PS25236 - Socioeconomic Impact Study for the Construction and Operation of a World-class Underground Science Laboratory in Teesside

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the Research and Insights DPS RM6126. Brief Description The successful bidder is to perform a socioeconomic impact assessment for the construction and operations of the Dark Matter Observatory (DMO) project at Boulby Mine, whose primary objective is: • To build a world-class underground laboratory in the North East region, suitable of hosting the most advanced, low background particle physics and multi-disciplinary underground science experiments • To host a state-of-the-art, international, dark matter experiment in the new laboratory facility