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715989498-Project Lodestone-UK5
Published 4 Nov 2026
4 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
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72720000 *
Wide area network services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Portsmouth, South East
- Value
- £304,167
- Contract
-
1 year Duration
17/11/2026 18/11/2027
- Contract Types
-
72 *IT services: consulting, software & supp...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
NCHQ, Leach Building, Whale Island, Portsmouth, PO2 8BY, United Kingdom · UKJ31
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Ministry of Defence
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
72720000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: 715989498
Requirment to accelerate the development of and trial at sea of a second-generation quantum magnetic navigation sensor.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 72720000 — Wide area network 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
- No
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Contract can be extended to
- 18 Nov 2028
- Renewal
- Delays to deliverables.
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 04 Nov 2026 11:49
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-07b2c4
- Notice ID
- 715989498
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0NG, United Kingdom
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Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 16 Nov 2026 · Scheduled
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Ministry of Defence |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | NCHQ, Leach Building, 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 › 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 Strathclyde |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | University of Strathclyde |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Glasgow |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | G4 0NG |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKM82 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | Ministry of Defence |
Tender
| Title | 715989498-Project Lodestone-UK5 |
| Description | Requirment to accelerate the development of and trial at sea of a second-generation quantum magnetic navigation sensor. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Procurement Method Rationale Legal Basis › Description | Defence and Security |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £365,000.40 |
| Value › Value | £304,167 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | No |
| Supplier › Name | University of Strathclyde |
| Item › CPV › Description | Wide area network services |
| Contract period › Start | 17 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 18 Nov 2027 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 18 Nov 2028 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | Delays to deliverables. |
| Has options | Yes |
| Options › Description | Delays to deliverables. Option to extend for further year. |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/104604-2026 |
| Document › Published | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |