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title: "UKRI-6050 Flight Planning and Navigation System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077759"
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# UKRI-6050 Flight Planning and Navigation System

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077759

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## Summary

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) procured the supply of a flight planning and navigation software system for its aviation-related operations. The requirement is for aviation ground-support software, covering the tools used to plan flights and support navigation rather than physical aircraft equipment or construction work. Delivery is in the United Kingdom, with the award linked to a location in the East of England. The buyer is a central government research organisation based in Swindon, Wiltshire. This is a software supply opportunity for businesses providing commercial flight-planning, navigation or wider aviation operations systems, particularly those able to support public-sector or research users. The procurement concerns goods, although the core deliverable is a specialist software package rather than a physical product.

The procurement has completed and the contract was awarded to Foreflight LLC. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold and without competition, so no competitive tender or scored evaluation was recorded. The contract was signed on 4 June 2026 and runs from 5 June 2026 to 30 June 2027. Its value is USD 32,572 excluding tax, or USD 39,086.40 including tax. One lot was awarded, covering the flight planning and navigation system. The contract is active. UKRI is the buyer and Foreflight LLC is the selected supplier. The published procurement route indicates a below-threshold purchase made without competition, rather than an open or restricted market exercise. The arrangement therefore records an established supplier relationship for this requirement.

This award identifies a defined requirement for specialist aviation software within UKRI: flight planning, navigation and aviation ground-support capability. A credible future competitor would need a proven product that supports operational flight planning and navigation, can be supplied as a complete software system, and is suitable for use by a UK public research organisation. Relevant suppliers are likely to be established aviation technology businesses with a mature commercial platform, implementation capability and the capacity to support users throughout the contract. Experience delivering comparable aviation software would strengthen a supplier’s position, particularly where the system must be dependable for operational use. The awarded supplier is a large organisation, indicating that scale and the ability to sustain the service may matter when this requirement is next considered.

## Notice

This contract is for the supply of flight planning and navigation software.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089555-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 5 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £32,572 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON, WILTSHIRE |
| Postcode area | 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 | Foreflight LLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48131000 - Aviation ground support software package

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 11:55 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089555-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089555-2026
  22nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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