Official UK procurement notice
Fiducial Reference measurement for Vegetation
Authority: NPL Management Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 9 Oct 2025
Awarded to Aeriane SA
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo manufacture and deliver a precision-engineered THEMIS target system for satellite vegetation monitoring. This includes:
Target System: Panels, poles, mounting table, and UAV navigation markers.
Documentation: CAD files, assembly/disassembly manuals, and dimensional data.
Packaging: Protective boxes and covers for transport and storage.
Quality Standards: High-accuracy manufacturing with strict tolerances.
Delivery: Items to be supplied within Europe, as scheduled.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)39000000 Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Nov 2025, 11:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Nov 2025, 11:10 GMT
- Authority reference
PO00012187- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071934- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc86Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published7 Nov 2025, 11:10 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeriane SA | €119,177 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Aeriane SA
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2025
- Value
- €119,177
- Period
- 9 Oct 2025 – 9 Oct 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aeriane SAAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender