--- title: "PIN- DfT Spaceflight UK Launch Insurance Policy and Re-entry Risk" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03de3e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03de3e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03de3e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03de3e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT" published: "2023-07-03" --- # PIN- DfT Spaceflight UK Launch Insurance Policy and Re-entry Risk Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03de3e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03de3e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03de3e.json) ## Summary The Department for Transport in the United Kingdom has initiated a tender process titled "PIN- DfT Spaceflight UK Launch Insurance Policy and Re-entry Risk" in the services category for space transport services. This procurement aims to inform the procurement of upper insurance and liability caps as well as assess the risk to civil aviation from re-entry debris arising from spacecraft and launch vehicle debris. The future notice date for this planned procurement is 3rd July 2023, and feedback from suppliers is welcomed to inform policy options and understand safety risks to civil aviation. This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses involved in aircraft and spacecraft services, marine and aviation insurance services, aircraft liability insurance services, insurance consultancy services, and research and development services to compete. Companies specialising in space transport, insurance, aviation, and consultancy would be well-suited to engage in this procurement process. As the Department for Transport aims to assess and manage risks related to UK spaceflight and civil aviation safety, businesses with expertise in these areas can utilise this opportunity for potential growth and collaboration. ## Notice This is a PIN with a Questionnaire for suppliers to submit feedback, which will inform the potential procurement relating to UK launch insurance policy and assessing risk to civil aviation from re-entry debris arising from UK spacecraft and launch vehicle debris. All information, including how to submit responses, can be found in the attached document. We welcome all feedback. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Spaceflight Team within the Department for Transport (DfT) is looking to inform the procurement of the following: 1. Upper Insurance and Liability Caps; informing policy options for setting upper caps on UK spaceflight launch insurance and liability by assessing the likely upper insurance requirements for a range of launches from potential launch sites in the UK to inform development of policy options for setting future launch operator liability and insurance. 2. Re-entry Risk; assessing the risk to civil aviation from re-entry debris arising from spacecraft and launch vehicle debris through a rapid, feasibility study to understand the benefits of tracking space debris during re-entry and modelling its destructive entry to address the issue of how Government can better gauge the potential safety risk to civil aviation (aircraft and airports) in the UK from space debris generated following the launch stage and life expired satellites. Additional information: This is a PIN with a Questionnaire for suppliers to submit feedback, which will inform the potential procurement relating to UK launch insurance policy and assessing risk to civil aviation from re-entry debris arising from UK spacecraft and launch vehicle debris. All information, including how to submit responses, can be found in the attached document. We welcome all feedback. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018828-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Jul 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 4DR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | Vincent Square | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 34700000 - Aircraft and spacecraft - 60500000 - Space transport services - 66514120 - Marine, aviation and other transport insurance services - 66516200 - Aircraft liability insurance services - 66519310 - Insurance consultancy services - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 3 Jul 2023 at 11:52 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018828-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.dft.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03de3e. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03de3e.json.