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National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) EISCAT Membership

Buyer: UK Space Agency →

BuyerUK Space Agency
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published9 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Provision of Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) observation services to National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC), comprising of radar-based tracking of satellites and orbital debris, associated data products, and limited coordination support, delivered over a one‑year period by EISCAT using its proprietary legacy radar facilities. The contract was directly awarded on the basis that the services can only be provided by a single supplier for technical reasons, as EISCAT exclusively owns and operates the required radar infrastructure.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

NSpOC EISCAT Membership

Statusactive
Value£130,000

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0664d2
Latest release ID020681-2026
Latest release timestampMon Mar 09 2026 08:06:29 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - without competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
9 Mar 2026award, contract020681-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
9 Mar 2026 · 020681-2026 · award, contract
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