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Published 11 Jul 2025, 15:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CSP25137 - Facilitate Development of the Air-Deployable ApRES System

Official notice

Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UKSBS

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£19,166published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Dream RF Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required.

Brief Description of Requirement

In a collaboration between BAS and UCL, an instrument was developed called ApRES, which is a radar system for glaciological research. UCL's contribution was the development of the radar board component; BAS' was to turn it into a field-usable instrument. ApRES has been widely used in the glaciological community ever since.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
38115000 Radar apparatus

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jul 2025, 15:29 BST
Last source update
11 Jul 2025, 15:29 BST
Authority reference
CSP25137
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039368
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055ddf Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 15:29 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £19,1661 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Dream RF LtdSME£19,166 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Dream RF LtdSME

    Signed
    4 Jul 2025
    Value
    £19,166
    Period
    10 Jul 2025 – 30 Sept 2025
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

UK Research and Innovation

Procurement agentPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

  • UKSBSBeneficiary authority
  • UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service ProviderGB-PPON: PMPN-7535-GNTG Swindon, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Dream RF LtdAwarded supplier 120 Ferney Road, Barnet, London, EN4 8LEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender