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title: "Request for information: In-Orbit Demonstration Payloads / Technologies"
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# Request for information: In-Orbit Demonstration Payloads / Technologies

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/request-for-information-in-orbit-demonstration-payloads-technologies-ocds-h6vhtk-06ec22). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: "Request for information: In-Orbit Demonstration Payloads / Technologies". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Science, Innovation & Technology](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-science-innovation-technology-gov-d1381)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research services, Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/request-for-information-in-orbit-demonstration-payloads-technologies-ocds-h6vhtk-06ec22#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ec22`

## 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/request-for-information-in-orbit-demonstration-payloads-technologies-ocds-h6vhtk-06ec22#tl-md)

## Description
The Office of the Chief Engineer (OCE), within the Space Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Group, are a team within the UK Space Agency supporting the portfolio of projects and programmes across the wider Agency primarily through technical assurance and research & development activities. This involves investigation of potential new activities that help achieve the aims and objectives of the UK Government’s space strategy. The OCE are currently investigating the need for government intervention to support in-orbit demonstration (IOD) activities for emerging payloads and technologies. This Request for Information (RFI) has been published to better develop our understanding. 
The UK Space Agency would like to understand from space payload and technology providers if there are any payloads/technologies that are currently being developed which would benefit from an IOD opportunity. The Agency would also like to understand the potential benefits unlocked by demonstrating the payload / technology in orbit, and the current perceived barriers experienced in bringing these payloads / technologies to market. The Agency would then like to understand if and how government are best placed to support unlocking the opportunities of bringing these payloads / technologies to market. 
This RFI will inform the OCE’s approach to future IOD opportunities, deepen our understanding of the current pipeline of payloads and technologies being developed that would most benefit from IOD opportunities and help the Agency develop the most appropriate intervention.  
Our aims – what we want to achieve 
The aims of this Request for Information are: 
- To understand space payloads and technologies currently being developed in the UK which may benefit from In-Orbit Demonstration; 
- To understand the technical requirements of those payloads and technologies; 
- To understand the barriers experienced in bringing these payloads and technologies to market; 
- To understand the perceived opportunity unlocked by demonstrating the organisation’s payload or technology in orbit that would not otherwise be realised by demonstration and validation through ground testing; 
- To understand how government could support addressing these barriers and unlocking future opportunities by demonstrating your payload or technology in orbit. 
In addition to this RFI and to further support our programmatic thought process on any potential interventions, the UK Space Agency will be hosting an in-person workshop based on the responses to this RFI as well as other related topics that we feel require industry's input. This workshop will bring together industry and enable us to gain insights from organisations whose payloads and technologies may benefit from In-Orbit Demonstration. 
To register your interest in attending a workshop, please complete the Organisation & Contact Information section within the RFI and mark your interest in follow-up in Question 8. 
Further details, including the workshop date, agenda...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/request-for-information-in-orbit-demonstration-payloads-technologies-ocds-h6vhtk-06ec22)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 34712000, 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/08/2027 to 31/03/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F081144-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-26T10:02:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T13:05:29.548Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ec22