awards

> A public buyer profile built from sourced government contract award notices.

## Key facts

- Awards: 1473
- Known award value: £203,576,239
- Distinct contract winners: 728
- First award: 9 November 2013
- Latest award: 26 September 2026

## Top contract winners

- [Qinetiq](/contract-winners/qinetiq/public-sector-contract-awards): 59 awards
- BAE SYSTEMS \(FARNBOROUGH 3\) LIMITED: 36 awards
- [Frazer Nash Consultancy](/contract-winners/frazer-nash-consultancy/public-sector-contract-awards): 29 awards
- [The University of Strathclyde](/contract-winners/university-of-strathclyde/public-sector-contract-awards): 20 awards
- [ROKE MANOR RESEARCH LIMITED](/contract-winners/roke-manor-research/public-sector-contract-awards): 20 awards

## Contract awards

### [AII64 Buckstall 2](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2a86cb2c-3354-4aee-89db-a0f90a4bf898)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · QINETIQ LIMITED · £891,470 · 6 July 2021 · awarded

### [Synthesis of Material 'X'](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-06a4891a-d644-4599-8b46-1ea8334f20a5)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · QinetiQ Limited · £19,357 · 16 December 2021 · awarded

### [Project Nebula \(Phase 1\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-20994c1a-b7e5-4f29-893a-b074388f4064)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · BAE Systems Applied Intlligence Limited · £110,621 · 21 December 2021 · awarded

### [STA Signal Reduction](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f7bcda49-beb6-4667-8826-adfd2910b509)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · Qioptic Limited · £75,000 · 5 October 2021 · awarded

### [Towed Body Survey](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-101abb47-4874-4370-945c-c58612f996bf)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · CHELSEA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS LIMITED · £24,479 · 17 December 2021 · awarded

### [Enhancement of Matexodus](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-eefe8e8a-bc5d-48fd-bcb4-87ac685ae01c)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · University of Greenwhich · £50,000 · 6 October 2021 · awarded

### [FEWS Forensic Testing Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5b2b151e-53e3-45f7-ab21-12285a703993)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · EuroFins Cereo SA · £250,000 · 4 October 2021 · awarded

### [Temporal Radio Frequecy Hasing Phase 2](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-816003ff-d1b8-43d9-867a-3911c8fa3689)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · Lockheed Martin UK Limited · £299,925 · 1 October 2021 · awarded

### [Robotic Chemist Development](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-27463035-6249-468a-a1a2-532dc6f032f8)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · University of Liverpool · £19,605 · 17 August 2021 · awarded

### [Night Vision Goggles](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4a93108e-c767-47c3-a404-cafdcd005d5a)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · Qioptic Limited · £250,000 · 20 September 2021 · awarded

### [Low SWaP Mobile Sensors for Knife Detection](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d13cbb35-4f7f-4db8-852c-aab322bd7de9)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · Awerian Ltd · £99,500 · 24 September 2021 · awarded

### [Dstl Trial Support - COTEC](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b8dafca0-e474-4d11-bab7-8ad2257c2f9b)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · Cranfield Univeristy · £132,990 · 2 September 2021 · awarded

### [Material Characterisation of Aircraft Composite Material](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2ceac334-f831-4d56-8783-b2bae7b08119)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine · £63,645 · 1 September 2021 · awarded

### [DSTLX-100168516](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-320ae89f-e919-43fc-a7a3-a6cb09536c3c)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · BAE SYSTEMS \(FARNBOROUGH 3\) LIMITED · £138,443 · 20 December 2021 · awarded

### [Active detection concept study](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6faa46f2-5f7f-4573-b57f-29690e3fdc72)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · ROKE MANOR RESEARCH LIMITED · £59,777 · 18 August 2021 · awarded

### [AST055 Novel Compute & Concept](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-500ceb82-8a77-421f-bc49-1846bfd0488b)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · BAE SYSTEMS \(FARNBOROUGH 3\) LIMITED · £583,765 · 10 September 2021 · awarded

### [AeVQA and eVQC](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6b6e6b94-9139-42a8-9482-986f92a073d2)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · 4Sight Imaging Ltd · £212,334 · 28 June 2021 · awarded

### [AST/ AI & AS Data Best Practice Review](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ec83f147-e644-4844-b861-cf84ed610c7f)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · BAE SYSTEMS \(DEFENCE SYSTEMS\) LIMITED · £118,206 · 13 January 2022 · awarded

### [DASA Open Call Cycle 1 2021/2022 - Armoured Fighting Vehicle Short Gap Crossing Capability](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ade685f6-19a4-42af-ba97-eaa6b50091bf)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY LIMITED · £236,128 · 24 November 2021 · awarded

### [Alloys for Extreme Environments](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3600261b-d5a9-4549-bc1a-5270cbfff21a)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER · £250,000 · 19 April 2021 · awarded

### [Persuasion Planning Framework](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3cb3a216-ec2f-46ac-ac83-8fba7bba9542)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · QINETIQ LIMITED · £69,753 · 17 September 2021 · awarded

### [Testing a Bioethics Framework for Human Augmentation](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5e3ed33f-937a-4d4a-89c3-fdeabb1878aa)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · KING'S COLLEGE LONDON BUSINESS LIMITED · £111,190 · 6 October 2021 · awarded

### [Cultural characteristics: How to Influence cross-culturally](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-215b141a-63de-434d-a48f-7e37fce7464e)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · RAND EUROPE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY · £79,950 · 15 October 2021 · awarded

### [4 Year PhD Studentship - Evaluation of transgenic Galleria mellonella to report disease status and screen therapies](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fb0201cb-7b3b-42ea-b493-3d605a8070cf)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · University Of Exeter · £80,253 · 19 October 2021 · awarded

### [3\.5 Year Research PhD Studentship](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bf1a6fd4-5909-42e7-96f7-5e17a6d11f5c)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · QUADRAM INSTITUTE BIOSCIENCE · £118,000 · 19 October 2021 · awarded

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