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# UK Space Agency · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-space-agency-gov-ea31). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** UK Space Agency is a Central government based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 75 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** UK Space Agency
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PRTY-4245-MTJY` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 75
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £69m (median award: £41k) across 43 of 43 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (UK Space Agency)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-space-agency-gov-ea31

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 8 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 13% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 28% below the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 56 (97%), Framework: 2 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 33 (57%), Route not published: 12 (21%), Open: 10 (17%), Selective: 3 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 8 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
2. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 7 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
3. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 6 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 6 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Satellite Applications Catapult Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/satallite-applications-catapult-ltd-coh-07964746):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
2. **[Raytheon Systems Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/raytheon-systems-limited-coh-00406809):** 2 procedures
3. **[PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pricewaterhouse-coopers-llp-coh-oc303525):** 2 procedures
4. **[Aerospace Corporation UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aerospace-corporation-uk-limited-coh-09678041):** 2 procedures (5 awards)
5. **[GROWBOTICS SPACE LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/growbotics-space-ltd-coh-14483760):** 2 procedures (3 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[CLEARSPACE TODAY LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/clearspace-today-ltd-coh-13249835):** £61m · [Active Debris Removal (ADR) Phase 3 Mission](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/active-debris-removal-adr-phase-3-research-and-development-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04fe65) · Awarded: 19 Aug 2026
2. **[SLINGSHOT AEROSPACE LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/slingshot-aerospace-ltd-coh-08750033):** £3.3m · [GSS2533 - UKSAC25_0034 - The Provision of Optical Delivery Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gss2533-uksac25-0034-the-provision-of-optical-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-05080e)
3. **[Edinburgh Innovations Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edinburgh-innovations-limited-coh-sc148048):** £1.3m · [MicroCarb - Edinburgh Innovations Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microcarb-edinburgh-innovations-ltd-ocds-h6vhtk-067729) · Awarded: 27 Mar 2026
4. **Withheld Section94 supplier:** £1.0m · [Provision of External Support to UKSA and MoD Space Command for the development of capabilities relating to national security](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-external-support-to-uksa-for-the-development-of-capabilities-relating-to-nati-ocds-h6vhtk-059cd1) · Awarded: 1 Sept 2025
5. **[Analysys Mason Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/analysys-mason-limited-coh-05177472):** £304k · [Provision of 24-month Subscription Research Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/analysys-mason-subscription-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067560) · Awarded: 26 Mar 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 7
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 9
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full UK Space Agency intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-space-agency-gov-ea31#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-space-agency-gov-ea31
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt