---
title: "CSP25137 - Facilitate Development of the Air-Deployable ApRES System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055ddf"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION"
published: "2025-07-11"
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# CSP25137 - Facilitate Development of the Air-Deployable ApRES System

Buyer: UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055ddf

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## Summary

See notice for full details.

## Notice

***** 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039368-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 9 Jul 2025 - 30 Sep 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £19,166 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION |
| Additional buyers | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DREAM RF |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38115000 - Radar apparatus

## Release History

- 11 Jul 2025 at 14:29 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039368-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039368-2025
  11th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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