--- title: "SAC-27-010 International Engagement Requirement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ba23" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ba23" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ba23.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ba23.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED" published: "2026-06-22" --- # SAC-27-010 International Engagement Requirement Buyer: SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ba23 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ba23) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ba23.json) ## Summary The procurement process, initiated by Satellite Applications Catapult Limited, is currently in the planning stage for the tender titled "SAC-27-010 International Engagement Requirement". The buyer, based in Didcot, UK, is involved in the public undertaking sector and seeks services related to business analysis, project management, and international development consultancy. This procurement aims to strengthen international market insights and development for UK companies within the space sector. The upcoming deadline for expressing interest is 31st July 2026, before planning a contract period from 1st August 2026 to 30th October 2026, with the potential for extension until 31st December 2026. The contract is valued at £60,000 gross (£72,000 including VAT). The requirement involves a strategic focus on market insight, international partner development, and ecosystem analysis. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in international trade consultancy, space sector advisory, and technology commercialisation. Organisations with a robust understanding of international markets, coupled with experience in facilitating export development, international partnerships, and market intelligence, stand to benefit from engaging with the Satellite Applications Catapult. The procurement encourages participation from SMEs and VCSEs, aiming to bolster routes to market for UK companies. The focus on both the upstream and downstream space industries creates avenues for firms with expertise in space-enabled applications, communication technologies, and economic development to expand their global footprint through potential partnerships and strategic engagement. Interested businesses are encouraged to contact the Catapult by 31st July 2026. ## Notice The Satellite Applications Catapult (the Catapult) is seeking to identify organisations with the capacity, expertise, and relevant international experience to support the development and delivery of its international engagement. The requirement is expected to focus on strengthening market insight, market push and priority country selection, overseas partner development, routes to market for UK companies, and practical implementation planning. The Catapult is particularly interested in hearing from organisations that can provide one or more of the following capabilities: International strategy, trade, and market-entry expertise: Organisations with experience helping technology, innovation, space, defence, or advanced engineering businesses understand overseas markets, identify routes to market, assess commercial demand, and prioritise countries based on evidence of opportunity and accessibility. Space sector or technology commercialisation and development expertise: Organisations with a strong understanding of the space sector, space-enabled applications, innovation ecosystems, regional trade bodies, economic development organisations, and the role these networks can play in supporting business growth. Market intelligence and company segmentation capability: Organisations able to assess different types of UK space businesses, including upstream, downstream, in-orbit services, communications, connectivity, ground segment, and space-enabled application companies, and identify which international markets are most relevant to each type of business. Export, inward investment, and international business support experience: Organisations with experience supporting export development, international partnerships, soft-landing activity, inward investment qualification, business matchmaking, overseas missions, or engagement with public-sector trade and investment mechanisms. International partner identification and relationship brokerage capability: Organisations with established knowledge of overseas partner networks, including trade agencies, economic development bodies, innovation agencies, overseas clusters, accelerators, anchor corporates, public buyers, systems integrators, research organisations, and relevant government or public-sector routes. Competitive risk, retention, and ecosystem analysis expertise: Organisations able to assess where overseas ecosystems may present competitive risks to the UK space sector, including risks linked to business relocation, talent attraction, acquisition, intellectual property movement, investment pull, supply chain dependency, or capability leakage. ### Planning Information The Satellite Applications Catapult (the Catapult) is seeking to identify organisations with the capacity, expertise, and relevant international experience to support the development and delivery of its international engagement. The requirement is expected to focus on strengthening market insight, market push and priority country selection, overseas partner development, routes to market for UK companies, and practical implementation planning. The Catapult is particularly interested in hearing from organisations that can provide one or more of the following capabilities: International strategy, trade, and market-entry expertise: Organisations with experience helping technology, innovation, space, defence, or advanced engineering businesses understand overseas markets, identify routes to market, assess commercial demand, and prioritise countries based on evidence of opportunity and accessibility. Space sector or technology commercialisation and development expertise: Organisations with a strong understanding of the space sector, space-enabled applications, innovation ecosystems, regional trade bodies, economic development organisations, and the role these networks can play in supporting business growth. Market intelligence and company segmentation capability: Organisations able to assess different types of UK space businesses, including upstream, downstream, in-orbit services, communications, connectivity, ground segment, and space-enabled application companies, and identify which international markets are most relevant to each type of business. Export, inward investment, and international business support experience: Organisations with experience supporting export development, international partnerships, soft-landing activity, inward investment qualification, business matchmaking, overseas missions, or engagement with public-sector trade and investment mechanisms. International partner identification and relationship brokerage capability: Organisations with established knowledge of overseas partner networks, including trade agencies, economic development bodies, innovation agencies, overseas clusters, accelerators, anchor corporates, public buyers, systems integrators, research organisations, and relevant government or public-sector routes. Competitive risk, retention, and ecosystem analysis expertise: Organisations able to assess where overseas ecosystems may present competitive risks to the UK space sector, including risks linked to business relocation, talent attraction, acquisition, intellectual property movement, investment pull, supply chain dependency, or capability leakage. The Catapult expects that suitable suppliers may include specialist international trade consultancies, space sector advisory firms, economic development and investment promotion specialists, innovation ecosystem organisations, cluster development experts, technology commercialisation advisers, market intelligence providers, or organisations with demonstrable experience supporting high-growth technology businesses into overseas markets. We anticipate that this will be a below threshold requirement and any RFQ/s will be structured to allow organisations to bid for specific areas of the requirement where they can demonstrate relevant expertise, or to bid for an integrated programme where they can deliver the full scope. For further details and to register interest in this opportunity please contact us via procurement@sa.catapult.org.uk before 31st July 2026. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058525-2026 | | 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, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jun 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Jul 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £60,000 | | 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 | SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED | | Locality | DIDCOT | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX11 0QR | | 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 - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services - 72224000 - Project management consultancy services - 73220000 - Development consultancy services - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 98910000 - Services specific to international organisations and bodies ## Release History - 22 Jun 2026 at 12:33 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058525-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058525-2026 22nd June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://sa.catapult.org.uk/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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