Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI 5260 FRUITSENSE-K -- Earth Observation for Resilient Kiwifruit Orchards
Notice Description
Adaptation of the FruitSense platform, originally developed for Australian orchards, to assess kiwifruit vine health and stress in New Zealand orchards.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d3cf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068386-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77100000 - Agricultural services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £29,750 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Oct 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 9 Oct 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION (UKRI)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON, WILTSHIRE
- Postcode
- SN2 1FL
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068386-2025
27th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05d3cf-2025-10-27T08:16:57Z",
"date": "2025-10-27T08:16:57Z",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05d3cf",
"initiationType": "tender",
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG",
"name": "UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PDQJ-7126-JDHG"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Polaris House",
"locality": "Swindon, Wiltshire",
"postalCode": "SN2 1FL",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKK14"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "UKRI 5260 FRUITSENSE-K -- Earth Observation for Resilient Kiwifruit Orchards",
"email": "stfcprocurement@ukri.org"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://www.ukri.org/",
"classifications": [
{
"scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
"id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment",
"description": "Public authority - central government"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-164796",
"name": "University of Southampton",
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Murray Building (Bldg 58)",
"locality": "Southampton",
"postalCode": "SO17 1BJ",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKJ32"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "p.c.white@southampton.ac.uk"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "large",
"vcse": false
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG",
"name": "UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)"
},
"tender": {
"id": "UKRI 5260",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "2023/54",
"scheme": "UKPGA",
"uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
},
"title": "UKRI 5260 FRUITSENSE-K -- Earth Observation for Resilient Kiwifruit Orchards",
"description": "Adaptation of the FruitSense platform, originally developed for Australian orchards, to assess kiwifruit vine health and stress in New Zealand orchards.",
"status": "complete",
"procurementMethod": "direct",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Below threshold - without competition",
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"status": "complete"
}
]
},
"awards": [
{
"id": "1",
"status": "active",
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-164796",
"name": "University of Southampton"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "77100000",
"description": "Agricultural services"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"relatedLots": [
"1"
]
}
],
"contracts": [
{
"id": "1",
"awardID": "1",
"title": "UKRI 5260 FRUITSENSE-K -- Earth Observation for Resilient Kiwifruit Orchards",
"status": "active",
"period": {
"startDate": "2025-10-10T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2026-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"value": {
"amountGross": 35700,
"amount": 29750,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"aboveThreshold": false,
"dateSigned": "2025-10-09T00:00:00+01:00",
"documents": [
{
"id": "068386-2025",
"documentType": "contractNotice",
"noticeType": "UK7",
"description": "Contract details notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068386-2025",
"datePublished": "2025-10-27T08:16:57Z",
"format": "text/html"
}
]
}
],
"language": "en"
}