Planning

Space Accelerator programme

UK SPACE AGENCY

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Planning

14 Sep 2023 at 10:39

Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

14 Sep 2023 at 09:21

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The UK Space Agency is planning the "Space Accelerator programme," a tender aimed at gathering information and ideas from stakeholders to understand the potential impact of supporting existing investment-focused business support programmes in the UK Space sector. The Agency seeks expert opinions on attracting high-potential growth space companies, facilitating ongoing support through different investment stages, and complementing existing initiatives. The procurement process involves engaging stakeholders, with key milestones including a market engagement deadline on 27th September 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses interested in research and development services and related consultancy services to engage with the UK Space Agency and potentially contribute to the growth of the UK Space sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprise organizations are especially encouraged to participate. The planned schedule includes a Request for Proposals in early October 2023 and a contract expected to be awarded by early December 2023, with delivery activities scheduled from December 2023 to December 2024.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Space Accelerator programme

Notice Description

UK Space Agency is seeking information and ideas from relevant stakeholders to understand the appetite for such a programme and gain insight into the potential impact of supporting existing investment focussed business support programmes to unlock growth in the UK Space sector. We would like expert opinion in relation to the questions in the Questionnaire part of this document. Re: the programme, how would you attract high potential growth space companies to your programme and how would they be supported to investment readiness. What investor networks do you have and how would any successful companies be matched or introduced to them. We are keen to facilitate an ongoing journey of support through different investment stages, so an idea of how companies could be supported beyond an initial introduction or investment event. UK Space Agency has its own Space Accelerator programme, supporting early-stage space entrepreneurs, how could your programme and network complement and add value to that programme and other UK Space Agency initiatives? We are seeking expert insights on the anticipated cost and match funding of supporting investment focussed business support programmes and the proposed timescales. How the information you provide will be used and treated: Responses received together with wider available information will be used to guide UK Space Agency's next steps for developing a request for proposals and shape the requirement for an investment focussed support call. The planned call (RFP) will invite proposals that include but will not be limited to, demonstrating how respondents will attract and support high potential space companies, the support they will provide to the selected companies, the amount of investment they anticipate they can support the companies to raise and the numbers and types of investors they can leverage. Information that you provide, not already in the public domain, will be treated as commercially sensitive information. This means that access to this information will be stored in a protected digital folder restricted to UKSA staff involved with the purpose of this RFI. If the UK Space Agency wishes to share your information with any external partners, it will consult with you first and shall ensure that confidentiality agreements with such partners are in place. All personal data will be protected according to UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) rules. All responses collected will be deleted by 31 December 2028 when we expect all initial activities regarding the purpose would have expired. The information gathered will not be used beyond the stated purpose without explicit permission. Proposed Timescales Market Engagement (RFI)- 13th September 2023 Questions and Clarifications Webinar - 18th September 12:00 Request for Proposals - Early October 2023 Evaluation - Mid November 2023 Contract - Early December 2023 Delivery - December 2023 - December 2024 Additional information: Change the sentence that says If you are experiencing problems in registering for the webinar event. Please email SpaceAccelerator@ukspaceagency.gov.uk to register your interest in attending the webinar by 11 am on Monday 18th September.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c976335b-d8a1-4752-83ae-fed86b359110
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/02aa2efa-6123-4c3f-949d-614bab477611
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement 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
14 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
27 Sep 2023Expired
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
UK SPACE AGENCY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1SZ
Post Town
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

Further Information

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