Official UK procurement notice
Novaspace Research Reports and Data
Authority: UK Space Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of off‑the‑shelf space sector research reports and proprietary datasets, comprising market intelligence on global government space programmes, satellites to be built and launched, the global space economy, and a space sector ecosystem database. The outputs support internal analysis, briefing, and evidence‑based advice within the UK Space Agency, including continuity of established time‑series data and previously used evidence bases. The contract was directly awarded to Novaspace SAS on the basis that the required reports and datasets are proprietary, standard products produced and owned by a single supplier, with no reasonable alternative source available for the same content.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- 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
- 19 Mar 2026, 09:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Mar 2026, 09:43 GMT
- Authority reference
UKSAC26_0026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024952- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066e65Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published19 Mar 2026, 09:43 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novaspace SAS | £30,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Novaspace SAS
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2026
- Value
- £30,000
- Period
- 17 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Novaspace SASAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender