Published date: 13 March 2025

Last edited date: 20 May 2025

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 22 May 2025

Contract summary

Industry

  • Data services - 72300000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

HP144UE

Value of contract

£1,000,000 to £9,000,000

Procurement reference

UKSAC25_0002

Published date

13 March 2025

Approach to market date

22 May 2025

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

1 September 2030

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?

No

Description

*This notice has been updated on 20th May to confirm that three opportunities have now been issued. UKSA's SDA Data lots are still expected to be issued this week*

*This notice has been updated on 9th May to update that SDA data and orbital analysts will be launching by end of day 23rd of May. There have been changes to the value and duration of some opportunities. We expect GEO sensors to launch next week as planned as an open procurement. NO OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED*

*This notice has been updated on 25th April to update the LEO feasibility study launch moving to Q3 and the GEO sovereign sensor changing to an open procurement. All others unchanged and still targeting launch by 15th May 2025. NO OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED*

*This notice has been updated on 10th April to update the approach to market date to 15th of May. For the avoidance of doubt, this was a mandatory field that was populated with 1st of April. NO OPPORTUNITIES HAVE YET BEEN ISSUED*

Following its previous notice, UKSA is issuing an update to its forthcoming procurement opportunities relating to the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC). Please note these requirements are still subject to budget confirmation.

Orbital Analyst Services
Total Contract Value: £6,000,000 (inclusive of VAT)
Total Contract Duration: 5 years
The provision of orbital analyst services to analyse and interpret Space Surveillance and Tracking data. This requirement has now been issued to suppliers who meet relevant filters on the Space Enabled and Geospatial Services DPS. Contract start date remains 1st of September 2025.

SDA Data Lot 1 and Lot 2
Total Contract Value: Up to £954,860.00 for Lot 1 and £1,909,719.00 for Lot 2 (exclusive of VAT)
Total Contract Duration: 5 years
The provision of SDA data in Low Earth Orbit (Lot 1) and Medium Earth Orbit and Geostationary Orbit (Lot 2). We intend to issue this requirement to relevant suppliers on the Space Enabled and Geospatial Services DPS by 23rd of May 2025. Contract start date will be between 1st of September and 1st of October 2025.

SDA Data Lot 3
Total Contract Value: £9,000,000 (inclusive of VAT)
Total Contract Duration: 3 years.
The provision of SDA Data in Geostationary Orbit. We have issued this requirement on 19th of May to relevant suppliers who met the filters selected on the Space Enabled and Geospatial Services DPS. We are unable to issue this to additional suppliers in accordance with the DPS procedure. Contract start date will be between the 1st of September and 1st of October 2025.

Sovereign Sensor Capability (GEO)
Total Contract Value: Up to £7,500,000 (inclusive of VAT)
Total Contract Duration: 3 years
The provision of GEO sovereign sensor capabilities. This is an open procurement and the Tender Notice can be found on Find a Tender here: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022039-2025. Contract start date is August/Sept 2025.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC): Space Domain Awareness Capabilities

  • Early engagement
  • Published 25 November 2024, last edited 26 November 2024

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2025/2026 £100,000

About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Mason

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21SZ
England

Telephone

07927584448

Email

commercial@ukspaceagency.gov.uk