# UK SBS CR18109 - Study on the use of Secure Ledgers to verify to Provenance of Commodities

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [LONDON ECONOMICS LIMITED](/contract-winners/london-economics/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £45,075
- Tender value: £50,000
- Award date: 7 September 2018
- Published: 6 November 2018
- Contract start: 10 September 2018
- Contract end: 29 March 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 466c0fa5-23b3-4b05-9a41-d6dc3e9de380-250570
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6c74d4a3-cbb2-4efd-a32e-f9df0ecba2a1

## Description

BIS Research & Evaluation Framework - Lot 2 The aim of this project is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of secure ledgers for verifying the provenance of different types of consumer products, and of the components used in the supply chain of these consumer products\. This will enable the Office to understand in which applications secure ledgers might be useful for verifying provenance, and where the use of secure ledgers should be treated with some suspicion\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/466c0fa5-23b3-4b05-9a41-d6dc3e9de380-250570)