Notice Information
Notice Title
UK Space Domain Awareness Requirements Mapping Industry Assessment
Notice Description
The purpose of this spreadsheet is to understand how different systems, sensors, products and data solutions provided by industry could address the UK cross-government SDA requirements. This may help to inform the potential contributions to a UK SDA Systems of Systems that will address these requirements operationally. We ask that respondees complete the spreadsheet for the systems etc they offer. This may require multiple returns, depending on the commercial capability. All information provided in this data collection exercise will remain confidential, in-line with the Civil Service Code, with access granted only to UK government departments and agencies. Where specific handling is required please do note this below in the "Comments on Data Handling" section. This activity is not itself directly related to a specific procurement and any information/costs provided are without commitment and prejudice for all parties and would be subject to any future contract. If you would like to respond but are unable to within the timeframe of this Request for Information then please contact us. *Update* There is one week remaining to contribute information about potential systems, sensors, products and data solutions that could potentially help address the UK cross-government SDA requirements. Please do consider providing information. Please submit your responses to ssa@dstl.gov.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a85b48b5-9bbe-41b3-afcb-b281136bae27
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c293d5f1-835f-46b6-80d0-188ff1c963cd
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Oct 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
- Contact Name
- Matthew Veale
- Contact Email
- ssa@dstl.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01980 894594
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SALISBURY
- Postcode
- SP4 0JQ
- Post Town
- Salisbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK72 Wiltshire
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Wiltshire
- Electoral Ward
- Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley
- Westminster Constituency
- Salisbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c293d5f1-835f-46b6-80d0-188ff1c963cd
29th October 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dde12f8f-ec0c-479b-bc1b-c42a30ae9dfb
Attached is the spreadsheet we would like suppliers to complete and send back to us for our market study. -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c0e30c58-925a-4c97-b923-dcf63cee5555
Attached is an example of a fictional system to give guidance on how we'd like the form completed.
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