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title: "NSpOC: Sovereign Sensor - Active RF Radar Capability"
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# NSpOC: Sovereign Sensor - Active RF Radar Capability

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nspoc-sovereign-sensor-active-rf-radar-capability-ocds-h6vhtk-069e5c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: "NSpOC: Sovereign Sensor - Active RF Radar Capability". Published status: active. Published Value: £25,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com..

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Science, Innovation & Technology](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-science-innovation-technology-gov-d1381)
- **Published Value:** £25,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Radar surveillance equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 10 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nspoc-sovereign-sensor-active-rf-radar-capability-ocds-h6vhtk-069e5c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069e5c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nspoc-sovereign-sensor-active-rf-radar-capability-ocds-h6vhtk-069e5c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com.](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nspoc-sovereign-sensor-active-rf-radar-capability-ocds-h6vhtk-069e5c#participate

## Description
**This notice supercedes UK3 Planned Procurement Notice reference 2026/S 000-078126, which was issued on 3rd August and modified on 17th of August.**
**This contract is an Exempt Contract within the meaning of the Procurement Act 2023, in accordance with Schedule 2, paragraph 25 of the Act (national security). 
Accordingly, this procurement does not constitute a covered procurement and the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 relating to covered procurements do not apply. 
Where any provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 are expressed to apply more generally to a “procurement”, the Authority has determined that those provisions are inapplicable in the circumstances of this procurement, having regard to the fact that the application of any such provision would be inconsistent with, or would undermine the operation of, the national security exemption. 
Any reference by the Authority to concepts, procedures or terminology derived from the Procurement Act 2023 is for convenience only and does not consititute an acknowledgment that the Act, or any particular provision of it, applies to this procurement or any resulting contract. **
The UK Space Agency (UKSA), as part of the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) programme, intends to commence a competitive procurement for the deployment of a sovereign, high‑power space surveillance radar in the Southern Hemisphere (final location is still to be determined but bidders should note the requirement to deploy into the Southern Hemisphere) to enhance the UK's Space Surveillance & Tracking (SST) and Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capability.
It is expected that the radar system will operate as a key national asset, providing enhanced detection, tracking and custody of resident space objects, particularly small-size debris and operational satellites in Low Earth Orbit. It will deliver significant improvements to UK resilience, space safety, collision avoidance, re-entry monitoring, fragmentation detection, and wider civil-military situational awareness objectives.
The budget for this hardware requirement is capped at £25,000,000 exclusive of VAT and will cover the following elements:
* Radar hardware (including, but not limited to, antenna systems, signal generation/timing/processing hardware, power systems, cooling and thermal management)
* Radar software (noting the Authority is likely to specify software covers both edge and cloud elements, with a 10 year licence including free security and basic maintenance updates)
* Software development to integrate software with wider Government systems (including capture and implementation of user stories/change requests to better exploit the equipment provided)
* Two separate training courses - one focused on tasking/sensor capabilities and one focused on hardware support and maintenance
* Obtaining spectrum rights and permissions: whilst the Authority will support the appointed contractor with this, responsibility will rest with the appointed contractor
* Software...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nspoc-sovereign-sensor-active-rf-radar-capability-ocds-h6vhtk-069e5c)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38115100
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £25,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2027 to 01/08/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F089184-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-21T13:12:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T13:57:36.330Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069e5c