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Provision of external support to UKSA for the development of capabilities relating to national security

UK Space Agency

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: UK Space Agency

Buyer Address: Quad Two Building 1st Floor, Rutherford Avenue, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UKJ14, OX11 0DF, United Kingdom

Contact Email: commercial@ukspaceagency.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
1000000.0 GBP
Published
19 Dec 2025, 10:03
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
06 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2026, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Withheld Section94 Supplier
Official Source
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Description

UKSA intends to procure a supplier to act as an external delivery partner to provide highly specialist knowledge, skills and expertise (KSE) in relation to capabilities relevant to national security, specifically Space Domain Awareness (SDA), In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) and Space Control and Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT). This is a call-off contract for the provision of knowledge, skills and experience relating to individual work packages within SDA, ISAM and PNT that cannot be fulfilled by any other provider on grounds of technical expertise (Schedule 5, Paragraph 6). UKSA will only award call-off contracts through this mechanism following internal technical review to confirm the proposed work package is in scope of this requirement and meets the requirements set out in Schedule 5. The call-off contract includes a number of work packages relating to national security policy development, feasibility studies and policy insights, including at classifications above OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: Provision of External Support to UKSA and MoD Space Command for the development of capabilities relating to national security

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