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National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC): Project ADORA Ionosondes

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

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Key details

Contracting authority
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Public authority - central government
Region
London
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
25 August 2026

Procurement

Contract period
14 September 2026 - 31 March 2027
6 months
Possible extension to 31 March 2029 · 2 years, 6 months in total
Extension terms: Two additional 12 month extensions will be permitted to incorporate additional developmental work packages, subject to budget availability and satisfactory completion of prior work packages.
Procedure type
Direct award
CPV classifications
  • 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

What happened

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology awarded this contract to The University of Birmingham worth £1,062,499 on 25 Aug 2026. The contract runs until 31 Mar 2027.

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.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
The University of Birmingham
Companies House: RC000645
Award value
£1,062,499
Award date
25 August 2026

Contact

Address
22 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EG

Identifiers

Buyer reference
UKSAC26_0063
Notice ID
080737-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dfb2

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