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title: "National Space Operations Centre: Global Data Marketplace (NSpOC GDM)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ca5e"
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# National Space Operations Centre: Global Data Marketplace (NSpOC GDM)

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ca5e

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## Summary

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, located at 22 Whitehall, London, has completed a direct procurement for the National Space Operations Centre's Global Data Marketplace (NSpOC GDM). This procurement is within the public authority category and focuses on industry-specific software packages in the United Kingdom. The process, categorised as an award stage, was completed on 14th July 2026. The direct award method was justified due to intellectual property rights and technical reasons, and the contract is set to commence on 3rd August 2026, with an initial end date of 31st March 2027, extendable to 31st March 2028, should it be necessary.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for large-scale businesses that specialise in providing software solutions for space data analysis. It is ideal for companies already having an operational and comprehensive platform that can seamlessly integrate with NSpOC's existing systems, allowing for rapid tasking and data delivery. Given the specific requirements that precluded open competition, this contract favours firms with existing capabilities rather than those requiring development and onboarding phases. Business entities well-suited to such operations, particularly those able to offer a broad array of data sources across phenomenologies, stand to gain competitive advantages in the public sector space data market.

## Notice

The National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) is seeking a supplier for a live operational platform that can provide SDA data across a range of different phenomenologies. The requirement is for a platform that: * Connects to a global supplier network covering multiple SDA phenomenologies * Supports rapid tasking of that network (within 1 hour of order being placed) * Supports rapid data delivery and high re-visit rates for target objects * Capable of automated delivery, either via a UDL or via API into the BOREALIS system * Is already operational and capable of fulfilling these requirements immediately upon contract commencement without development, onboarding or implementation activity ("day zero ready") * Allows for specification of licencing provisions on a case-by-case basis according to operational need (e.g. sharing with UK Government partners vs sharing with NATO allies)

### Procurement Information

Direct award is justified under PA23 Schedule 5(5) for "particular intellectual property rights" and schedule 5(6) "competition is absent for technical reasons", on the following basis: 1) NSpOC's requirement is for a live operational platform that: a. Connects to a global supplier network covering multiple SDA phenomenologies b. Supports rapid tasking of that network (within 1 hour of order being placed) c. Supports rapid data delivery and high re-visit rates for target objects d. Capable of automated delivery, either via a UDL or via API into BOREALIS C2 system e. Is already operational and capable of fulfilling these requirements immediately upon contract commencement without development, onboarding or implementation activity ("day zero ready") f. Allows for specification of licensing provisions on a case-by-case basis according to operational need (e.g. sharing with UK Government partners vs sharing with NATO allies) Based on market knowledge developed through procurement of SDA services, engagement with SDA suppliers and review of available commercial offerings, the Authority is unaware of any alternative operational platform capable of meeting all the requirements listed above. Any competitor platform would need to be newly developed and its supplier network grown, all of which would duplicate the work already done by Bluestaq, would require the development of an alternative platform and onboarding of suppliers before becoming operational and require significant financial investment which would not provide a value for money solution. This would not meet the critical requirement of "day zero ready". The Authority is not aware of any existing platform that currently provides equivalent operational coverage across suppliers, sensors and phenomenologies. No other supplier can provide access through a single operational platform to such a breadth of data sources and phenomenologies: owing to the substantial overheads of hardware deployment and maintenance, SDA companies tend to specialise in one particular phenomenology (optical/radar/space-based). Reliance on multiple specialist suppliers would require the Authority to establish, maintain and operationally coordinate multiple contractual arrangements in order to achieve equivalent capability coverage. Justification relating to Intellectual Property Rights relates to the Global Data Marketplace's IPR and the interaction of the GDM and a UDL, which is held by Bluestaq.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065970-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £500,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| 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 | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BLUESTAQ |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48100000 - Industry specific software package

## Release History

- 14 Jul 2026 at 08:59 - AwardUpdate - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065970-2026
- 14 Jul 2026 at 08:38 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065938-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065970-2026
  14th July 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065938-2026
  14th July 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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