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National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC): Project ADORA Ionosondes

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 12:41.

Opportunity overview

Project ADORA will support the rapid development and deployment of a new ionosonde system in the UK which will be used for ionospheric monitoring to inform space weather decision-making and risk management. Project ADORA will also include the software suite to facilitate remote monitoring and scaling modelling capabilities. This represents the next phase of a previous project to develop and deploy ionosonde technology in the UK which was led by the University of Birmingham.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

The University of Birmingham

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.1m
Awarded
24 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH RC000645
Location
Edgbaston, UKG31, B15 2TT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
UKSAC26_0063
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Id
GB-PPON-PVWZ-3216-PVQL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWZ-3216-PVQL

Address

Street Address
22 Whitehall
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2EG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
The University of Birmingham
Id
GB-COH-RC000645

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
RC000645

Address

Street Address
The University of Birmingham
Locality
Edgbaston
Postal Code
B15 2TT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
NSpOC: Project ADORA Ionosondes
Status
active
Date
25 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73000000
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Value

Including VAT
1,274,998.4
Amount
1,062,498.67
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000645
Name
The University of Birmingham

Contract period

Starts
14 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Two additional 12 month extensions will be permitted to incorporate additional developmental work packages, subject to budget availability and satisfactory completion of prior work packages.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
080737-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
25 Aug 2026, 11:00
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
10 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2EG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 075546-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 080737-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·