UK Space Agency: Contract Register & Procurement Profile

GOV.UK register: Sub organisationCentral governmentSouth East EnglandDidcotCentral purchasing body on 10 of 58 notices

Official UK PPONPRTY-4245-MTJY

What they buy
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Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each

How they buy
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Last 24 months · 58 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
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  • Contract97%(56 notices)
    56 of 58 notices are Contract (97%).
  • Framework3%(2 notices)
    2 of 58 notices are Framework (3%).
Procedure route
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  • Direct award57%(33 notices)
    33 of 58 notices are Direct award (57%).
  • Route not published21%(12 notices)
    12 of 58 notices are Route not published (21%).
  • Open17%(10 notices)
    10 of 58 notices are Open (17%).
  • Selective5%(3 notices)
    3 of 58 notices are Selective (5%).
Typical bids per lot
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Based on 8 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.

5robust · n=812.5% of lots drew a single bid
Deadline → award
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Based on 4 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.

36 daysmoderate · n=4
Notice amendments
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Based on 58 notices across all categories, last 24 months.

08 of 58 notices amended
Award vs estimate
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Based on 2 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months. Small sample.

28.1% below estimateindicative · n=2

Who wins here
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All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records

SupplierProceduresShareLast 24mAward recordsLast activity
Satellite Applications Catapult Limited56.6%2618 Dec 2023
Know Consulting Limited33.9%2317 Feb 2025
Raytheon Systems Limited33.9%2314 Jan 2026
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP33.9%2329 Jul 2025
CLEARSPACE TODAY LTD33.9%1319 Aug 2026
Aerospace Corporation UK Limited22.6%1515 Sept 2025
GROWBOTICS SPACE LTDframework/DPS on 122.6%13—
TRADE FAIR SUPPORT LIMITED22.6%126 Aug 2025

The three most frequent suppliers are named on 14% of 76 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 87 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.

Published award value (24m)
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£69mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 43 of 43 published single-supplier values; the five largest make 97%; a further 6 published a VAT-inclusive amount only, kept apart.
Typical single-supplier award (24m)
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£41k middle valuerobust · n=43Middle half £21k–£103k.
Largest published awards
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SupplierAwardedTermPublished value
Active Debris Removal (ADR) Phase 3 MissionCLEARSPACE TODAY LTD19 Aug 20265 yrs£61,341,564
≈ £12m/yr
GSS2533 - UKSAC25_0034 - The Provision of Optical Delivery PartnerSLINGSHOT AEROSPACE LTD—2.6 yrs£3,322,451 †
≈ £1.3m/yr
MicroCarb - Edinburgh Innovations LtdEdinburgh Innovations Limited27 Mar 20261 yrs · up to 4 yrs£1,269,993
≈ £1.3m/yr
Provision of External Support to UKSA and MoD Space Command for the development of capabilities relating to national securityWithheld Section94 supplier1 Sept 20253 mo · up to 1.3 yrs£1,000,000
Provision of 24-month Subscription Research ProgrammeAnalysys Mason Limited26 Mar 20262 yrs£303,850
≈ £152k/yr

Contracts ending
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95 of 102 contracts carry an end date, 1 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast

Recent procedures

Latest 50 of 75 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement

ProcedureStatusPublishedPublished value
Active Debris Removal (ADR) Phase 3 Research and Development serviceDesign and execution of research and developmentAwarded / complete21 Aug 2026£63,000,000
Request For Information - In-Orbit Servicing Mission ConceptsAircraft and spacecraftPlanning17 Apr 2026—
Financial and Operational Due DiligenceAwarded / complete10 Apr 2026—
UK Space Agency Monitoring and Evaluation ServicesEvaluation consultancy servicesPlanned9 Apr 2026£1,000,000
Analysys Mason Subscription ServicesAwarded / complete9 Apr 2026—
NSpOC: Monitor Space Hazards Software DevelopmentIndustry specific software development servicesPlanned2 Apr 2026£4,166,667
NSpOC Sovereign Sensor Capability - Active RFRadar station construction workPlanned2 Apr 2026£30,000,000
MicroCarb - Edinburgh Innovations LtdAwarded / complete27 Mar 2026—
Contracts for Innovation: NSpOC BOREALIS Algorithm DevelopmentIndustry specific software development servicesAwarded / complete25 Mar 2026£500,000
Novaspace Research Reports and DataAwarded / complete19 Mar 2026—
Taxonomy mapping and integrationAwarded / complete13 Mar 2026—
Satellite Applications Catapult Space Capability Catalogue (Online access)Awarded / complete13 Mar 2026—
National Space Operations Centre: Monitoring and Evaluation 2026-2030Evaluation consultancy servicesPlanned12 Mar 2026£1,000,000
National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) EISCAT MembershipAwarded / complete9 Mar 2026—
SpaceComm Expo - UKSA Stand UpliftAwarded / complete27 Feb 2026—
PS25128: UKSAC25_0044 - Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) 2025-26 Studiescentral purchasing body4 lotsResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesAwarded / complete24 Feb 2026£500,000
CSP25716 - Bespoke coursecentral purchasing bodyAwarded / complete24 Feb 2026—
CSP25689 - Inspection of DHC-8 MSN 614central purchasing bodyAwarded / complete24 Feb 2026—
Venue Hire for a Town Hall EventAwarded / complete20 Feb 2026—
NSpOC Orbital Analyst Laptop SupportAwarded / complete18 Feb 2026—

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