Buyer profile · Central government
UK Space Agency tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 1
- In the last 12 months
- Contracts awarded
- 20
- To 31 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £3.4m
- 27 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £50k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
UK Space Agency has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £4.17mestimated
- £1mestimated
- £1mestimated
- £1.5mestimated
- £30mestimated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 1 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)16%
- Direct award (no competition)84%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow UK Space Agency has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 16%
- Lower than 67% of central government buyers
- Based on 19 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 44%
- Lower than 59% of central government buyers
- Based on 34 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 17
- More than 99% of central government buyers
- Based on 9 awards
- Direct awards
- 84%
- Higher than 91% of central government buyers
- Based on 19 procurements
Compared with other central government buyers
UK Space Agency: 17
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
UK Space Agency: 16%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
UK Space Agency: 44%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds UK Space Agency.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCE STK Orbital Analysis Software | ST Engineering Antycip Limited | £18k | 14 Dec 2026 |
| OCE MATLAB Licences | The Mathworks Limited | £10k | 14 Dec 2026 |
| CSP25689 - Inspection of DHC-8 MSN 614 | SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance BV | £22k | 25 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Debris Removal (ADR) Phase 3 Research and Development service | Clearspace Today Ltd | £61.3m | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Analysys Mason Subscription Services | Analysys Mason Limited | £304k | 9 Apr 2026 |
| MicroCarb - Edinburgh Innovations Ltd | Edinburgh Innovations Limited | £1.27m | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Financial and Operational Due Diligence | Ernst & Young LLP, Ernst & Young LLC | £410k | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Novaspace Research Reports and Data | Novaspace SAS | — | 17 Mar 2026 |
| National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) EISCAT Membership | Eiscat Ab | — | 1 Mar 2026 |
| SpaceComm Expo - UKSA Stand Uplift | Space-Comm Ltd | — | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Satellite Applications Catapult Space Capability Catalogue (Online access) | Satellite Applications Catapult Limited | — | 17 Feb 2026 |
| NSpOC Orbital Analyst Laptop Support | Raytheon Systems Limited | — | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Taxonomy mapping and integration | Satellite Applications Catapult Limited | — | 16 Feb 2026 |