National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC): Project ADORA Ionosondes
AwardHighlights
- Award value
- £1,062,499
- Winning supplier
- The University of Birmingham,
- Award date
- —
Details
- Published
- 10 Aug 2026
- Deadline
- —
- Value
- £1,062,499
- Location
- —
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Source notice ID
- 075546-2026
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06dfb2
- CPV codes
- —
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.
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Lots (1)
| Lot | Title | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 | — |
Awarded contracts (1)
| Title | Supplier | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSpOC Project ADORA Ionosondes | The University of Birmingham, | £1,062,499 | — |