Published date: 21 January 2025

Last edited date: 3 February 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 11 November 2024, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £940,000

Procurement reference

tender_467639/1440435

Published date

21 January 2025

Closing date

11 November 2024

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

19 December 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded following a competitive procurement exercise.

Brief Description of Requirement

The UK Government is implementing a wide ranging package of space regulatory reforms, identified in the Space Regulatory Review (May 2024). This tender is to establish a Rendezvous Proximity Operations (RPO) Sandbox, which is a part of these wider reforms and will help provide operators with greater regulatory certainty and an UK appropriate regulatory framework. The Sandbox will support the UK's ambitions in securing a world-leading position in this emerging technology area to drive growth and enable innovation, and ensure that the new and existing technology can be adopted safely.

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Award information

Awarded date

18 December 2024

Contract start date

19 December 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£691,575

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Astroscale Limited

Address

Zeus Building, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Rutherford Ave, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DF, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk