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Published 18 Sept 2025, 10:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of external support to UKSA for the development of capabilities relating to national security

Official notice

Authority: UK Space Agency (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Withheld Section94 supplier

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKSA intends to procure a supplier to act as an external delivery partner to provide highly specialist knowledge, skills and expertise (KSE) in relation to capabilities relevant to national security, specifically Space Domain Awareness (SDA), In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) and Space Control and Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT). This is a call-off contract for the provision of knowledge, skills and experience relating to individual work packages within SDA, ISAM and PNT that cannot be fulfilled by any other provider on grounds of technical expertise (Schedule 5, Paragraph 6). UKSA will only award call-off contracts through this mechanism following internal technical review to confirm the proposed work package is in scope of this requirement and meets the requirements set out in Schedule 5.

The call-off contract includes a number of work packages relating to national security policy development, feasibility studies and policy insights, including at classifications above OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
18 Sept 2025, 10:03 BST
Last source update
6 Jan 2026, 11:59 GMT
Authority reference
UKSAC25_0077
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000626
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059cd1 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

This is a call-off contract for the provision of knowledge, skills and experience relating to individual work packages within SDA, ISAM and PNT that cannot be fulfilled by any other provider on grounds of technical expertise (Schedule 5, Paragraph 6).

Review and risk notes
Risks

This contract includes an assumption that operational requirements will be fulfilled by 31st March 2027. Should a risk materialise that prevents operational requirements from being fulfilled, the contract may require further extension.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

5 Jan 2026 → 6 Jan 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends295 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published295 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 11:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 10:03 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Dec 2025, 10:03 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    6 Jan 2026, 11:59 GMT
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Withheld Section94 supplierProvision of External Support to UKSA and MoD Space Command for the development of capabilities relating to national security6 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027Extensions: This contract includes provision for an extension to 31st March 2027, to be exercised at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Further extensions up to 31st March 2030 may be required in the event a known risk materialises and operational requirements change, resulting in a need for continued access to this expertise.£1,000,0001 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of External Support to UKSA and MoD Space Command for the development of capabilities relating to national security · Withheld Section94 supplier

    Signed
    6 Jan 2026
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Period
    6 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    This contract includes provision for an extension to 31st March 2027, to be exercised at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Further extensions up to 31st March 2030 may be required in the event a known risk materialises and operational requirements change, resulting in a need for continued access to this expertise.

    No agreed KPIs: The contract value is less than £5 million including VAT.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Space Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRTY-4245-MTJY Quad Two Building 1st Floor, Rutherford Avenue, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, South East, OX11 0DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Withheld Section94 SupplierAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBXY-3232-WNHZ Withheld address line 1, Withheld Town, South East, OX110DFContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender