715975495 - Radio Star - UK5

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£525,833published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to University of Southampton

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The conflicts in southeast Europe and the Middle East provide the clearest indication that the availability of a robust and reliable Global Navigation Satellite Signal (GNSS) signal will be one of the first casualties of modern conflict. To operate in GNSS Denied and Degraded Environments (D2E), NAVY must develop and deploy reliable Alternative Precise Navigation and Timing (Alt PNT) technologies to augment classical PNT capabilities at pace, to improve its operational resilience.

The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Security Model (CSM) Risk Assessment is Level 1.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

72212461 Analytical or scientific software development services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Oct 2026, 15:41 BST
Last source update: 23 Oct 2026, 15:41 BST
Authority reference: 715975495 - Radio Star
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-100668
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078f6d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Protect Life

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2026

Transparency notice published
23 Oct 2026, 15:41 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £525,8331 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
University of SouthamptonRadio Star4 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£525,833	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island, Portsmouth, South East, PO2 8BYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

University of SouthamptonAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYYM-1459-DZYL University Road, Southampton, South East, SO17 1BJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender23 Oct 2026, 15:41 BST