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title: "PS26173 - Unlocking Space for Business Delivery Partner"
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# PS26173 - Unlocking Space for Business Delivery Partner

Buyer: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-48941f88-3404-411b-8abd-b8982b34d04a

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

***** 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)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/711b5f63-9a46-41d9-96cf-9d00cb50856d |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 15 Sep 2026 - 29 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,562,976 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Postcode area | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1LF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KPMG LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 09:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/711b5f63-9a46-41d9-96cf-9d00cb50856d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/711b5f63-9a46-41d9-96cf-9d00cb50856d
  17th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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