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Published 13 Aug 2026, 20:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BAS - Rothera - Meteor Detection Radar

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery listed: East of England (UKH12)Uruguay (UY)
Published estimate£140,000≈ £140k / year · £140,000 inc. VAT12% above published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Sept 2026awarded 22 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to ATRAD Pty Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 25 Oct 2027 · up to 24 Jan 2028 with extensions · starts 26 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI has appointed a supplier for the supply of B Meteor Detection Radar to the British Antarctic Survey.

CPV: Radar

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£140,000
Contract period: 26 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2027 (1 yr) · up to 24 Jan 2028 with extensionsValue: £140,000 exc. VAT · £140,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Contracting Authority may extend this contract for an additional period of 3 calendar months.
35722000 Radar

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical/Quality: 60%
  • Price: 30%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical/Quality
  • Price
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Aug 2026, 20:15 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 15:44 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
Authority reference
UKRI-6217
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077447
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Radar
Delivery area in notice
East of England (UKH12)Uruguay (UY)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e40e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: UKRI eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
14 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
28 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To access the tender, the tender document pack and bid for this opportunity, please follow this link:

ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_Contrac… ↗

Timeline

13 Aug 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published72 days ago
    13 Aug 2026, 20:15 BST
  2. Clarification questions by58 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline41 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent33 days ago
    22 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published33 days ago
    22 Sept 2026, 15:44 BST
  6. Award decision expected by23 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Standstill ends19 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  9. Contract startsin 1 day
    26 Oct 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Aug 2026, 20:15 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 15:44 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Sept 2026, 15:44 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    7 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £156,8551 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ATRAD Pty LtdATRAD Pty Ltd12 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2027 · up to 11 Jan 2028Extensions: The Contracting Authority may extend this contract for an additional period of 3 calendar months.£156,85522 Sept 2026standstill to 5 Oct 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ATRAD Pty LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVBQ-6856-VCGR 154 Ashley Street. Underdale. SA 5032, Underdale, AU, 5032, AUContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender