Published date: 10 May 2023

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


Closing: 10 February 2023, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

SW1H 0ET

Value of contract

£0 to £65,000

Procurement reference

tender_338153/1202732

Published date

10 May 2023

Closing date

10 February 2023

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 March 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

***THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION***

This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under Crown Commercial Services DPS Research & Insights RM6126.

Brief Description of Requirement


The overall aim of this project is to create a clear, well evidenced, and compelling
understanding of the case for government intervention in the UK space sector, which can be
used to inform the prioritisation choices government makes in delivering interventions within
the UK economy. In turn, this work should provide a clearer understanding of the economic,
social, and end-user benefits of the space sector in the UK, and improve our understanding of
where intervention is needed to achieve government objectives. The customer for this
evidence is government.
The specific objectives of this project are:
- To produce an accessible, concise report detailing the case for UK government
intervention in the UK space sector. This shall:
o Be informed by a rapid evidence review of existing literature;
o Develop the evidence base for space, drawing together economic, social, and
end-user benefits;
o Highlight, where possible, the opportunity cost of inaction, with breakdowns by
activity and sector segment;
o Place the available insight and evidence into the global context, with
benchmarking where appropriate;
o Use creative descriptive visualisation techniques to ensure reporting is
accessible to a wide audience of senior government leaders.

- This report must look to answer the following questions:
o What are the critical market failures that justify government intervention in the
space sector?
o What is the scale of the UK and Global opportunity in the space economy?
o What are the key economic and social benefits the UK derives from space
activity?
o What are the risks and costs involved in UK intervention, and where has
intervention succeeded or not succeeded in the past?

Award information

Awarded date

1 March 2023

Contract start date

1 March 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£63,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Know Consulting Limited

Address

North House, 198 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BE

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk