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Provision of external support to UKSA for the development of capabilities relating to national security

UK Space Agency · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 08:56.

Opportunity overview

UKSA intends to procure a supplier to act as an external delivery partner to provide highly specialist knowledge, skills and expertise (KSE) in relation to capabilities relevant to national security, specifically Space Domain Awareness (SDA), In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) and Space Control and Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT). This is a call-off contract for the provision of knowledge, skills and experience relating to individual work packages within SDA, ISAM and PNT that cannot be fulfilled by any other provider on grounds of technical expertise (Schedule 5, Paragraph 6). UKSA will only award call-off contracts through this mechanism following internal technical review to confirm the proposed work package is in scope of this requirement and meets the requirements set out in Schedule 5. The call-off contract includes a number of work packages relating to national security policy development, feasibility studies and policy insights, including at classifications above OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE.

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.

Withheld Section94 Supplier

No match
Contract value
£1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£1.2m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PBXY-3232-WNHZ
Location
Withheld Town, UKJ14, OX110DF, 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_0077
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This is a call-off contract for the provision of knowledge, skills and experience relating to individual work packages within SDA, ISAM and PNT that cannot be fulfilled by any other provider on grounds of technical expertise (Schedule 5, Paragraph 6).

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

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
Withheld Section94 Supplier
Id
GB-PPON-PBXY-3232-WNHZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBXY-3232-WNHZ

Address

Street Address
Withheld address line 1
Locality
Withheld Town
Postal Code
OX110DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBXY-3232-WNHZ
Name
Withheld Section94 Supplier

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Provision of External Support to UKSA and MoD Space Command for the development of capabilities relating to national security
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
6 Jan 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The contract value is less than £5 million including VAT.

Period

Starts
6 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
This contract includes provision for an extension to 31st March 2027, to be exercised at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Further extensions up to 31st March 2030 may be required in the event a known risk materialises and operational requirements change, resulting in a need for continued access to this expertise.

Value

Including VAT
1,200,000
Amount
1,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
000626-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Jan 2026, 11:59
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 000626-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·