National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC): Project ADORA Ionosondes
Details
- Supplier(s)
- University of Birmingham
- Value
- £1,062,498.67
- Duration
- 8 months
- Topic
- Research and development services and related consultancy services
- Published
- 10 August 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender 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. ## Contract award Title: NSpOC: Project ADORA Ionosondes
Timeline
- Completed: Award published10 August 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date10 August 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 5 months
About the buyer
The Department for Science Innovation and Technology is a central government department, and a dedicated commercial directorate leads on its procurement work alongside project and delivery teams. Common goods and services are bought through Crown Commercial Service frameworks. UK Shared Business Services, a shared-services provider, manages many of the department's lower-value procurements on its behalf. Low-value orders require multiple supplier quotes to ensure value for money.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Science Innovation and Technology's contract awards have been in IT services, research and development and software and information systems.
Decision makers
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| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov |
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