PS23339 - Provision of a Monitoring and Evaluation Report for the NSPOC

Descriptions

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the CCS RM6126 Research & Insights Framework The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The UKSA is responsible for the civil space sector and plays a major role in the delivery of the government's National Space Strategy (NSS) which aims to make the UK one of the most innovative and attractive space economies in the world. UKSA operates the UK's Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) capability. This comprises three operational pillars: •Observe space •Analyse data •Alert stakeholders This capability is already integrated with the Ministry of Defence. However, from April 2024 the relationship between UK Government civil and military space actors will be formally combined through the launch of a National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC). NSpOC will combine and coordinate civil and military space domain awareness (SDA) capabilities to enable operations and protect UK interests from relevant threats, risks and hazards and phase 1 is due to launch in April 2024