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Published 11 Jul 2025, 15:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CSP25137 - Facilitate Development of the Air-Deployable ApRES System

Official notice

Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UK Shared Business Services Ltd

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£19,166published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Dream RF Ltd
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required. In a collaboration between BAS and UCL, an instrument was developed called ApRES, which is a radar system for glaciological research.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required.

Brief Description of Requirement

In a collaboration between BAS and UCL, an instrument was developed called ApRES, which is a radar system for glaciological research. UCL's contribution was the development of the radar board component; BAS' was to turn it into a field-usable instrument. ApRES has been widely used in the glaciological community ever since.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
38115000 Radar apparatus

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £19,1661 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Dream RF LtdSME£19,166 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Dream RF LtdSME

    Signed
    4 Jul 2025
    Value
    £19,166
    Period
    10 Jul 2025 – 30 Sept 2025
    Status
    active

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
11 Jul 2025, 15:29 BST
Last source update
11 Jul 2025, 15:29 BST
Authority reference
CSP25137
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039368
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 15:29 BST
    UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UK Research and Innovation

Procurement agentPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

  • UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service ProviderGB-PPON: PMPN-7535-GNTG Swindon, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Dream RF LtdAwarded supplier 120 Ferney Road, Barnet, London, EN4 8LEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender