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Inter-Agency Space Debris Co-ordination Committee (IADC) 2025-26 Studies - Sub-Lot 4.2: Assessment of Technologies Driving Post-Mission Disposal Reliability

UK Space Agency · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:19.

Opportunity overview

This is a switch to direct award under Section 43 of the Procurement Act, on the basis no suitable tender submissions were received for Sub-Lot 4.2 of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Co-ordination Committee (IADC) 2025-26 tender. One bid was received which did not satisfy the Contracting Authority's requirements or the award criteria when assessed by reference to the assessment methodology and the relative importance of the criteria indicated under section 23(3). There was a minor commercial deficiency in the bid which could not be addressed during the tender process, which has been addressed subsequently to facilitate this direct award. The appointed supplier will investigate the technologies that underpin reliable post-mission disposal operations, considering those that achieve compliance to one or more of the post-mission disposal guidelines within the IADC Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines. Develop and populate a catalogue to capture key information on each technology and critically evaluate the most promising solutions across cases for single-spacecraft missions and large constellations.

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.

3S NORTHUMBRIA LTD

Matched by number
Published award value
£20.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 14727800
Location
Alnwick, UKC21, NE66 1PR, 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
UKSAC25_0044
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Roles

buyer

Address

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

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PRTY-4245-MTJY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-14727800
Name
3S NORTHUMBRIA LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC21
Country
GB
Locality
Alnwick
Postal Code
NE66 1PR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
21b The Hotspur Bondgate Without

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
14727800
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PQDX-5191-CTJT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
UKSAC25_0044: Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee 2025-26 studies - sub-lot 4.2 - assessment of technologies driving post-mission disposal reliability
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Value

Amount
20,833
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
25,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057171-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
17 Sept 2025, 09:29

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-14727800
Name
3S NORTHUMBRIA LTD

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
29 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
30 Sept 2025, 00:00

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
7 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
20,833
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
25,000

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
7 Oct 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
062799-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
7 Oct 2025, 11:22

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059be6-2025-10-07T11:22:15+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·