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Tripartite Studentship - Partnership for Sustainable Food Future Centre for Doctoral Training (PSFF-CDT)

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
London
Direct award
12 August 2025 to 10 March 2028

Collaboration on a tripartite post-graduate studentship scheme under BBSRC UKRI Research Council training grant conditions. The project establishes a Centre for Doctoral Training focused on sustainable food futures, involving academic research and training delivery between a government agency and two university partners.

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Awarded value: £63k; As published
Published: 18 August 2025
Awarded: 11 August 2025; University of Greenwich and Royal Veterinary College
Contract length: 31 months; Ends 10 March 2028

What the contract covers

Provision of collaborative post-graduate research and doctoral training services within the sustainable food and veterinary science sectors.

Post-graduate studentship scheme under Training Grant Conditions governed by the BBSRC UKRI Research Council
Establishment of the Partnership for Sustainable Food Future Centre for Doctoral Training (PSFF-CDT)

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 31 months
Contract dates: 12 August 2025 to 10 March 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 80300000, 73110000

Services in this contract

Doctoral studentships and research trainingMain service£45k typicalTripartite PhD studentship scheme and Centre for Doctoral Training collaboration

Lifecycle

Published
18 August 2025
Contract awardedto University of Greenwich and Royal Veterinary College
11 August 2025
Contract starts
12 August 2025
Contract ends
10 March 2028

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Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)

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University of Greenwich

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Royal Veterinary College

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/987913/tripartite-studentship-partnership-for-sustainable-food-future-centre-for-doctor
Buyer reference: Not published
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-058a22
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Tripartite Studentship - Partnership for Sustainable Food Future Centre for Doctoral Training (PSFF-CDT). Contract award, 18 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/987913/tripartite-studentship-partnership-for-sustainable-food-future-centre-for-doctor (accessed 4 November 2026).