Awarded contract

National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC): Project ADORA Ionosondes

Details

Buyer: Department for Science Innovation and Technology
Supplier(s): University of Birmingham
Value: £1,062,498.67
Duration: 8 months
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 10 August 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Project ADORA will support the rapid development and deployment of a new ionosonde system in the UK which will be used for ionospheric monitoring to inform space weather decision-making and risk management. Project ADORA will also include the software suite to facilitate remote monitoring and scaling modelling capabilities. This represents the next phase of a previous project to develop and deploy ionosonde technology in the UK which was led by the University of Birmingham. ## Contract award Title: NSpOC: Project ADORA Ionosondes

Timeline

Completed: Award published10 August 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date10 August 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 5 months

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