# Spectradynamics Cold Rubidium Clock

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Ministry of Defence, DSTL, Defence Science & Technology Laboratory \(DSTL\)
- Contract winner: SpectraDynamics, Inc
- Award value: £347,000
- Tender value: £347,000
- Award date: 26 November 2018
- Published: 14 December 2018
- Contract start: 10 December 2018
- Contract end: 11 December 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 849e80ff-ed0f-4734-afc1-f904b51b36be-259032
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dabf9ed9-a14a-4ca0-9ca3-e0a378d902de

## Description

DSTL, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a contract with SpectraDynamics Inc for the supply of a cold rubidium atomic clock for use in testing the performance of clocks to be used in military environments\. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 32\(2\)\(b\)\(ii\) of Directive 2014/24/EU \(Regulation 32\(2\)\(b\)\(ii\) of the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015\) because competition is absent for technical reasons\. This is because only SpectraDynamics Inc produces an atomic clock having the necessary technical characteristics to meet all DSTL's technical requirements for testing the performance of clocks to be used in military environments\. Additional information: To view this notice, register as a supplier here: http://www\.contracts\.mod\.uk/delta/signup\.html?userType=supplier and search for the notice with reference 'UK-Salisbury: Timekeeping system\.'\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/849e80ff-ed0f-4734-afc1-f904b51b36be-259032)