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Published 30 Oct 2025, 16:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

eLoran Antenna and Receiver systems

Official notice

Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)

Direct award
Awarded value£800,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Roke Manor Research Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of Integrated miniature eLORAN GNSS Receiver and Antenna.

Roke Manor Research hold the IP for the multi-GNSS / eLORAN receiver and antenna that is required by the programme. This equipment was developed through the UK-European Space Agency Navigation Innovation Support Programme to specific UK specification for miniaturization, noise reduction and assurance

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

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
30 Oct 2025, 16:38 GMT
Last source update
26 Nov 2025, 10:08 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077103
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d76d Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Roke is the only UK manufacturer of eLORAN receivers and owns the IP for eLoran-GNSS Receivers. They developed the IP for this particular miniature eLoran receiver and antenna under the Navigation Innovation Support Programme (NAVISP) which is ESA funding specifically intended to allow UK companies to develop products and retain IP

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

11 Nov 2025 → 26 Nov 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends349 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published334 days ago
    26 Nov 2025, 10:08 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    30 Oct 2025, 16:38 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    31 Oct 2025, 11:29 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    26 Nov 2025, 10:08 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £800,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Roke Manor Research LimitedeLORAN GNSS Receiver and Antenna13 Nov 2025 – 31 May 2026£800,00031 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • eLoran Antenna and Receiver systems · Roke Manor Research Limited

    Signed
    12 Nov 2025
    Value
    £800,000
    Period
    13 Nov 2025 – 31 May 2026
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Contract value less than £5 million

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVWZ-3216-PVQL 22 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2EGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Roke Manor ResearchAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00267550 Roke Manor, Old Salisbury Lane, Romsey, South East, SO51 0ZNContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender