Published date: 9 June 2018

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 26 June 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Services specific to international organisations and bodies - 98910000

Location of contract

South West

Procurement reference

UK SBS PR18096

Published date

9 June 2018

Closing date

26 June 2018

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) wishes to acquire services in support of its national commitments to theInternational Charter: Space and Major Disasters.
The International Charter: Space and Major Disasters (here on in referred to as the Charter) aims to providea unified system of space data acquisition and delivery to those affected by natural or man-made disasters.Further details on the Charter can be found at https://disasterscharter.org/web/guest/charter-members
UKSA has a requirement for operational support in line with its Charter obligations and agreements, specialist training and stakeholder engagement services to ensure optimal uptake of the Charter within the UK Government and with selected overseas partners, and to proactively engage in Executive Secretariat activities,so that they remain aligned to the strategic direction provided by the Charter Board and wider UK interests. Please refer to attachments and section "Additional text" for further details.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

This Prior Information Notice is being issued in order to undertake a market consultation exercise with regards to the requirements detailed above and in section 3 and Attachments. UKSA will be holding a supplier engagement day in order to assess the market's appetite, and view on the approach to procuring the services. If you believe this is of interest to you and your organisation, please register an Expression of Interest to attend by sending an email to the following email address: majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk The supplier engagement day will be held in Swindon on Friday 29th June 2018.
Expressions of Interest to attend must be received at the above email address by no later than 1200hrs BSTon Tuesday 26th June 2018 (the EOI Deadline). Places are limited to two representatives per organisation.Your email should have the subject heading "UK SBS PR18096 UKSA Space and Major Disasters Charter Procurement PIN EOI" you should include your company name and the names and contact telephone numbers of up to two representatives wishing to attend and the email address(s) for reply confirmation. Upon confirmation of attendance by UKSBS, the location and agenda for the day will be issued. PLEASE NOTE: Due to coordinating access arrangements, Expressions of Interest received after EOI Deadline will not be considered and access to the event will not be possible UKSA may consider information and responses received as part of the preliminary market consultation to help inform UKSA specification and further decision making in relation to the planning and conduct of the proposed procurement.
For the avoidance of doubt, this notice is not a Call for Competition; a Contract Notice will be issued as a call for competition. Not registering an interest shall not prevent any supplier participating in a future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of preliminary market consultation

About the buyer

Contact name

Michelle Boulton

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN2 2SZ
England

Telephone

+44 1793867212

Email

michelle.boulton@uksbs.co.uk