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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: OPERATIONALLY ROBUST INERTIAL ORIENTATION AND NAVIGATION (ORION) 2027
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Defence, GB Email: kjwilson@dstl.gov.uk. (Karen Wilson)
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: The awarding authority seeks to accelerate the development of quantum-enhanced Position, Navigation and Timing (QE PNT) capabilities. Our goal is to use these new technologies to obtain an operational advantage, allowing Defence freedom to operate even in the most challenging of environments. QE PNT can additionally unlock future capabilities which are currently inaccessible using legacy systems and bring the UK’s armed forces to the cutting edge of military development. Developing and demonstrating atomic clocks and sensors, as part of a system of systems, is critical to this. We are therefore providing partners with an opportunity to showcase the relevance of their work in a defence and security context.
5. CPV Code(s): 63724000, 38112100, 75221000, 73436000
6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK11
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South West (England), Gloucestershire, Wiltshire And Bristol/Bath Area, Bristol, City Of.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Project Code RQ0000095708
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Listing Deadline: 19.2.2026 (17:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: You must register or log in at Web: to participate in this tender
12. Other information: Notes
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Procurement Route
Other
Contract Start Date
02/03/2026
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TKR-2026129-EX-1865814