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title: "Satellite Gateway Services Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a1bf"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "UK SPACE AGENCY"
published: "2025-09-25"
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# Satellite Gateway Services Programme

Buyer: UK SPACE AGENCY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a1bf

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## Summary

The UK Space Agency is currently in the planning stage for the Satellite Gateway Services Programme, which aims to enhance the UK ground segment market to support civil and defence applications. They are requesting information to inform future contracts, with responses due by 17th October 2025. The procurement process, initiated as a tender, is focused on telecommunication services, specifically excluding phone and data transmission services. The opportunities span the UK, catered towards developing new global connectivity markets in the Low Earth Orbit satellite communications sector. Potential contracts, each valued at approximately £100,000, are expected to commence from January 2026 and conclude by March 2027, subject to extension. There will be up to three contracts awarded, contingent on the insights gathered from this exercise.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for UK-based commercial organisations specialising in telecommunication services. Businesses with expertise in satellite communications, particularly those capable of contributing to the Low Earth Orbit economy, stand to benefit markedly. The UK Space Agency is poised to act as an anchor customer, fostering revenue maximisation and showcasing capabilities to the government sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises are particularly well-suited to compete, given the programme's emphasis on supporting the UK supply chain. This is an excellent chance for companies in the sector to expand their market presence and forge valuable connections within the national and international space industries.

## Notice

UKSA has an objective to grow the UK ground segment market to act as a resilient capability to support civil and defence applications. The number of in-situational and commercial missions is continuing to increase over the next few years with the capacity of existing institutional systems not being able to meet demand. The UK Space Agency supports the use of commercial providers to support institutional services. UKSA invests in a wide range of space programmes through the European Space Agency, bilaterally with key partners such as NASA, JAXA and the CSA, and nationally within the UK. To support these investments and maximise return to the UK across the value chain, a healthy UK-based commercial ground segment is a requirement, particularly for the emerging Low-Earth Orbit economy. In supporting LEO activities, the Satellite Gateway Services (SGS) programme will align itself with the Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit (C-LEO) programme, which uses grant funding and ESA contract funding to support the UK supply chain to access new and emerging opportunities in global connectivity markets in LEO satellite communications. The SGS programme intends to support the commercial development of the UK ground segment market by procuring services from UK-based commercial organisations and acting as an anchor customer. This will allow UK entities to be well-placed to showcase their expertise with government customers and use this to maximise additional revenue opportunities. UKSA intends to award up to 3 contracts of PS100,000 within this programme, though this Request for Information exercise is intended to inform this and these values may therefore be subject to change. Contract durations are indicative and subject to change.

### Planning Information

To participate in this request for information exercise, please submit a response via the following Microsoft Form:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=BXCsy8EC60O0l-ZJLRst2NDfM_ituWxGgdwlif6ivDpUMUdNVTZHMklVS1FJNVRNTlVVT0I1RTk5SSQlQCN0PWcu
Responses should be submitted by the 17th of October. Any queries relating to this RFI should be submitted to telecoms@ukspaceagency.gov.uk.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059556-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Nov 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK SPACE AGENCY |
| Locality | DIDCOT |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX11 0DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Vale of White Horse |
| Electoral ward | Hendreds |
| Westminster constituency | Didcot and Wantage |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64220000 - Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2025 at 09:48 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059556-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059556-2025
  25th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=BXCsy8EC60O0l-ZJLRst2NDfM_ituWxGgdwlif6ivDpUMUdNVTZHMklVS1FJNVRNTlVVT0I1RTk5SSQlQCN0PWcu
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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