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PS26173 - Unlocking Space for Business Delivery Partner

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

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17 Sep 2026 at 09:25

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) procured a delivery partner for the Unlocking Space for Business Programme. The service covers research and related consultancy, including designing and delivering targeted discovery events and workshops, engaging end users through established networks, developing challenge statements and delivering hackathons or other challenge-led events, and updating external publications such as The Space Advantage Report. Engagement is intended to reach sectors including life sciences and pharmaceuticals, environmental monitoring, and agriculture and food supply chains. Delivery may take place across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and elsewhere internationally. The requirement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and can be delivered by a single supplier or consortium.

This procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition using a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The contract was awarded to KPMG LLP on 3 September 2026 for £1,562,976.47 excluding any separately stated taxes or adjustments. The contract period runs from 15 September 2026 to 29 March 2030. The underlying programme requirement is described as supporting delivery through March 2028. The procurement was for services under a selective procedure, with the award made through the existing purchasing arrangement. The published outcome identifies one active award and one supplier. The requirement was evaluated through the mini-competition process, although the available outcome does not set out the individual quality, technical or price weightings used.

For suppliers that did not win this award, the opportunity indicates demand for a delivery partner able to combine programme delivery, business engagement and space-sector or geospatial expertise. A credible competitor would need to plan and run discovery events, workshops, hackathons and other challenge-led activity, while turning engagement into well-defined challenge statements and useful external publications. Established networks among life sciences and pharmaceuticals, environmental monitoring, agriculture and food supply chains would strengthen access to relevant end users. The buyer also values the ability to work across varied locations and sectors, coordinate a consortium where appropriate, and provide dependable consultancy delivery at substantial programme scale. SMEs are explicitly considered suitable, so a specialist firm with strong partnerships and demonstrable engagement outcomes could be well placed when comparable work returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PS26173 - Unlocking Space for Business Delivery Partner

Notice Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the RM6235 Space-Enabled and Geospatial Services Brief Description of Requirement The Unlocking Space for Business Programme is seeking a capable and experienced delivery partner (or consortium) to design and deliver end-user business engagement activities, to enable successful delivery of the programme through to March 2028. We expect the delivery partner to support on: Delivery of targeted Discovery Events and workshops Targeted end-user thematic engagement through the delivery partner's existing networks (e.g. life sciences and pharmaceuticals, environmental monitoring, agriculture and food supply chain) Challenge-statement development and associated event delivery (e.g. Hackathons, challenge-led events) Update external publications (building on existing USB publications including The Space Advantage Report)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-48941f88-3404-411b-8abd-b8982b34d04a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/711b5f63-9a46-41d9-96cf-9d00cb50856d
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,562,976 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
15 Sep 2026 - 29 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1LF
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KPMG LLP

Further Information

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