Notice Information
Notice Title
Enterprise Space Category (ESC) Market Engagement RFI1
Notice Description
*THIS IS NOT A BIDDING OPPORTUNITY* This is a continuation of the Enterprise Space Category ongoing market engagement activity and is not specific to any current or future procurement. This RFI shares the Enterprise Space Category Tree and invites responses to help us understand the structure of the space market, geographical distribution of supplier facilities and to explore the ways in which we may work together in the future. A summary of this Request for Information including instructions about how to respond is also attached to the Defence Opportunity within the Defence Sourcing Portal (linked).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f93d2f92-e968-42e7-af22-81cc7046c2df
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7515af05-4d07-4138-94da-d34f5ac4851b
- 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
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34712000 - Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 23 May 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
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ukstratcomdd-cm-space-esc@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CORSHAM
- Postcode
- SN13 9NR
- 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)
- TLK72 Wiltshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Wiltshire
- Electoral Ward
- Corsham Ladbrook
- Westminster Constituency
- Chippenham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7515af05-4d07-4138-94da-d34f5ac4851b
6th May 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59763
Enterprise Space Category Market Engagement - DSP Defence Opportunity Page
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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