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Contract Award Notice

Spaceflight UK Launch Insurance Policy and Re-entry Risk

  • First published: 10 January 2024
  • Last modified: 10 January 2024

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-04082c
Published by:
Department for Transport
Authority ID:
AA76327
Publication date:
10 January 2024
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

To conduct analysis of Upper Insurance and Liability Caps for Licensing of Launch Activities from UK Spaceports (Workstream 1) and of the Potential Safety Risk to Civil Aviation from Launch Debris (Workstream 2), and to collate these findings into a Report.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Department for Transport

Great Minster House

London

SW1P 4DR

UK

Contact person: Sam Hatton

E-mail: sam.hatton@dft.gov.uk

NUTS: UKI

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.dft.gov.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

Other: Transport

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Spaceflight UK Launch Insurance Policy and Re-entry Risk

Reference number: TAVI3119

II.1.2) Main CPV code

73000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

This is a Contract Award Notice following a competitive procurement process for Spaceflight UK Launch Insurance Policy and Re-entry Risk.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 192 550.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKI

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

To conduct analysis of Upper Insurance and Liability Caps for Licensing of Launch Activities from UK Spaceports (Workstream 1) and of the Potential Safety Risk to Civil Aviation from Launch Debris (Workstream 2), and to collate these findings into a Report.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion: Quality / Weighting: 75

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 25

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2023/S 000-029378

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: TAVI3119

Title: Spaceflight UK Launch Insurance Policy and Re-entry Risk

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12/12/2023

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

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

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Bryce Space and Technology Limited

Guildford

UK

NUTS: UKI

The contractor is an SME: Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: : 192 550.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Department for Transport

Great Minster House

London

SW1P 4DR

UK

E-mail: sam.hatton@dft.gov.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

08/01/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services Research and Development

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
sam.hatton@dft.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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