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title: "National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC): Project ADORA Ionosondes"
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# National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC): Project ADORA Ionosondes

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-space-operations-centre-nspoc-project-adora-ionosondes-ocds-h6vhtk-06dfb2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: "National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC): Project ADORA Ionosondes". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Science, Innovation & Technology](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-science-innovation-technology-gov-d1381)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,062,499 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-space-operations-centre-nspoc-project-adora-ionosondes-ocds-h6vhtk-06dfb2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06dfb2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-space-operations-centre-nspoc-project-adora-ionosondes-ocds-h6vhtk-06dfb2#tl-md)

## Description
Project ADORA will support the rapid development and deployment of a new ionosonde system in the UK which will be used for ionospheric monitoring to inform space weather decision-making and risk management. Project ADORA will also include the software suite to facilitate remote monitoring and scaling modelling capabilities. This represents the next phase of a previous project to develop and deploy ionosonde technology in the UK which was led by the University of Birmingham.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** NSpOC: Project ADORA Ionosondes (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13761`
  - Value: £1,062,499 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 24/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F080737-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-25T10:00:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T07:10:06.282Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06dfb2