Research Project on the Most Favoured Nation Principle

Official notice

Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£33,310published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to University of Sussex

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Mar 2026, 16:47 GMT
Last source update: 13 Mar 2026, 16:47 GMT
Authority reference: project_5176
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-023207
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066a5a Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
13 Mar 2026, 16:47 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £33,3101 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
University of Sussex	£33,310 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Research Project on the Most Favoured Nation Principle · University of Sussex
Signed
13 Mar 2026
Value
£33,310
Period
13 Mar 2026 – 31 May 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Business & Trade

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZZJ-6312-QTTD Old Admiralty Building, London, London, SW1A 2DYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

University of SussexAwarded supplier Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, Brighton, South East, BN1 9RHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Mar 2026, 16:47 GMT