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Provision of LauncherOne display

Space transport services
South West (UKK)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: UK SPACE AGENCY: "Provision of LauncherOne display". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUK SPACE AGENCYScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for UK SPACE AGENCY. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 3 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUK SPACE AGENCY
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published27 Jul 2021, 12:17 BST
Last source update27 Jul 2021, 12:17 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSpace transport services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02cce2
What is being bought
Supply of LauncherOne Rocket model to the UK for organised events and to support UK Space launch capability being developed from Cornwall Spaceport. The Contract includes all, transportation, & associated support activities for installation & removal.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Jul 2021, 12:17 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    27 Jul 2021, 12:17 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    27 Jul 2021, 12:17 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Supply of LauncherOne Rocket model to the UK for organised events and to support UK Space launch capability being developed in Cornwall. The Contract includes all, transportation, & associated support activities for installation & removal.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    27 Jul 2021, 12:17 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 17 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST · £220,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Virgin Orbit UK
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£220,000 · signed 17 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

UK SPACE AGENCY

Contracting authority GB-FTS-23617
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  • UK SPACE AGENCY
    buyer

    Polaris House,North Star Avenue, SWINDON, UKK, SN21SZ
    commercial@ukspaceagency.gov.uk

  • High Court
    reviewBody

    London

  • Virgin Orbit UK
    supplier

    London, UKI
Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleIn order to promote the investment in UK space during official conferences and events organised this year, there was a requirement to display the rocket that will be launched from Cornwall spaceport as part of a Government funded 'Launch UK' programme. Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne is the only launch vehicle that has received Government Grant funding and will launch from Cornwall spaceport. As such, they are the only provider that can provide the required display. The applicable exemption regulation for this contract is PCR 2015 Regulation 32 Section 2 (b) (ii) 'competition is absent for technical reasons' as there is 'no reasonable alternative or substitute that exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement'.