eLoran Timing Receivers · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

Direct award

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

Awarded value£200,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Chronos Technology Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of fully functioning prototype eLoran Timing Receivers from Chronus Technology. Chronus is the only suppler developing a system with suitable capability.

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: 16 Apr 2026, 13:03 BST
Last source update: 16 Apr 2026, 13:03 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-034677
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0605f0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Chronos Technology is the only suppler developing a system with suitable capability.

Notice history

3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2026

Transparency notice published
14 Jan 2026, 15:58 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
16 Apr 2026, 13:03 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Chronos Technology LtdSME2 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026	£200,000same award published again · counted once	—	Standstill
Chronos Technology LtdSME	£200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

eLoran Timing Receivers · Chronos Technology LtdSME
Signed
22 Jan 2026
Value
£200,000
Period
23 Jan 2026 – 17 Apr 2026
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Below £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

Chronos Technology LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02056049 Stowfield House, Upper Stowfield, Lydbrook, South West, GL17 9PDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Apr 2026, 13:03 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender14 Jan 2026, 15:58 GMT