# Use of Synthetic Biology for the Manufacture of Advanced Energetic Materials

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Defence Science and Technology Laboratory](/buyers/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [QINETIQ LIMITED](/contract-winners/qinetiq/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £359,426
- Tender value: £359,426
- Award date: 26 May 2022
- Published: 1 June 2022
- Contract start: 26 May 2022
- Contract end: 30 April 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 82d79fe8-38b7-4e98-9c18-dbd75c55ed22-543598
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-77dc2a9f-2c55-4d47-8b0d-d8cea55538a9

## Description

ITT via DSTL RCloud v\.4 The aim of this research stream is to address the need for new energetic materials and mitigate associated risks by exploring alternative and emerging technologies in the synthetic biology domain\. In this way, the project aims to discover and deliver advanced energetic materials \(and potentially valuable new precursors to known materials\), and enable their production on-demand to meet tightly-defined production and performance criteria\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82d79fe8-38b7-4e98-9c18-dbd75c55ed22-543598)