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Published 23 Mar 2026, 08:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Lithium-ion Battery Research · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Civil Aviation Authority (Central government)

Below threshold - limited competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£59,934published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Mar 2026

Awarded to University of Warwick

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The objective of the CAA's ongoing work into lithium-ion batteries (LiB's) is to reduce the risk posed by the carriage of LiB's aboard commercial aircraft, to a level as low as reasonably practicable.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Mar 2026, 08:38 GMT
Last source update: 23 Mar 2026, 08:38 GMT
Authority reference: 3758
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-026040
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
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South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0670ea Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
23 Mar 2026, 08:38 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £59,9341 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
University of Warwick	£59,934 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Lithium-ion Battery Research · University of Warwick
Signed
18 Mar 2026
Value
£59,934
Period
23 Mar 2026 – 22 Jul 2026 · up to 21 Jul 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Maximum 1 x12 month extension

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Civil Aviation Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVLP-5762-YGVT Aviation House, Beehive Ring Road, Crawley, South East, RH6 0YRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

The University of WarwickAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPGW-5874-XNTJ University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8UWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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