Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

• Contracts awarded282
• Period covered10 Sept 2025 to 6 Nov 2026
• Distinct suppliers240
• Contract valuesMedian £119k across the 189 awards that state a value
• Suppliers named154 of 282 awards

Open to bid now

• Small-firm friendly

  UK Space Agency - Operational Support to the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters

  Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · £547k · Closes 11 Nov 2026

  The UK Space Agency wants operational support to provide earth observation satellite data for the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters. You would need to operate UK-licensed EO satellite assets and make them available for disaster response activations.

• Small-firm friendly

  Mission Feasibility Studies – Spacecraft Life Extension Service Demonstration

  Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · £2.1m · Closes 27 Nov 2026

  The UK Space Agency is funding approximately three Phase 0/A feasibility studies for spacecraft life extension service demonstrations. Each study will develop and assess mission concepts for performing safe, reliable and repeatable rendezvous, proximity operations and docking with a cooperative spacecraft, to enable future services like refuelling, orbit control takeover, relocation, or component replacement.

• In-Orbit Manufacturing (IOM) Maturation Research & Development Projects

  Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · £1.4m · Closes 27 Nov 2026

  The UK Space Agency is funding approximately two R&D projects to develop and mature in-orbit manufacturing processes and payloads. Projects must reach Technology Readiness Level 4/5 and establish routes to a future microgravity demonstration by 2030.

• Framework

  PS25001 - Scientific Research and Advice for Government Dynamic Purchasing System - Ongoing DPS Application

  The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) · £9.0m · Closes 9 Feb 2029

  DSIT is establishing an open dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for scientific research and advisory services to government. Suppliers can apply at any time during the DPS validity period; applications are assessed against minimum selection criteria and responses given within 15 working days.

• NSpOC: Sovereign Sensor - Active RF Radar Capability

  Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · £25m

  The UK Space Agency is procuring a sovereign high-power radar system for deployment in the Southern Hemisphere to detect and track space objects including small debris and satellites in low Earth orbit. The system must meet specific detection performance standards including tracking objects around 5cm across at 1,000km range.

What they buy

• IT, software & telecoms 114 awards
• Research & development 71 awards
• Business & professional services 51 awards
• Surveying, architecture & engineering 17 awards
• Education & training 12 awards
• Transport & vehicles 12 awards

Contracts awarded

• Autonomous Penetration Testing Tool
  6 Nov 2026 · £109k · ends 18 Oct 2027
  Awarded to SOFTCAT PLC
• WP2313 Emergency Alerts Services
  6 Nov 2026 · ends 9 Oct 2029
  Awarded to Fujitsu Services Limited
• Provision of Economic Analysis of Fragmentation in Local Government
  6 Nov 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to Public Group International Limited
• Technical Assurance Provider for ISF-Funded PNT Resilience Programme
  5 Nov 2026 · £191k · ends 30 Jul 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Development of New National PNT Resilience Standards
  5 Nov 2026 · £600k · ends 30 Jul 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• PS26160 - UKSAC26_0049 Global Partnerships Monitoring and Evaluation
  4 Nov 2026 · £72k · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to LONDON ECONOMICS LIMITED
• PS26185 Research Security Learning Landscape and Capability Development: Market Assessment and Strategic Research
  4 Nov 2026 · £111k · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Inter-Agency Debris Co-ordination Committee (IADC) Research Studies - 2026/27
  4 Nov 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to SpaceROC Ltd, Space Professionals Partnership Limited, University of Strathclyde
• PS26217 - Technical Support for International Implementation of DSIT Standards
  3 Nov 2026 · £91k · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd
• PS26187 - Research Security Due Diligence and Risk Assessment Tools: Strategic Market and User Research
  2 Nov 2026 · £140k · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Atlassian Enterprise Agreement
  29 Oct 2026 · £700k · ends 30 Sept 2027
  Awarded to AUTOMATION CONSULTANTS LIMITED
• Technical Support for Cyber Uplift
  29 Oct 2026 · £14m · ends 1 Oct 2027
  Awarded to BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Limited
• Technical Support for Cyber Uplift
  29 Oct 2026 · £14m · ends 5 Oct 2027
  Awarded to 3B Data Security Ltd
• Project SKYLARK Legal Advice
  29 Oct 2026 · £15k · ends 31 Dec 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Telecoms Restructuring Advice
  29 Oct 2026 · ends 4 Dec 2026
  Awarded to FTI CONSULTING LLP
• DDaT26409 - Threat Intelligence Tooling
  28 Oct 2026 · £1.7m · ends 8 Oct 2028
  Awarded to BROOKCOURT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
• Provision of SCS Recruitment Services
  28 Oct 2026 · ends 26 Jul 2027
  Awarded to GLOBAL RESOURCING LTD
• Payload Investor Summit Sponsorship
  23 Oct 2026 · ends 21 Oct 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Contract Award
  23 Oct 2026 · £500k · ends 16 Jun 2027
  Awarded to Dentons UK and Middle East LLP
• Continued UK Contribution to the MicroCarb Mission – CO₂ Retrieval Algorithm Development and Programme Support
  22 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to NPL Management Limited
• FutureLearn Online Learning Platform
  21 Oct 2026 · ends 19 Oct 2027
  Awarded to FutureLearn Limited
• Observability-Tooling
  18 Oct 2026 · £249k · ends 25 Sept 2027
  Awarded to DYNATRACE LIMITED
• CSP26640 - Branding Services for the Government Cyber Profession
  16 Oct 2026 · ends 8 Dec 2026
  Awarded to FCG WORLDWIDE LIMITED
• Physical and Personnel Security Assessment for UK Telecoms
  16 Oct 2026 · ends 4 Mar 2027
  Awarded to Bramble Hub Limited
• GOV.UK Accessibility Audit
  16 Oct 2026 · £19k · ends 11 Oct 2027
  Awarded to The Digital Accessibility Centre Ltd

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