Published date: 12 November 2018

Last edited date: 12 November 2018

This notice was replaced on 17 January 2019

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Awarded contract (published 17 January 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£100,000 to £170,000

Procurement reference

UKSBS PR18154

Published date

12 November 2018

Closing date

27 November 2018

Contract start date

2 January 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Closing date for receipt of bids is Monday 27th November at 11:00 BST. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.*
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is an agency of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and is responsible for co-ordinating the UK's civil space priorities across Government and Industry. It is also Government's regulator for satellite operations under the Outer Space Act 1986 and will be responsible for the regulation of certain aspects of launch under the Space Industry Act 2018, including all launches to orbit. To support these activities the UKSA is funding a series of studies to develop the corporate knowledge on a variety of topics to enhance it ability to assess and manage the risks related to these activities.

This requirement is for a Space Surveillance and Tracking Study, which is split across 3 core themes; planned and current capability, options assessment and detailed cost analysis. The output of this study will feed into the development of national policy and strategy as well as supporting the development of future funding bids within Government. This study have been divided into three Work Packages (WP) as follows:
• WP1: Global Capability Analysis
• WP2: Gap & Options Analysis
• WP3: Detailed cost analysis & supporting rationale of potential options.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Katarzyna Nawrotek

Address

UKSBS, Polaris House
North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793 86 7558

Email

majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk