# High frequency ultra-sound inactivation of spores

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Defence Science and Technology Laboratory](/buyers/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: TDA Research Inc
- Award value: £115,589
- Tender value: £115,589
- Award date: 18 October 2021
- Published: 27 October 2021
- Contract start: 18 October 2021
- Contract end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d3a6c744-67de-4259-af04-185c46ac148f-480215
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b4b1cb95-9f45-447c-b730-c01c600a7696

## Description

Contract already awarded\. This project aims to continue investigating through-barrier inactivation of bacterial spores using ultrasonic transducers that operate at higher frequencies than previously used\. This new work will exploit the destructive effects of mechanical resonance offered by these higher frequency transducers \(in addition to cavitation\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3a6c744-67de-4259-af04-185c46ac148f-480215)