Active Debris Removal (ADR) Phase 3 Research and Development Service
Buyer: UK Space Agency
- Published
- 3 July 2025
- Estimated value
- £63,000,000
- Place of performance
- UK
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Lots
- 1
- Documents
- 3
- Notice number
- 037004-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fe65
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 34712000Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles
- 73100000Research and experimental development services
- 73300000Design and execution of research and development
Description
This notice relates to the intended procurement for a contract which is an exempted contract under s 3(6) and Schedule 2, Part 2 (Subject-matter exempted contracts), paragraph 22 (Research and Development Services) of the Procurement Act 2023 (the 'Act'). Exempted contracts are not a public contract as defined in s3 of the Act and therefore are not required to be procured in accordance with the provisions of the Act that relate to a covered procurement. This notice is published on Find a Tender for information, to direct interested potential suppliers to the notice available on competefor.com. The UK Active Debris Removal Phase 3 Research and Development Service (ADR Mission) is a UK national project that aims to support the In-Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing ("ISAM") and Sustainability priorities set out in the UK Space Agency's Corporate Plan as well as the National Space Strategy (NSS) ambitions to lead the global effort to make space more sustainable. The ADR Mission requires the safe capture and subsequent removal of two UK-licensed defunct satellites in the congested LEO region (Client Satellites) by the Servicer Satellite. These Client Satellites must be unprepared for cap…
Official publications
- FTS · 037004-2025 · 3 July 2025
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- The estimated value published by the buyer is £63,000,000.
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