# Space transport services (CPV 60500000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/space-transport-services-60500000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Space transport services (CPV 60500000) covers UK public procurement for Space transport services. Tracked across 7 published procedures (2 in the last 12 months) across 5 contracting authorities, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Space transport services

- **CPV Code:** `60500000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Transport & Passenger Services (CPV 60000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 2

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 2

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 7

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 1 (5 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 39 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/space-transport-services-60500000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/space-transport-services-60500000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

## Other Classes in Transport & Passenger Services

1. [Public road transport services (CPV 60110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/public-road-transport-services-60110000): 284 notices/12m

2. [Road transport services (CPV 60100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/road-transport-services-60100000): 116 notices/12m

3. [Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver (CPV 60170000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hire-of-passenger-transport-vehicles-with-driver-60170000): 79 notices/12m

4. [Taxi services (CPV 60120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/taxi-services-60120000): 78 notices/12m

5. [Special-purpose road passenger-transport services (CPV 60130000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/special-purpose-road-passenger-transport-services-60130000): 34 notices/12m

6. [Railway transport services (CPV 60200000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/railway-transport-services-60200000): 20 notices/12m

## Live Open Tender Opportunities

Currently open for bidding in Space transport services (soonest deadline first):

1. [Operation of Spaceport 1](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operation-of-spaceport-1-ocds-h6vhtk-06f945): £2,550,000 · Deadline: 30 Oct 2026 · Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Space transport services work:

1. [Comhairle nan Eilean Siar](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/comhairle-nan-eilean-siar-GB-FTS-213): 2 notices (2 in last 12m) · **1 open**

2. [Department for Transport](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-transport-gov-d9): 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

3. [SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/satellite-applications-catapult-limited-coh-07964746): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

4. [UK Space Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-space-agency-gov-ea31): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

5. [University of Exeter](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-exeter-urn-133817): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland): 2 notices (29%)

2. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 2 notices (29%)

3. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 2 notices (29%)

4. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 1 notices (14%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Space transport services:

1. [GMV NSL](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gmv-nsl-coh-03645072): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

2. [NanoRacks LLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nanoracks-llc-GB-FTS-70737): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

3. [Virgin Orbit UK](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/virgin-orbit-uk-GB-FTS-23618): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Space transport services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/space-transport-services-60500000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/space-transport-services-60500000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt