Expired contract

PS24242 - Regulatory Sandbox for Rendezvous Proximity Operations

Details

Buyer: Department for Science Innovation and Technology
Supplier(s): Astroscale Ltd
Value: £691,575
Duration: 3 months
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 21 January 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a competitive procurement exercise. Brief Description of Requirement The UK Government is implementing a wide ranging package of space regulatory reforms, identified in the Space Regulatory Review (May 2024). This tender is to establish a Rendezvous Proximity Operations (RPO) Sandbox, which is a part of these wider reforms and will help provide operators with greater regulatory certainty and an UK appropriate regulatory framework. The Sandbox will support the UK's ambitions in securing a world-leading position in this emerging technology area to drive growth and enable innovation, and ensure that the new and existing technology can be adopted safely.

Timeline

Completed: Award date19 December 2024
Completed: Award published21 January 2025
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2025

About the buyer

The Department for Science Innovation and Technology is a central government department, and a dedicated commercial directorate leads on its procurement work alongside project and delivery teams. Common goods and services are bought through Crown Commercial Service frameworks. UK Shared Business Services, a shared-services provider, manages many of the department's lower-value procurements on its behalf. Low-value orders require multiple supplier quotes to ensure value for money.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Science Innovation and Technology's contract awards have been in IT services, research and development and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov