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title: "UK Space Agency : Space for Global Corporates Pilot"
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# UK Space Agency : Space for Global Corporates Pilot

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a6e26b43-8f23-4524-a29d-9449bd5c6563

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## Summary

The UK Space Agency is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Space for Global Corporates Pilot," which aims to connect UK space companies with global corporates, particularly in Japan. The engagement end date is set for 2nd August 2019. The estimated value of this tender is £80,000 excluding VAT, and the programme should be completed within the 2019/2020 financial year. Interested parties are invited to participate in a supplier engagement day scheduled for 6th August 2019 at the UK Space Agency's London office.

This procurement opportunity offers significant potential for growth, especially for businesses specialising in technical analysis, business analysis consultancy, and project management consultancy. Companies that have the expertise to facilitate collaboration between UK space firms and international corporates will be well-positioned to compete. This initiative is particularly appealing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to expand their services and establish connections in the global market.

## Notice

The scope of the pilot programme will be limited to matching UK space companies with global corporates operating in Japan, in one industry, to be identified collaboratively by the UK Space Agency and the chosen supplier. The pilot programme should be completed in FY 2019/2020. The estimated value of the requirement is PS80,000.00 excluding VAT A more detailed scope will be available following pre market engagement however, the supplier will be responsible for: - Identifying, in collaboration with the UK Space Agency, the industry to be targeted in Japan. - Selecting, subject to a review process by the UK Space Agency, the corporates to be included in the programme. - Working with the corporate to understand the issues they are facing. - Identifying UK space companies with solutions that could resolve (or could be adapted to resolve) this issue. - Bringing together the corporate and identified UK space companies in an innovation/problem solving setting to allow the corporate to select UK space companies as potential solution providers to resolve the issue they are facing. - Working with UK space companies selected by the corporate to adapt their products to best meet the requirements of the corporate, and then to be marketable to additional non-space market(s) facing the same or similar issues. A key objective of the pre market engagement day is determine the scope of the pilot programme vs the full Space for Global Corporates initiative. Based on the outcome of the pre market engagement the scope of the pilot programme may be adapted to remove some of the above. 1. Supplier Day This Prior Information Notice is being issued in order to undertake a market consultation exercise with regards to the current view of requirements detailed above. If you believe that this will be of interest to you and your organisation, please register your interest by sending an email to the following email address: professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk By registering and attending you will be engaging in non-competitive dialogue which will enable UKSA to develop and assess the market's appetite, concerns, and views on formulation of its requirements. The supplier engagement day will be held at: UK Space Agency, 10 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0NN on Tuesday 6th August 2019 from 2pm until 4pm Please register by Friday 2nd August @ 12:00hrs GMT providing the names of the representatives attending. Please note that this event is restricted to two representatives attending per supplier. The format of the Supplier Day will be confirmed in advance and an agenda of the day will be provided. UKSA may consider information and responses received as part of the preliminary market consultation to help inform UKSA's options and further decision making in relation to the planning and conduct of the proposed procurement. For the avoidance of doubt, this notice is not a Call for Competition; a Contract Notice will be issued as a call for competition. Not registering an interest shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of preliminary market consultation shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in preliminary market consultation will be at each supplier's own cost. Additional information: Supplier Day This Prior Information Notice is being issued in order to undertake a market consultation exercise with regards to the current view of requirements detailed above. If you believe that this will be of interest to you and your organisation, please register your interest by sending an email to the following email address: professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk By registering and attending you will be engaging in non-competitive dialogue which will enable UKSA to develop and assess the market's appetite, concerns, and views on formulation of its requirements. The supplier engagement day will be held at: UK Space Agency, 10 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0NN on Tuesday 6th August 2019 from 2pm until 4pm Please register by Friday 2nd August @ 12:00hrs GMT providing the names of the representatives attending. Please note that this event is restricted to two representatives attending per supplier. The format of the Supplier Day will be confirmed in advance and an agenda of the day will be provided. UKSA may consider information and responses received as part of the preliminary market consultation to help inform UKSA's options and further decision making in relation to the planning and conduct of the proposed procurement. For the avoidance of doubt, this notice is not a Call for Competition; a Contract Notice will be issued as a call for competition. Not registering an interest shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of preliminary market consultation shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in preliminary market consultation will be at each supplier's own cost.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56df6f0b-b616-4279-a4ad-faa40d286e80 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jul 2019 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Aug 2019 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services

## Release History

- 17 Jul 2019 at 09:54 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56df6f0b-b616-4279-a4ad-faa40d286e80

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56df6f0b-b616-4279-a4ad-faa40d286e80
  17th July 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0221c871-a332-4214-8757-79fa8b1e7732
  CS19229 - Early Engagement

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