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715975495 - Radio Star - UK5
Published Yesterday
23 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
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72212461 *
Analytical or scientific software development services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Portsmouth, South East
- Value
- £525,833
- Contract
-
5 months Duration
04/11/2026 31/03/2027
- Contract Types
-
72 *IT services: consulting, software & supp...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island, Portsmouth, PO2 8BY, United Kingdom · UKJ31
Contact
Eliot Murton
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Ministry of Defence
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
72212461 *
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Reference: 715975495 - Radio Star
The conflicts in southeast Europe and the Middle East provide the clearest indication that the availability of a robust and reliable Global Navigation Satellite Signal (GNSS) signal will be one of the first casualties of modern conflict. To operate in GNSS Denied and Degraded Environments (D2E), NAVY must develop and deploy reliable Alternative Precise Navigation and Timing (Alt PNT) technologies to augment classical PNT capabilities at pace, to improve its operational resilience.
The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Security Model (CSM) Risk Assessment is Level 1.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 72212461 — Analytical or scientific software development services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 23 Oct 2026 15:41
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078f6d
- Notice ID
- 715975495 - Radio Star
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 3 Nov 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
53 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Ministry of Defence |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Portsmouth |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | PO2 8BY |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ31 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | Eliot Murton |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | eliot.murton100@mod.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | University of Southampton |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | University Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Southampton |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | SO17 1BJ |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ32 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | A.Burton@soton.ac.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | Ministry of Defence |
Tender
| Title | 715975495 - Radio Star - UK5 |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Procurement Method Rationale Legal Basis › Description | Defence and Security |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Title | Radio Star |
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £631,000 |
| Value › Value | £525,833.33 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | University of Southampton |
| Item › CPV › Description | Analytical or scientific software development services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Contract period › Start | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2027 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100668-2026 |
| Document › Published | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |