UK Space Agency - Operational Support to the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters

Buyer

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Value

£546,693

Closes

11 November 2026

Where

London

Type

Open tender

In plain English

The UK Space Agency needs operational support to fulfil Britain's commitment to an international disaster response agreement that shares satellite Earth observation data during emergencies. They're looking for a UK-based company that operates its own licensed satellite systems to provide data and support when the Charter is activated for major disasters.

What the buyer wants

• Provide operational support and Earth observation satellite data assets that can be contributed to international disaster response activations under the Charter • Maintain and operate UK-licensed satellite systems capable of delivering emergency response data • Support the UK Government's participation in the International Charter through your commercial EO satellite operations

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This contract is effectively closed to most small businesses: you must already own and operate your own UK-licensed Earth observation satellites, which is a specialist space-sector capability only available to established commercial operators.

How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

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