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Unlocking Space for Government - Government Service Adoption

Feasibility study
advisory service
analysis
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: UK SPACE AGENCY: "Unlocking Space for Government - Government Service Adoption". 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.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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
Published15 Jul 2024, 09:51 BST
Last source update15 Jul 2024, 09:51 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationFeasibility study, advisory service, analysis
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0457b7
What is being bought
This is a Contract award Notice following a VEAT notice to inform the Market that UK Space Agency has direct award the contract to Satellite Applications Catapult Limited. To develop identify suitable applications of space technology and approaches to address the key issues that are restricting the uptake of space services for Government Operations
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    15 Jul 2024, 09:51 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    7 May 2024, 17:20 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    7 May 2024, 17:20 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    7 May 2024, 17:20 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    UK Space Agency has awarded the contract to Satellite Applications Catapult Limited following expiry of the VEAT notice . The purchase is being made directly from the supplier as competition is absent for technical and operational reasons
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    15 Jul 2024, 09:51 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 12 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST · £215,917
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Satellite Applications Catapult Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£215,917 · signed 12 Jul 2024, 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, UKK14, SN21SZ
    Commercial@ukspaceagency.gov.uk

  • Public Procurement Review Service
    reviewBody

    London

  • SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 07964746
    Harwell, UK, OX11 0QR
Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleIn order to promote the use of Satellite technology in UK Government. Requirements must be identified insights gained and methodology developed to inform future programmes Satellite Application Catapult's role as a catapult positions them uniquely . As such, they are the only provider that can provide the required service. 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'.