Space Technology Solutions
- Buyer
- Government Commercial Agency
- Value
- Not published
- Closes
- 30 July 2031
- Where
- Liverpool, the North West
- Type
- Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)
In plain English
The UK government is setting up a 6-year marketplace (called a Dynamic Market) where suppliers can register to provide space technology solutions. Once registered, government departments and public sector bodies can buy from this pre-approved list of suppliers for things like satellite communications, drones, mapping data, launch services, and related advice.
What the buyer wants
• Register as an approved supplier in one or more 'Parts' (categories) of the Space Technology Solutions marketplace • Provide goods, services, or works related to space technology: this could be satellite communications, unmanned vehicles, geospatial data, launch services, design and manufacture, space domain awareness, remote sensing, research and development, navigation systems, or related consulting • Be ready to bid on individual contracts when government buyers issue tenders through this marketplace
Lots
- Ground Stations
- Cryptographic Technology
- Satellite Components
- Satellites and Spacecraft
- Ground Based Sensors
- Software including Algorithms, Machine Learning, AI and Licences
- Generic Ground Infrastructure
- Digital Ground Infrastructure
- Launch Technology and Infrastructure
- Space-Based Sensors
- Planetary and Lunar Exploration
- Space Control
- Simulators, Stimulators, Test and Training Equipment
- Onboard Hardening, System and Capability Resilience, Adaptability
- In-Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing
- Orbital Assets Disposal
- Data Capture Hardware
- Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UxVs)
- Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UxVs) - Control Systems
- Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UxVs) - Payloads
- Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UxVs) - Other technology and equipment
- Image Based Navigation
- Signals of Opportunity Receiver
- Inertial Navigation Systems
- eLORAN
- PNT Sensor Processing and Fusion
- PNT Effectors
- PNT Understand
- Atomic Clocks
- Precision Time Transfer Methods
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This is almost certainly not suitable for small trades businesses like cleaners, electricians or plumbers. You would need genuine space technology expertise (satellites, drones, geospatial systems, launch services, or defence/space domain knowledge). If you do not operate in the space, defence, or advanced technology sector, do not apply.
How to bid
This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.
How dynamic purchasing systems work
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