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Published 30 Oct 2025, 16:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

eLoran Antenna and Receiver systems

Official notice

Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£800,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Roke Manor Research Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of Integrated miniature eLORAN GNSS Receiver and Antenna.

Roke Manor Research hold the IP for the multi-GNSS / eLORAN receiver and antenna that is required by the programme. This equipment was developed through the UK-European Space Agency Navigation Innovation Support Programme to specific UK specification for miniaturization, noise reduction and assurance

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

34933000 Navigation 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 30 Oct 2025, 16:38 GMT
Last source update: 26 Nov 2025, 10:08 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-077103
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d76d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: Roke is the only UK manufacturer of eLORAN receivers and owns the IP for eLoran-GNSS Receivers. They developed the IP for this particular miniature eLoran receiver and antenna under the Navigation Innovation Support Programme (NAVISP) which is ESA funding specifically intended to allow UK companies to develop products and retain IP

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

11 Nov 2025 → 26 Nov 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends349 days ago
11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice published334 days ago
26 Nov 2025, 10:08 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
30 Oct 2025, 16:38 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
31 Oct 2025, 11:29 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
26 Nov 2025, 10:08 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £800,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Roke Manor Research LimitedeLORAN GNSS Receiver and Antenna13 Nov 2025 – 31 May 2026	£800,000	31 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

eLoran Antenna and Receiver systems · Roke Manor Research Limited
Signed
12 Nov 2025
Value
£800,000
Period
13 Nov 2025 – 31 May 2026
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Contract value less than £5 million

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVWZ-3216-PVQL 22 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2EGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Roke Manor ResearchAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00267550 Roke Manor, Old Salisbury Lane, Romsey, South East, SO51 0ZNContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender26 Nov 2025, 10:08 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender31 Oct 2025, 11:29 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender30 Oct 2025, 16:38 GMT