Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Space Regulatory Sandboxes, including the Re-Entry Regulatory Sandbox and the Multi-Mission Licensing Regulatory Sandbox
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
DSIT is using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement. **DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the portal.** Please review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found in the Supplier Attachments tab within the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. 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 bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for 'Space Regulatory Sandboxes'. The ITT reference number is itt_2692. Alternatively, follow this link to the ITT: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/28009598019F13F3A19C Applications will close at 12:00 (midday) BST on Monday 10th August 2026. It will not be possible to submit applications beyond this deadline.
The submission route named on the official notice.
This is a large award for Research & Development — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 20,405 valued Research & Development tenders in our corpus.
Following the successful delivery of the Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) regulatory sandbox, the Government intends to invest up to £7 million in further regulatory sandboxes and innovative regulatory tools, focusing on high-growth areas and complex mission types.
As part of this programme, we are intending to develop two sandboxes focused on regulatory activity within financial year 26/27.
Lot 1 will focus on re-entry and lot 2 will focus on multi-mission licensing.
For those who are aware of the previously published notice, this is now a multi-lot tender with a total value of £1,000,000 inclusive of VAT across both lots.
UKSA intends to offer lot 1 as the re-entry sandbox and lot 2 as the multi-mission licencing.
Suppliers will be permitted to bid for both, but will be expected to demonstrate in their technical responses that they have capacity to fulfil both lots in the event they are successful.
For the avoidance of doubt, suppliers can choose to bid for individual lots.
The anticipated publication of the tender notice remains in July.
Each lot will have a maximum contract value of £500,000 inclusive of VAT.
What the supplier must deliver
Suppliers will be permitted to bid
Suppliers will be permitted to bid for both, but will be expected to demonstrate in their technical responses that they have capacity to fulfil both lots in the event they are successful.
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