715989498-Project Lodestone-UK5 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£304,167published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to University of Strathclyde

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Requirment to accelerate the development of and trial at sea of a second-generation quantum magnetic navigation sensor.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

72720000 Wide area network services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £304,1671 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
University of Strathclyde17 Nov 2026 – 18 Nov 2027 · up to 18 Nov 2028Extensions: Delays to deliverables. · Options: Delays to deliverables. Option to extend for further year.	£304,167	—	Standstill

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: 4 Nov 2026, 11:49 GMT
Last source update: 4 Nov 2026, 11:49 GMT
Authority reference: 715989498
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-104604
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07b2c4 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Protect Life

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2026

Transparency notice published
4 Nov 2026, 11:49 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

University of StrathclydeAwarded supplierGB-COH: RC000670 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, G4 0NGContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender4 Nov 2026, 11:49 GMT