UK Space Agency

Upcoming opportunities

• Request For Information - In-Orbit Servicing Mission Concepts

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 29 May, 2026Source Find a Tender

  The UK Space Agency (UKSA) considers In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly & Manufacturing (ISAM) as a critical capability for strengthening the UK's position in space and supporting both civil and defence objectives. At Space Comm Expo in March 2026, the Government announced new investment to strengthen the UK's In-Orbit Servi

• NSpOC: Monitor Space Hazards Software Development

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 2 Apr, 2026Value £4.17mSource Find a Tender

  **This is a pipeline notice, not a call for competition - a pipeline notice provides early indication of UKSA's intent to run a procurement** UKSA is anticipating re-procurement of its development and maintenance of the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) Monitor Space Hazards software solution contract. Monitor S

• NSpOC Sovereign Sensor Capability - Active RF

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 2 Apr, 2026Value £30.00mSource Find a Tender

  **This notice is for administrative purposes. Please refer to the related UK3: Planned Procurement Notice for more detail** The UK Space Agency (UKSA), as part of the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) programme, intends to commence a competitive procurement for the deployment of a sovereign, high‑power (~1 MW cl

• UK Space Agency Monitoring and Evaluation Services

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 20 Mar, 2026Value £1.00mSource Find a Tender

  **This Prior Information Notice is NOT a call for competition, it is a publication of information in relation to upcoming competitions. Please note all competitions are subject to internal approvals and budgets and timetables are indicative only at this stage** UK Space Agency is publishing this notice to indicate its

• National Space Operations Centre: Monitoring and Evaluation 2026-2030

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 12 Mar, 2026Value £1.00mSource Find a Tender

  The National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) is led by the UK Space Agency (UKSA) and UK Space Command in partnership with the Met Office. NSpOC combines and coordinates civil and military space domain awareness capabilities to enable UK space operations and protect our interests in space and on Earth from space relate

• National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC): Optical Sovereign Sensor Software (OSSS)

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 3 Feb, 2026Value £1.50mSource Find a Tender

  UKSA has recently begun the hardware deployment of our Space Domain Awareness optical tracking stations. To operate these effectively, we require software that will enable the autonomous, remote and safe tasking of the sensors and their supporting hardware, with calibrated and corrected high-quality data returned to th

• RFI: In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly & Manufacturing (ISAM) Payloads

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 8 Dec, 2025Source Contracts Finder

  The UK Space Agency (UKSA) recognises In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly & Manufacturing (ISAM) as a critical capability for strengthening the UK's position in space. The UK Space Industrial Plan (2024) identified ISAM as one of five key space capability areas for prioritisation, reflecting its importance to the nation's fut

• RFI: In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly & Manufacturing (ISAM) Payloads RFI

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 8 Dec, 2025Source Find a Tender

  The UK Space Agency (UKSA) recognises In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly & Manufacturing (ISAM) as a critical capability for strengthening the UK's position in space. The UK Space Industrial Plan (2024) identified ISAM as one of five key space capability areas for prioritisation, reflecting its importance to the nation's fut

• Threat Led Penetration Testing - Black Team

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 3 Nov, 2025Value £200.00kSource Find a Tender

  UKSA is seeking a supplier to provide physical penetration testing for a number of companies working in the space industry, in order to; • Support companies with understanding their existing security and resilience to physical attack. • Inform corrections and upgrades to physical security by identifying vulnerabilities

• Satellite Gateway Services Programme

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 17 Oct, 2025Value £300.00kSource Find a Tender

  UKSA has an objective to grow the UK ground segment market to act as a resilient capability to support civil and defence applications. The number of in-situational and commercial missions is continuing to increase over the next few years with the capacity of existing institutional systems not being able to meet demand.

• Expression of Interest: Hot House Event - Enhancing Coverage and Resilience in the emergency services communication

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 9 Sept, 2025Source Find a Tender

  The UK Space Agency (UKSA), on behalf of the Home Office's Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) invite Expressions of Interest (EOI) to participate in a forthcoming Workshop event at explore how existing and emerging technology (including satellite-enabled solutions) could augment the Emergency Se

• Threat Led Penetration Testing - Black Team

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 8 Aug, 2025Value £96.00kSource Find a Tender

  About the Contracting Authority The UK Space Agency (UKSA) plays a major role in delivering the government's National Space Strategy. We support a thriving space sector in the UK, which generates an annual income of £16.5 billion and employs 47,000 people across the country. Our staff includes scientists, engineers, co

• Expression of Interest (EOI) for the supply of a CAD Model for a payload for Environmental and Climate Observation Satellite Mission

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 22 Jul, 2025Value £2.00mSource Find a Tender

  1. Introduction The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is exploring the possibility of participating in a Satellite Mission for Environment and Climate Observation, led by a third-party national space agency. The UK's involvement could initially take the form of contributing an Earth observation payload capable of measuring releva

• Inter-Agency Space Debris Co-ordination Committee (IADC) Studies 2025-26

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 8 Aug, 2025Value £500.00kSource Find a Tender

  The Office of the Chief Engineer within the UK Space Agency (UKSA) is intending to identify delivery partners to support a set of studies that will support ongoing research being performed as part of its role in the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC). The Inter Agency Debris Coordination Committee

• UK Space Agency (UKSA) Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Services future Framework Agreement Procurement - Request for Information (RFI)

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 27 Jun, 2025Value £20.00mSource Find a Tender

  About the Contracting Authority The UK Space Agency (UKSA) plays a major role in delivering the government's National Space Strategy. We support a thriving space sector in the UK, which generates an annual income of £16.5 billion and employs 47,000 people across the country. Our staff includes scientists, engineers, co

• Request for Information: Copernicus Sentinels Production Service

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 27 Jun, 2025Source Contracts Finder

  **Please note this is a European Space Agency opportunity and subsequent contract opportunities will not be subject to Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023** UKSA is a member of the European Space Agency (ESA). ESA is an international organisation that co-ordinates space activities of its 23 membe

• UK Space Agency: Technical Assurance and Research and Development Consultancy

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 16 May, 2025Source Contracts Finder

  **UKSA has reviewed feedback from this exercise and intends to issue this requirement via the Space Enabled and Geospatial Services DPS by the 16th June 2025** UKSA is opening a short Request for Information ahead of opening a planned procurement for a 2-year contract for technical advice services. UKSA is intending t

• Unlocking Space for Investment - Growth Pathway

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 9 Jun, 2025Source Find a Tender

  The UK Space Agency delivers against goals set out in the National Space Strategy by 'Catalysing investment', 'Delivering missions and capabilities', and 'Championing space'. The Unlocking Space Programme plays a pivotal role in supporting the role of the Agency in catalysing investment. The programme aims to support t