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UK Space Agency

Contracts for Innovation : Space Data Solutions for Change Detection and Analysis

IT ServicesCPV 73000000
Value£833k
Deadline
Published29 Aug 2025
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
commercial@ukspaceagency.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this competition. To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier. If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/. Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a response on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number itt_2280 or UKSAC25_0079 DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO UKSA Responses must be received by the date and time in the documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Jaggaer eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered by the Contracting Authority further for this opportunity, unless a system outage is experienced, to which the Contracting Authority will advise upon accordingly. Interested organisations should ensure that they allow a sufficiency of time, prior to the deadline to allow all sections to be completed in full and any attachments to be uploaded. As a user of the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Jaggaer messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you, as well as other messages and updates in relation to any specific event. Please note that any and all information secured outside of the messaging service, shall have no Legal Standing, merit or worth and should not be relied upon by any organisation submitting a response. Please note it is your organisations responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and under no circumstances as part of your organisations participation in this opportunity, will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by any organisation as a result. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a contract with any successful organisation(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of your organisation in doing so. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx Jaggaer eSourcing Portal https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/

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Contract value in context
£833ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£900k

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The brief

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is seeking responses from UK-registered suppliers to deliver a 6-month feasibility demonstrator for project: Space Data Solutions for Change Detection and Analysis, for a share of up to £1 million, exploring the use of satellite data and analytics for change detection in support of UK Government requirements.

We are looking to fund at least 2 contracts with a value of up to £500k (INC VAT).

UK Space Agency recognises there are potentially different levels of maturity in the market and so invite proposals wherever they sit on the TRL scale so long as they can demonstrate how they will meet our challenge.

Satellite-based Earth observation offers unique capabilities to detect and characterise changes across large, remote, and challenging environments.

For certain government users, there is significant potential to enhance situational awareness by combining access to historical satellite archives with near real-time analytics and targeted new data collection.

Scope of the Opportunity: The demonstrator will test the feasibility and operational value of fusing multiple types of satellite data (archival and newly tasked) to detect, track, and analyse relevant activity.

This will include: • Identifying and accessing suitable archival datasets from commercial, public, and sovereign UK space capabilities. • Developing and applying analytics to detect and characterise changes of interest. • Tasking new satellite observations to complement archival analysis. • Producing actionable outputs that can be trialled with end users in near real-time scenarios.

The selected supplier will work closely with designated UK Government stakeholders to refine outputs during delivery.

Detailed operational requirements and the specific application context will be provided to shortlisted suppliers following NDA signature.

Responses are invited from UK-registered companies, consortia, or research organisations with proven capabilities in satellite data acquisition, analytics, and application development.

Suppliers should be able to demonstrate: • Experience delivering sensitive projects for UK Government or allied agencies. • The ability to field personnel with Security Check (SC) clearance by the time of contract award. • Robust processes for handling and storing classified or sensitive information in accordance with UK Government security requirements.

Suppliers without existing clearance may still submit an EOI but must demonstrate they can obtain the necessary clearances in a timely manner.

Due to the sensitive nature of the challenge we are unable to at this stage provide further information about the specific government user.

Upon successfully submitting an response , passing the Selection stage and signing of a Non-disclosure agreement.

The full challenge documentation will be released and prospective bidders.

Contracts For Innovation Summary This is a single-phase Contracts for Innovation competition focused on feasibility demonstration.

The results will inform whether further funding or procurement is pursued.

While there is no guarantee of follow-on funding, there is a possibility of subsequent opportunities open only to successful participants from this competition, subject to positive outcomes and budget availability.

Contracts for Innovation competitions procure R&D services to solve public sector challenges while supporting UK commercial growth.

They require demonstrable routes to market, with suppliers retaining intellectual property and the contracting authority retaining rights of use.

In applying to this competition, you are entering into a competitive process.

Any adoption and implementation of a solution from this competition would be subject to a separate, possibly competitive, procurement exercise.

This competition does not cover the purchase of any solution by the UK Government.

It should be noted that this requirement shall be classed as 'exempt' from PA 2023.

This notice is being advertised out for an Expressions of Interest / Specific Questionnaire stage and shall then be withdrawn from the CDP platform and taken forward offline.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

UK Space Agency recognises there are potentially

UK Space Agency recognises there are potentially different levels of maturity in the market and so invite proposals wherever they sit on the TRL scale so long as they can demonstrate how they will meet our challenge.

02

The demonstrator will test the feasibility

The demonstrator will test the feasibility and operational value of fusing multiple types of satellite data (archival and newly tasked) to detect, track, and analyse relevant activity.

03

Suppliers should be able to demonstrate

Suppliers should be able to demonstrate:.

04

Suppliers without existing clearance may still submit

Suppliers without existing clearance may still submit an EOI but must demonstrate they can obtain the necessary clearances in a timely manner.

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Due to the sensitive nature of

Due to the sensitive nature of the challenge we are unable to at this stage provide further information about the specific government user.

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Stage
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Source
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