Notice Information
Notice Title
NORSSTrack Cloud Licence
Notice Description
NORSSTrack is a critical software service for the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) which has been developed specifically to meet NSpOC's orbital analysis needs. This contract provides for a licence to enable ongoing access to a fully deployed NORSSTrack product which is required to enable UKSA to meet its Space Surveillance and Tracking obligations. No other supplier can provide the service as the Intellectual Property is owned by the developer, Raytheon Systems Ltd. There are no comparable software products available on the market as this was developed as a bespoke product to meet UKSA's SST needs.
Procurement Information
NORSSTrack is a critical software service for the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) which has been developed specifically to meet NSpOC's orbital analysis needs. This contract provides for a licence to enable ongoing access to a fully deployed NORSSTrack product which is required to enable UKSA to meet its Space Surveillance and Tracking obligations. No other supplier can provide the service as the Intellectual Property is owned by the developer, Raytheon Systems Ltd. There are no comparable software products available on the market as this was developed as a bespoke product to meet UKSA's SST needs.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d0ef
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014129-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK10 - Contract Change Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48100000 - Industry specific software package
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £143,106 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £486,138 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Feb 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Feb 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK SPACE AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial@ukspaceagency.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DIDCOT
- Postcode
- OX11 0DF
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Electoral Ward
- Hendreds
- Westminster Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014129-2026
17th February 2026 - Contract change notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006427-2026
26th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002910-2026
14th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067195-2025
21st October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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