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Research Project on the Most Favoured Nation Principle

Department for Business & Trade · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 20:37.

Opportunity overview

The Department for Business & Trade (DBT) requires an external research partner to deliver a comprehensive, expert led examination of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) principle and its potential future trajectories within the multilateral trading system.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£33.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£40k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Brighton, UKJ21, BN1 9RH, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
project_5176
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Business & Trade
Id
GB-PPON-PZZJ-6312-QTTD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZZJ-6312-QTTD

Address

Street Address
Old Admiralty Building
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2DY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
University of Sussex
Id
GB-FTS-177251

Address

Street Address
Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton
Locality
Brighton
Postal Code
BN1 9RH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ21

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73110000
Description
Research services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-177251
Name
University of Sussex

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Research Project on the Most Favoured Nation Principle
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
13 Mar 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
13 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 May 2026, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
39,971.95
Amount
33,309.96
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
023207-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Mar 2026, 16:47
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2DY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 023207-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·