Contract

CSP25137 - Facilitate Development of the Air-Deployable ApRES System

  • UK Research and Innovation

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-039368

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055ddf

Published 11 July 2025, 3:29pm



Scope

Reference

CSP25137

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.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £19,166 excluding VAT
  • £22,999.20 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

4 July 2025

Contract dates

  • 10 July 2025 to 30 September 2025
  • 2 months, 22 days

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 38115000 - Radar apparatus

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

Dream RF Ltd

120 Ferney Road

Barnet

EN4 8LE

United Kingdom

Region: UKI71 - Barnet

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

UK Research and Innovation

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FL

United Kingdom

Region: UKK14 - Swindon

Organisation type: Public authority - central government


Other organisation

These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.

UK Shared Business Services Ltd

Summary of their role in this procurement: Shared Service Provider

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMPN-7535-GNTG

Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FF

United Kingdom

Region: UKK14 - Swindon


Contact organisation

Contact UK Shared Business Services Ltd for any enquiries.