--- title: "Unlocking Space for Government - Healthcare" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f072e5ad-cd34-4924-864c-e6a0190620e1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f072e5ad-cd34-4924-864c-e6a0190620e1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f072e5ad-cd34-4924-864c-e6a0190620e1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f072e5ad-cd34-4924-864c-e6a0190620e1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UK SPACE AGENCY" published: "2024-10-16" --- # Unlocking Space for Government - Healthcare Buyer: UK SPACE AGENCY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f072e5ad-cd34-4924-864c-e6a0190620e1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f072e5ad-cd34-4924-864c-e6a0190620e1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f072e5ad-cd34-4924-864c-e6a0190620e1.json) ## Summary The UK Space Agency is in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Unlocking Space for Government - Healthcare". This initiative focuses on leveraging space-enabled capabilities to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of UK government services within the healthcare sector. Located in Swindon, England, the UK Space Agency aims to complete the engagement phase by 31st October 2024. This tender falls under the industry classification of "Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products" with additional classifications including emergency vehicles, software programming services, and health services. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses capable of delivering innovative space-enabled healthcare solutions. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate. Companies specialising in medical equipment, emergency vehicles, software development, and healthcare services can benefit from this tender by contributing to the strategic goals of the UK Space Agency. This early market engagement aims to guide future commercial opportunities and potentially shape the agency's support for public sector end users. ## Notice Please Note this has been extended to the 31st October. The Unlocking Space for Government (USG) programme is a UK Space Agency strategic initiative aimed at harnessing the UK's space-enabled capabilities to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of UK government services and positioning Government to be a more proactive and intelligent anchor customer for the space sector. For the purposes of this RFI, the UK Space Agency is interested in space-enabled solutions that can address the following challenges and market opportunities within the healthcare sector: The UK Space Agency needs your input to ensure any future support or commercial opportunities are targeted towards the best use cases, that can be addressed by space-enabled solutions. This RFI will help guide UK Space Agency's interaction with potential and existing public sector end users of space-enabled applications and may help to shape and inform future support and commercial activities. We request responses to this RFI be submitted by 16th October 2024. Submissions of the completed questionnaire should be sent as either a Microsoft Word or PDF (Portable Document Format) to: commercial@ukspaceagency.gov.uk with "Unlocking Space for Government - Healthcare" as the subject line. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4507c8ba-9233-4393-ab63-6891b8f61fd3 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Oct 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Oct 2024 | | 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 SPACE AGENCY | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1SZ | | 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 - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 34114100 - Emergency vehicles - 34114120 - Paramedic vehicles - 34114121 - Ambulances - 34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles - 34700000 - Aircraft and spacecraft - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services - 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services - 85100000 - Health services - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 16 Oct 2024 at 10:51 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4507c8ba-9233-4393-ab63-6891b8f61fd3 - 26 Sep 2024 at 13:28 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4507c8ba-9233-4393-ab63-6891b8f61fd3 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4507c8ba-9233-4393-ab63-6891b8f61fd3 16th October 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5bcb3d10-44e9-47db-a6fb-2630b12ff063 RFI document ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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