Buyer profile · Central government

UK Space Agency tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
3
About one every 122 days
Contracts awarded
15
To 28 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.6m
21 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£45k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
2 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.

  1. Value not stated
  2. NSpOC: Monitor Space Hazards Software Development

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £4.17mestimated
  3. UK Space Agency Monitoring and Evaluation Services

    UK-wideManagement consultancy

    Upcoming

    £1mestimated
  4. £1mestimated
  5. £1.5mestimated
  6. NSpOC Sovereign Sensor Capability - Active RF

    UK-wideLaboratory and scientific equipment, Construction

    UpcomingExpress interest

    £30mestimated
  7. Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 2 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)39%
  • Direct award (no competition)61%
Based on 18 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How UK Space Agency has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
39%
Higher than 51% of central government buyers
Based on 18 procurements
Won by small firms
41%
Lower than 68% of central government buyers
Based on 29 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
17
More than 98% of central government buyers
Based on 9 awards
Direct awards
61%
Higher than 67% of central government buyers
Based on 18 procurements

Compared with other central government buyers

Bids per contract, 56 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids25
4–6 bids13
6–8 bids4
8–10 bids4
10–12 bids4
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids0
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids1
Advertised openly, 120 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%19
10–20%16
20–30%15
30–40%14
40–50%8
50–60%10
60–70%7
70–80%10
80–90%9
90–100%12
Won by small firms, 112 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%3
10–20%5
20–30%11
30–40%13
40–50%20
50–60%19
60–70%11
70–80%15
80–90%12
90–100%3

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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC): Orbital Analyst Laptop Service ProvisionCTS Group Ltd£25k31 Oct 2026
CSP25689 - Inspection of DHC-8 MSN 614SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance BV£22k25 Dec 2026

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards