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Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

UK SPACE AGENCY

Polaris House,North Star Avenue

SWINDON

SN21SZ

Email

commercial [at] ukspaceagency.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7858781608

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK14 - Swindon

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-agency

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Other activity

Space Agency

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

In Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing(IOSM) Capabilities Roadmap Part 2

Reference number

UKSAC24_0036

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

This is not an opportunity, but a Contract Award Notice following on from the publication of the VEAT notice on 16th April 2024 to inform the Market that UK Space agency has direct awarded the contract to Growbotics Space Limited who will further develop a current UK IOSM capabilities map and analyse what is missing for the UK to establish leadership in this field. It will build on the ongoing work by the UK Space IOSM Working Group to identify IOSM priorities for the UKSpace Sector.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £249,920

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UK - United Kingdom

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

This work is a continuation of the study undertaken by Growbotics Space Ltd in March 2023 aimed at developing an In Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing(IOSM) roadmap.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

• The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
  
  • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Additional deliveries by the original supplier

This work is a continuation of the study undertaken by Growbotics Space Ltd in March 2023 aimed at developing an In Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing(IOSM) roadmap.

Growbotics Space Ltd, as a lead member of the UKSA/Community space partnership, have acted as independent consultants to that work and is uniquely positioned to deliver the next phase of the study due to the specialised nature of the task and the work completed so far, and the access requirements needed to complete it successfully.

The following up work specification requires a supplier to have deep knowledge of both the sector and the sector strategy, specifically the new IOSM capabilities and industrial plan recently endorsed by space council and DSIT.

The work completed to date was done by Growbotics Space Ltd both for the earlier key technology identification and the UKSA and space partnership roadmapping. If another supplier were to be used other than Growbotics Space Ltd, understanding the methodology used, decision framework combined with a deep technical understanding of the sector would result in having to completely rework the earlier study, which will result in disproportionate time and resource on top of this study cost.

Therefore Growbotics Space Limited is the only credible supplier to deliver this work.

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-012267

Section V. Award of contract

Contract No

UKSAC24_0036

Title

In Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing(IOSM) Capabilities Roadmap Part 2

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 April 2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Growbotics Space Ltd

Marine House, 151 Western Road

West Sussex

RH16 3LH

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

• UK - United Kingdom

Companies House

14483760

The contractor is an SME

Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £249,920

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

UKSA Commercial

Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Swindon

Email

commercial [at] ukspaceagency.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

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