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Official UK procurement notice
NORSSTrack Cloud Licence · UK public procurement notice
Authority: UK Space Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNORSSTrack is a critical software service for the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) which has been developed specifically to meet NSpOC's orbital analysis needs. This contract provides for a licence to enable ongoing access to a fully deployed NORSSTrack product which is required to enable UKSA to meet its Space Surveillance and Tracking obligations.
No other supplier can provide the service as the Intellectual Property is owned by the developer, Raytheon Systems Ltd. There are no comparable software products available on the market as this was developed as a bespoke product to meet UKSA's SST needs.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Oct 2025, 15:57 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Feb 2026, 09:36 GMT
- Authority reference
UKSAC25_0098- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014129- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d0efFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
NORSSTrack is a critical software service for the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) which has been developed specifically to meet NSpOC's orbital analysis needs. This contract provides for a licence to enable ongoing access to a fully deployed NORSSTrack product which is required to enable UKSA to meet its Space Surveillance and Tracking obligations.
No other supplier can provide the service as the Intellectual Property is owned by the developer, Raytheon Systems Ltd. There are no comparable software products available on the market as this was developed as a bespoke product to meet UKSA's SST needs.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
23 Jan 2026 → 17 Feb 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends271 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published247 days ago17 Feb 2026, 09:36 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published21 Oct 2025, 15:57 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published14 Jan 2026, 08:51 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published26 Jan 2026, 08:30 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract change notice published17 Feb 2026, 09:36 GMTUK10
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 21 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raytheon Systems Limited26 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027Extensions: Extension of 1 year to provide continued licence in the event of funding availability. | £143,106 | 14 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Raytheon Systems Limited
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £486,138
- Period
- 16 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extension of 1 year to provide continued licence in the event of funding availability.
- Change 16 Feb 2026 Optional extension period of up to 12 months was identified in the contract.
No agreed KPIs: Value of the contract is less than £5 million including VAT.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender