Published date: 19 October 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 15 September 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research laboratory services - 73111000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£27,502.50

Procurement reference

DSTL0000007895

Published date

19 October 2022

Closing date

15 September 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

3 October 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This request covers workshop support to be delivered by the University of Liverpool to the Authority in developing a general-purpose theory of sensor deception.
In 1982 Barton Whaley proposed a general theory of deception [1]. Despite being general purpose and more tailored toward psychology and human factors this was used as the basis for a description of various deceptive categories used in the sensor deception work which ran from 2017-2022.
A principal part of the deception work under Redacted was delivered via an EMR contract by the University of Liverpool (UoL). The outcomes, reports, presentations and training events showed
various promising advances toward quantifying and mitigating deceptive action against sensors. In their development of these solutions, they went some way to a mathematical description of types
of deceptive behaviour. It is on this foundation that we wish to build initial work to be delivered in SFM Counter Deception.

1. Whaley, B. 1982, Journal of Strategic Studies Volume 5, Issue 1: Military Deception and Strategic Surprise.

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Award information

Awarded date

23 September 2022

Contract start date

3 October 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£27,502.50

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL

Address

FOUNDATION BUILDING
BROWNLOW HILL
LIVERPOOL
L69 7ZX

Reference

Companies House number: RC000660

Value of contract

£27,502.50

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Portsdown West
Fareham
PO17 6AD
England

Email

kjwilson@dstl.gov.uk