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

Research and development services and related consultancy services
UK
Official notice
Published value
£283,333
Submission deadline 21 Aug 2026, 11:00 BST
Lots published3
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: "Inter-Agency Debris Co-ordination Committee (IADC) Research Studies - 2026/27". Published status: active. Published value: £283,333. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Aug 2026, 11:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Science, Innovation & TechnologyScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
21 Aug 2026, 11:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£283,333
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Department for Science, Innovation & Technology. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
18.9%Historical Average
Based on 6 comparable awards
Competition Density
7.2Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
National Physical LaboratoryTop vendor: 79.7% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 88 active published awards; 10 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
National Physical Laboratory2 wins£180,578,750
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory2 wins£16,748,680
WAVEMAKER LIMITED1 win£10,000,000
PA Consulting Services Ltd1 win£9,800,000
Plexal (City) Limited1 win£3,037,720
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Science, Innovation & Technology
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published16 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
Last source update16 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
Recurring procurementYes
ClassificationResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06a07f
What is being bought
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.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £283,333
    16 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    16 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    16 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 21 Aug 2026, 11:00 BST
    16 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    22 May 2026, 10:53 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    22 May 2026, 10:46 BST
  7. Published value updated to £280,000
    22 May 2026, 10:40 BST
  8. Status changed to planned
    22 May 2026, 10:40 BST
  9. Official notice release published
    22 May 2026, 10:40 BST
  10. Submission deadline changed to 31 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
    22 May 2026, 10:40 BST
  11. Buyer information updated
    22 May 2026, 10:40 BST
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Working Group 2: Environment and Database
    active
    Published value£108,334
    The scope of Working Group 2 (Environment and Database) is the characterisation and modelling of meteoroid and debris around the Earth and storage and access of the data by electronic means, including meteoroid and debris models, short and long-term evolution, collision prediction and risk assessment. Lot 1 includes three sub-lots: * Lot 1.1 - £50,000 inclusive of VAT, £41,667 exclusive of VAT * Lot 1.2 - £50,000 inclusive of VAT, £41.667 exclusive of VAT * Lot 1.3 - £30,000 inclusive of VAT, £25,000 exclusive of VAT The total value of all three sub-lots is £130,000 inclusive of VAT and £108,334 exclusive of VAT. Bidders may be awarded 1, 2 or 3 sub-lots within this lot and are able to bid for 1, 2 or 3 sub-lots. Details of the technical scope and requirements associated with each sub-lot are available in the ITT documentation on the Jaggaer procurement portal.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Working Group 3: Protection
    active
    Published value£83,333
    The scope of Working Group 3 (Protection) comprises the design and technology of shielding against meteoroids and space debris and the associated test methods which include test facility and procedure, hypervelocity impact data and simulation software. Lot 2 includes two sub-lots: * Lot 2.1 - £30,000 inclusive of VAT, £25,000 exclusive of VAT * Lot 2.2 - £70,000 inclusive of VAT, £58,333 exclusive of VAT The total value of lot 2 is £83,333 exclusive of VAT and £100,000 inclusive of VAT. Bidders can apply for, and be awarded, 1 or 2 sub-lots within this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Working Group 4: Mitigation
    active
    Published value£91,666
    The scope of Working Group 4 comprises the study of all measures to reduce or avoid the creation of space debris or reduce the hazards created by space debris. This includes identification of space debris sources, design and operation of space systems. Lot 3 consists of two sub-lots: * Lot 3.1 - £70,000 inclusive of VAT, £58,333 exclusive of VAT * Lot 3.2 - £40,000 inclusive of VAT, £33,333 exclusive of VAT The total value of lot 3 is £91,666 exclusive of VAT and £110,000 inclusive of VAT. Bidders can apply for, and be awarded, 1 or 2 sub-lots within this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    16 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Aug 2026, 11:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVWZ-3216-PVQL
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  • Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PVWZ-3216-PVQL
    22 Whitehall, London, UKI32, SW1A 2EG, GB
    UKSA.commercial@dsit.gov.uk
Documents (2)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleThis is an annual requirement issued in the same time period each year - DSIT signalled its intent to procure again this year during the previous competitive round, including in published notices, and the requirement has not changed substantively.
Procedure rationaleNot published