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Published 8 Apr 2026, 09:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5870 HF Field Radios

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£184,198published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to DTC Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For the purchase of HF Field Radios for use in Antarctica.

This contract was award in line with schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

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
8 Apr 2026, 09:11 BST
Last source update
14 Jul 2026, 14:50 BST
Authority reference
C0995
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066276
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067d76 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Competition absent due to technical reasoning of instrument compatibility with existing UKRI equipment.

Review and risk notes
Risks

No potential risks outlined within this contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

17 Apr 2026 → 14 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends194 days ago
    17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published106 days ago
    14 Jul 2026, 14:50 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    8 Apr 2026, 09:11 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Apr 2026, 09:17 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    12 May 2026, 18:12 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    14 Jul 2026, 14:50 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-04: 1 release · 8 Apr 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £184,1981 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DTC Ltd22 Apr 2026 – 31 May 2026£184,198same award published again · counted once8 Apr 2026standstill to 17 Apr 2026Standstill
DTC Ltd£184,198 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5870 HF Field Radios · DTC Ltd

    Signed
    21 Apr 2026
    Value
    £184,198
    Period
    22 Apr 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £184,198
    Termination
    contractCompleted

    No agreed KPIs: Not required for contract

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 email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure