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Published 5 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-4873 Radar System Hire

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Awarded value£160,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Windracers

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For the hire of radar equipment (unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for use in scientific research.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England
60440000 Aerial and related services

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-4873
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097132
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0543df Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Competition absent for technical reasoning.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Jun 2025 → 14 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published10 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    14 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    14 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-06: 1 release · 5 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £160,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Windracers2 Jul 2025 – 30 Nov 2025 · up to 31 Jan 2026Extensions: This contract can be extended by 2 periods of 1 month.£160,00012 Jun 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-4873 Radar System Hire · Windracers

    Signed
    1 Jul 2025
    Value
    £160,000
    Period
    2 Jul 2025 – 30 Nov 2025
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £160,000
    Termination
    contractCompleted

    No agreed KPIs: Not required

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 name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WindracersAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXJM-4352-WWXR 12 Brunel Way, Segensworth, Fareham, South East, PO15 5TXContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure