Inter-Agency Space Debris Co-ordination Committee (IADC) Studies 2025-26

Descriptions

The Office of the Chief Engineer within the UK Space Agency is intending to procure delivery partners across different studies that feed into Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC), which is currently spread across four working groups. expected to span 5 locations. The UK is a global leader on space sustainability providing the technical backing to space sustainability decisions. The Inter Agency Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) has 13 member states that conduct technical research to inform their publications on how to measure, database, protect from and mitigate space debris. The primary purpose is to exchange information on space debris research activities between members, to facilitate opportunities for cooperation in space debris research, to review the progress of ongoing cooperative activities and to identify debris mitigation options. The UK has been a member for nearly 30 years and has been helping to guide the international policy over this time. The IADC consists of a steering group and four working groups - Measurements, Environment and Database, Protection and Mitigation. UKSA is seeking suppliers to perform technical studies of relevance to the four IADC working groups. We will require the supplier to fulfil the specification, including defining framework/model where needed and putting theoretical metrics into practice. The total value of this contract including all four lots shall not exceed £300,000 (inclusive of VAT). UKSA intends to award a minimum value of £25,000 (inclusive of VAT) per individual lot, with indicative values per lot below (all values inclusive of VAT): • Lot 1: Up to £25,000 • Lot 2: Up to £150,000 • Lot 3: Up to £75,000 • Lot 4: Up to £50,000 Prospective suppliers to note the deadline to complete the work shall not exceed 31st March 2026. Beyond this point, activity will not be funded. Full details will be available in the forthcoming specification.