UKSBS PR18154 Space Surveillance and Tracking Study

Closing date for receipt of bids is Monday 27th November at 11:00 BST. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.* The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is an agency of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and is responsible for co-ordinating the UK's civil space priorities across Government and Industry.

It is also Government's regulator for satellite operations under the Outer Space Act 1986 and will be responsible for the regulation of certain aspects of launch under the Space Industry Act 2018, including all launches to orbit. To support these activities the UKSA is funding a series of studies to develop the corporate knowledge on a variety of topics to enhance it ability to assess and manage the risks related to these activities.

This requirement is for a Space Surveillance and Tracking Study, which is split across 3 core themes; planned and current capability, options assessment and detailed cost analysis. The output of this study will feed into the development of national policy and strategy as well as supporting the development of future funding bids within Government.

This study have been divided into three Work Packages (WP) as follows: • WP1: Global Capability Analysis • WP2: Gap & Options Analysis • WP3: Detailed cost analysis & supporting rationale of potential options. Additional information: How to respond to this opportunity: *** DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER *** Note : Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authority's control " Please follow the guidance below: UK Shared Business Services e-Sourcing as part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS e-Sourcing Suite for future procurements.

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