Space Accelerator programme

Description

UK Space Agency is seeking information and ideas from relevant stakeholders to understand the appetite for such a programme and gain insight into the potential impact of supporting existing investment focussed business support programmes to unlock growth in the UK Space sector. We would like expert opinion in relation to the questions in the Questionnaire part of this document. Re: the programme, how would you attract high potential growth space companies to your programme and how would they be supported to investment readiness. What investor networks do you have and how would any successful companies be matched or introduced to them. We are keen to facilitate an ongoing journey of support through different investment stages, so an idea of how companies could be supported beyond an initial introduction or investment event. UK Space Agency has its own Space Accelerator programme, supporting early-stage space entrepreneurs, how could your programme and network complement and add value to that programme and other UK Space Agency initiatives? We are seeking expert insights on the anticipated cost and match funding of supporting investment focussed business support programmes and the proposed timescales. How the information you provide will be used and treated: Responses received together with wider available information will be used to guide UK Space Agency's next steps for developing a request for proposals and shape the requirement for an investment focussed support call. The planned call (RFP) will invite proposals that include but will not be limited to, demonstrating how respondents will attract and support high potential space companies, the support they will provide to the selected companies, the amount of investment they anticipate they can support the companies to raise and the numbers and types of investors they can leverage. Information that you provide, not already in the public domain, will be treated as commercially sensitive information. This means that access to this information will be stored in a protected digital folder restricted to UKSA staff involved with the purpose of this RFI. If the UK Space Agency wishes to share your information with any external partners, it will consult with you first and shall ensure that confidentiality agreements with such partners are in place. All personal data will be protected according to UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) rules. All responses collected will be deleted by 31 December 2028 when we expect all initial activities regarding the purpose would have expired. The information gathered will not be used beyond the stated purpose without explicit permission. Proposed Timescales Market Engagement (RFI)- 13th September 2023 Questions and Clarifications Webinar - 18th September 12:00 Request for Proposals - Early October 2023 Evaluation - Mid November 2023 Contract - Early December 2023 Delivery - December 2023 - December 2024 Additional information: Change the sentence that says If you are experiencing problems in registering for the webinar event. Please email SpaceAccelerator@ukspaceagency.gov.uk to register your interest in attending the webinar by 11 am on Monday 18th September.