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Published 5 Oct 2023, 11:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Spaceflight UK Launch Insurance Policy and Re-entry Risk

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT3.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Nov 2023awarded 12 Dec 2023
Awarded to Bryce Space and Technology Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Contract Award Notice following a competitive procurement process for Spaceflight UK Launch Insurance Policy and Re-entry Risk.

CPV: Aircraft liability insurance services · Balloons, dirigibles and other non-powered aircraft · Helicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and other powered aircraft · Insurance consultancy services · Marine, aviation and other transport insurance services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Space transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1To conduct analysis of Upper Insurance and Liability Caps for Licensing of Launch…Awarded

To conduct analysis of Upper Insurance and Liability Caps for Licensing of Launch Activities from UK Spaceports (Workstream 1) and of the Potential Safety Risk to Civil Aviation from Launch Debris (Workstream 2), and to collate these findings into a Report.

Delivery: London
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 75
  • Price: 25
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Oct 2023, 11:53 BST
Last source update
8 Jan 2024, 14:58 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
TAVI3119
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000532
Classification (CPV)
Aircraft liability insurance servicesBalloons, dirigibles and other non-powered aircraftHelicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and other powered aircraftInsurance consultancy servicesMarine, aviation and other transport insurance servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesSpace transport services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04082c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Nov 2023 → 8 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    8 Jan 2024, 14:58 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jan 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jan 2024, 14:58 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    8 Jan 2024, 14:58 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £192,5501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bryce Space and Technology LimitedSME£192,550 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for Transport

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsTransport Great Minster House, London, London, SW1P 4DRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.