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Inter-Agency Debris Co-ordination Committee (IADC) Research Studies - 2026/27

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 11:45.

Opportunity overview

The Office of the Chief Engineer within the UK Space Agency (UKSA) is intending to identify delivery partners to support a set of studies that will support ongoing research being performed as part of its role in the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC). The IADC has 13 member states that conduct technical research to inform their publications on how to measure, model, protect from and mitigate space debris. The primary purpose is to exchange information on space debris research activities between members, to facilitate opportunities for cooperation in space debris research, to review the progress of ongoing cooperative activities and to identify debris mitigation options. The UK has been a member for nearly 30 years and has been helping to guide the international policy over this time. The IADC consists of a steering group and four working groups - Measurements, Environment and Database, Protection and Mitigation. The studies that have been identified will seek to support on-going research being performed in each of these working groups. UKSA is seeking suppliers to perform technical studies of relevance to three of the four IADC working groups. We will require the supplier to fulfil the specification, including defining framework/model where needed and putting theoretical metrics into practice. We are splitting this competition into multiple lots linked to three of the four IADC working groups. Prospective bidders should note this requirement is not seeking any studies this year in support of IADC Working Group 1. Bidders may bid for and be awarded one or more studies within each lot. For the avoidance of doubt, it is not necessary to bid for multiple studies to be eligible to participate. UKSA reserves the right to award multiple contracts in the event of budget availability and sufficient high-quality proposals. Equally, UKSA reserves the right to not award individual lots where insufficient high quality proposals are received.

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.

University of Strathclyde

Matched by number
Published award value
£74.6k
Awarded
15 Oct 2026
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH RC000670
Location
Glasgow, UKM82, G1 1XJ, United Kingdom

SpaceROC Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
£55.4k
Awarded
15 Oct 2026
Award ID
3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 11425679
Location
Hampstead Norreys, Thatcham, UKJ11, RG18 0TD, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 3Value 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_0048
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
3
Status
complete

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
University of Strathclyde
Id
GB-COH-RC000670

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
RC000670

Address

Street Address
75 Montrose Street
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G1 1XJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKM82

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 3
Name
SpaceROC Ltd
Id
GB-COH-11425679

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11425679

Address

Street Address
Magnolia Church Street
Locality
Hampstead Norreys, Thatcham
Postal Code
RG18 0TD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Organisation 4
Name
SPACE PROFESSIONALS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-15285818

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
15285818

Address

Street Address
Congress House, 14 Lyon Road
Locality
Harrow
Postal Code
HA1 2EN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI74

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Title
Lot 1. Working Group 2: Environment and Database (incorporating sub lot 1.1 and sub lot 1.2)
Status
active
Date
16 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
16 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73200000
Description
Research and development consultancy services

Value

Including VAT
89,554.12
Amount
74,628.43
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000670
Name
University of Strathclyde

Contract period

Starts
28 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
097777-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Oct 2026, 10:33
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
28 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 2
Id
3
Title
Lot 1. Working Group 2: Environment and Database (sub-lot 1.3) and Lot 3. Working Group 4: Mitigation (sub-lot 3.2)
Status
active
Date
16 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
16 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73200000
Description
Research and development consultancy services
Item 2
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73200000
Description
Research and development consultancy services

Value

Including VAT
66,456
Amount
55,380
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-11425679
Name
SpaceROC Ltd

Contract period

Starts
28 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Related lots

1
3

Documents

Entry 1
Id
097777-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Oct 2026, 10:33
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
2
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
28 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 3
Id
4
Title
Lot 3. Working Group 4: Mitigation (incorporating sub lot 3.1 and sub lot 3.2)
Status
active
Date
16 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
16 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73200000
Description
Research and development consultancy services

Value

Including VAT
108,756
Amount
90,630
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-15285818
Name
SPACE PROFESSIONALS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Contract period

Starts
28 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Related lots

3

Documents

Entry 1
Id
097777-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Oct 2026, 10:33
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
3
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
28 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

6 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

6 VERSIONS
  1. 047600-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 047617-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 047636-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 067132-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 095461-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  6. 097777-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology has announced four awards for UK Space Agency IADC research studies for 2026/27. The published records identify four suppliers across research on protection, environment/database and mitigation. For awards 2–4, signature was scheduled for 28 October 2026; the notices do not confirm signature or contract commencement.

Published outcome signals

  • Planning noticesPublished 22 May 2026Evidence: Release history lists three planned procurement notices on 22 May 2026.
  • Tender noticePublished 16 July 2026; submission deadline 21 August 2026 at 11:00 BSTEvidence: Process and release-history fields.
  • Award announcementsAward 1 published 9 October 2026; awards 2–4 published 16 October 2026Evidence: Release history and award document dates.
91% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier records analysed6 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
097777-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a07f
First published
16 Jul 2026
Last checked
16 Oct 2026, 11:45
Notice versions reviewed
6
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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
17 Oct 2026
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