715855513 - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement

Procurement description

Space portfolio and ISTARI Industry Day – Monday 29th June

This industry day will be delivering an update on the National Armament Directive’s (NAD’s) Space portfolio landscape, providing an overview of the planned work and developments within the organisation’s purview across all Space Capabilities.

The day will also specifically focus on ISTARI (Space Based Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Industry Day and include a briefing from the Authority to Industry, aimed at providing an up-to-date report on the scope, vision and context status for the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) ISTARI programme.

ISTARI is the overarching programme initiated to deliver the UK’s Space Based – Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (SB-ISR) end-to-end requirements. ISTARI will cohere, integrate and adopt various Operational Concept Demonstrators (OCDs) to deliver an ‘in-service’ ISR capability under one programme, delivering UK sovereign, Defence-controlled, continual, resilient, timely, pervasive, and flexible observations across the globe, augmenting capabilities owned and developed by key allies.

Following previous briefings and announcements, this Industry Day will endeavour to contextualise the Authority’s requirements and objectives in the aftermath of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), creating a forum in which to collaborate and engage on various aspects of ISTARI, offering valuable insight and an opportunity to introduce or reacquaint yourselves with the various stakeholders aligned to this programme.

In addition to this, we also welcome a guest speaker from the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) (formerly Crown Commercial Service), who will enlighten attendees on the nascent Space Technology Solutions Dynamic Market (STS DM) (RM6370). The STS DM aims to unlock opportunity through increased flexibility and enhanced commercial mechanisms inherent to the PA23 regulations. As a key stakeholder in its design and implementation, the STS DM has been specifically created as the team’s primary route to market and acts as an evolutionary successor to the Space-Enabled and Geospatial Services Framework (RM6235).

Main category

Goods

Total value (estimated)

800000000 GBP Excluding VAT

1000000000 GBP Including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

02 August 2027, 00:00AM to 01 August 2031, 23:59PM

Defence Equipment and Support

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Defence and security

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

CPV classifications

• 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
• 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
• 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
• 35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
• 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
• 48000000 - Software package and information systems
• 34700000 - Aircraft and spacecraft
• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
• 42900000 - Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
• 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
• 35630000 - Military spacecrafts
• 45223400 - Radar station construction work
• 35710000 - Command, control, communication and computer systems
• 45000000 - Construction work
• 45235000 - Construction work for airfields, runways and manoeuvring surfaces
• 34740000 - Aircraft or spacecraft equipment, trainers, simulators and associated parts
• 38970000 - Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
• 38115100 - Radar surveillance equipment
• 34114000 - Specialist vehicles
• 35400000 - Military vehicles and associated parts
• 35613000 - Unmanned aerial vehicles
• 35512400 - Unmanned underwater vehicles
• 38820000 - Remote-control equipment
• 42961300 - Vehicle location system
• 35125100 - Sensors
• 34933000 - Navigation equipment
• 39254100 - Clocks
• 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
• 48218000 - License management software package
• 60510000 - Satellite launch services
• 75220000 - Defence services
• 72212730 - Security software development services
• 60500000 - Space transport services
• 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
• 73400000 - Research and Development services on security and defence materials
• 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
• 72310000 - Data-processing services
• 32530000 - Satellite-related communications equipment
• 72315200 - Data network management services
• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
• 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
• 71351000 - Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
• 90700000 - Environmental services
• 50332000 - Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services
• 64214100 - Satellite circuit rental services
• 72317000 - Data storage services
• 72212710 - Backup or recovery software development services
• 34712000 - Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles
• 80500000 - Training services
• 80600000 - Training services in defence and security materials
• 98391000 - Decommissioning services
• 72300000 - Data services
• 72316000 - Data analysis services
• 79961200 - Aerial photography services
• 71354100 - Digital mapping services
• 71354200 - Aerial mapping services
• 35100000 - Emergency and security equipment
• 35112000 - Rescue and emergency equipment
• 98113100 - Nuclear safety services
• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• 79710000 - Security services
• 64200000 - Telecommunications services
• 32584000 - Data-bearing media
• 38221000 - Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent)
• 38290000 - Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
• 48613000 - Electronic data management (EDM)
• 48614000 - Data-acquisition system
• 71352120 - Seismic data acquisition services
• 71352130 - Seismic data collection services
• 72313000 - Data capture services
• 72260000 - Software-related services
• 34150000 - Simulators
• 72212931 - Training software development services
• 92312212 - Services related to the preparation of training manuals

Contract start date (estimated)

02 August 2027, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

01 August 2031, 23:59PM

Engagement process description

The ISTARI Industry Day is to be held on Monday 29th June at the MoD Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH

All subsequent procurement following this Preliminary Market Engagement (EME) notice is at the discretion of the MoD and subject to approvals. Any further updates regarding future activity will be made through the appropriate advertising channels.

Attendance is ‘in-person only’. Unfortunately, due to limited capacity, we need to cap attendance to two representatives per organisation.

The session will commence at 1030hrs, and it is advised to arrive on-site no later than 0930hrs to ensure sufficient time to pass through security. We aim to conclude the event by 1600hrs.

Delegate registration will be conducted on a ‘first come, first-served basis’, and as this event has been classified as Official Sensitive, attendance will be subject to possession of the appropriate Security Clearance (BPSS as a minimum).

The deadline to register your interest is Friday 05 June, or once room capacity is reached, whichever is the sooner.

Should your organisation wish to attend the ISTARI Industry Day please contact the following email address register your interest: DESSpace-DT@mod.gov.uk, disclosing the following information:

For UK SC Clearance Holders:

Please provide the following details:

• Full Name (First Name and Surname)

• Date of Birth

• Email Address

• Organisation Name

• National Insurance Number

For BPSS or National Equivalent Holders:

Please provide a copy of your Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) verification record or your national equivalent. This will confirm that the necessary checks have been completed by your organisation.

Once your security clearance has been validated, we will notify you and add you to the attendance list.

For Non-UK SC Clearance Holders:

Please provide proof of national equivalent SC, this should include official certification or documentation from your country’s Security Team or your organisation’s Vetting/Security Team confirming your SC status.

All individuals registering interest must hold either SC clearance or BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard), for further details please refer to - Government baseline personnel security standard - GOV.UK. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard

Due date

05 June 2026, 23:59PM

Has the engagement period already ended?

No