Open tenders / Consultancy & research
Open tender · Notice 103472-2026
Mission Feasibility Studies – Spacecraft Life Extension Service Demonstration
- Value
- £2.1m
- Closes
- 27 Nov 2026 (19 days)
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 4 Jan 2027 – 15 Jun 2027
In plain English
The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, through the UK Space Agency, wants to fund about three early-stage studies of how a spacecraft life extension service (such as refuelling, repair or relocation using docking in orbit) could be demonstrated with a prepared client spacecraft. The contract is UK-wide, runs from 4 January 2027 to 15 June 2027, has an estimated value of £2,100,000, and is open for bids until 27 November 2026.
Good fit for: Space and satellite engineering firms or consultancies able to carry out mission feasibility and research studies on in-orbit servicing and docking.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
This is one of two concurrent procurements being progressed, the other being for In-Orbit Manufacturing (IOM) Maturation Research & Development Projects. Please see the respective notice on Find a Tender: • Title: In-Orbit Manufacturing (IOM) Maturation Research & Development Projects The UK Space Agency is launching a Contracts for Innovation competition to fund approximately three Phase 0/A mission feasibility studies examining credible options for a potential future in-orbit demonstration of a Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD)-enabled spacecraft Life Extension service. The studies will develop and assess mission concepts capable of performing safe, reliable and repeatable RPOD with a cooperative or prepared client spacecraft. The intended demonstration may enable or de-risk a future Life Extension service such as refuelling, Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS) takeover, relocation, component replacement, repair, upgrade or refurbishment. The demonstration would not necessarily be required to perform the complete future service. The Life Extension feasibility studies will: • Develop and compare credible mission concepts for an RPOD-enabled Life Extension service demonstration with a prepared client spacecraft, including analysis of the client, servicer, launch service, operations and ground-segment options required to deliver the mission. • Assess how each concept could demonstrate safe, reliable and repeatable RPOD operations and support a commercially relevant Life Extension service such as refuelling, AOCS takeover, relocation, repair, upgrade or refurbishment. • Identify the evidence, costs, risks, dependencies and decision points required to inform a potential future Life Extension demonstration procurement and associated Business Case.…
Getting the documents
beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 30 Oct 2026.
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