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Active Debris Removal (ADR) Phase 3 Research and Development service

UK Space Agency · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 14:51.

Opportunity overview

This procurement is for a Contract, which is an exempted contract under s 3(6) and Schedule 2, Part 2 (Subject-matter exempted contracts), paragraph 22 (Research and Development Services) of the Procurement Act 2023 (the 'Act'). Exempted contracts are not public contracts as defined in s3 of the Act and therefore are not required to be procured in accordance with the provisions of the Act that relate to a covered procurement. For this procurement the Authority has operated a transparent competition process, to which any potential supplier was able to respond. In doing so the procurement process has reflected processes and requirements set out in the Act in relation to covered procurements, or elements thereof. This commitment to transparency includes the publication of this notice, for information, on Find a Tender. The UK Active Debris Removal Phase 3 Research and Development Service (ADR Mission) is a UK national project that aims to support the In-Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing ("ISAM") and Sustainability priorities set out in the UK Space Agency's Corporate Plan as well as the National Space Strategy (NSS) ambitions to lead the global effort to make space more sustainable. The ADR Mission requires the safe capture and subsequent removal of two UK-licensed defunct satellites in the congested LEO region (Client Satellites) by the Servicer Satellite. Through this Procurement, the Authority has selected one Supplier to deliver the UK ADR Mission.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

CLEARSPACE TODAY LTD

Matched by number
Published award value
£61.3m
Awarded
18 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 13249835
Location
London, UKI42, E1 1LX, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
UKSAC24_0095
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UK Space Agency
Id
GB-PPON-PRTY-4245-MTJY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRTY-4245-MTJY

Address

Street Address
Quad Two Building 1st Floor, Rutherford Avenue, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Locality
Didcot
Postal Code
OX11 0DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
ASTROSCALE LTD
Id
GB-COH-10689249

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
10689249

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLPP-5366-XWRG

Address

Street Address
Zeus Rutherford Avenue
Locality
Didcot
Postal Code
OX11 0DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Organisation 3
Name
Starfish Space, Inc.
Id
GB-PPON-PWZM-8824-ZQWV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWZM-8824-ZQWV

Address

Street Address
665 Andover Park W
Locality
Tukwila
Postal Code
98188
Country
US
Country Name
United States
Region
US

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Organisation 4
Name
CLEARSPACE TODAY LTD
Id
GB-COH-13249835

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
13249835

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCLJ-3535-TCHY

Address

Street Address
Unit 3 Wool House
Locality
London
Postal Code
E1 1LX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI42

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Active Debris Removal (ADR) Phase 3 Mission
Status
pending
Date
19 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
20 Aug 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34712000
Description
Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
73100000
Description
Research and experimental development services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
73300000
Description
Design and execution of research and development

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
73,609,876.8
Amount
61,341,564
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-13249835
Name
CLEARSPACE TODAY LTD

Standstill Period

Ends
1 Sept 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
28 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
27 Sept 2031, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
079898-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Aug 2026, 12:43
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
7 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Didcot · UKJ14 · OX11 0DF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 079558-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 079898-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·