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Space Regulatory Sandboxes, including the Re-Entry Regulatory Sandbox and the Multi-Mission Licensing Regulatory Sandbox

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 17:35.

Opportunity overview

The Contracting Authority awards two contracts for the development of regulatory sandboxes. As part of this programme, we are intending to develop two sandboxes focused on regulatory activity within financial year 26/27. Lot 1 will focus on re-entry and lot 2 will focus on multi-mission licensing. For those who are aware of the previously published notice, this was issued as a multi-lot tender. UKSA offered lot 1 as the re-entry sandbox and lot 2 as the multi-mission licencing.

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.

Contract value
£327.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£392.9k
Award ID
3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 15285818
Location
Harrow, UKI74, HA12EN, United Kingdom
Contract value
£475.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£570.3k
Award ID
4
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07964746
Location
Harwell Innovation Campus, UKJ14, OX11 0DF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value 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
UKSAC26_0009
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Id
GB-PPON-PVWZ-3216-PVQL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWZ-3216-PVQL

Address

Street Address
22 Whitehall
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2EG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Space Professionals Partnership Limited
Id
GB-COH-15285818

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
15285818

Address

Street Address
Congress House
Locality
Harrow
Postal Code
HA12EN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI74

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
Satellite Applications Catapult Limited
Id
GB-COH-07964746

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07964746

Address

Street Address
Quad 3 Rutherford Avenue
Locality
Harwell Innovation Campus
Postal Code
OX11 0DF
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
3
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-COH-15285818
Name
Space Professionals Partnership Limited

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
4
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

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-COH-07964746
Name
Satellite Applications Catapult Limited

Related lots

2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
3
Award ID
3
Title
Re-Entry Regulatory Sandbox
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
11 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract is below the relevant threshold

Period

Starts
14 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
392,856
Amount
327,380
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086885-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Sept 2026, 13:47
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
4
Award ID
4
Title
Multi-Mission Licencing Regulatory Sandbox
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
11 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract is below the relevant threshold

Period

Starts
14 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
570,284.4
Amount
475,237
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086885-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Sept 2026, 13:47
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2EG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

12 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

12 VERSIONS
  1. 033719-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 033725-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 033730-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 034111-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 045614-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  6. 050421-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  7. 050425-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  8. 050438-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  9. 060902-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  10. 061032-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  11. 082133-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  12. 086885-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·