In Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing(IOSM) Capabilities Roadmap Part 2

Official notice

Authority: UK Space Agency (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£249,920published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Apr 2024no call for competition

Awarded to GROWBOTICS SPACE LTD2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is not an opportunity, but a Contract Award Notice following on from the publication of the VEAT notice on 16th April 2024 to inform the Market that UK Space agency has direct awarded the contract to Growbotics Space Limited who will further develop a current UK IOSM capabilities map and analyse what is missing for the UK to establish leadership in this field. It will build on the ongoing work by the UK Space IOSM Working Group to identify IOSM priorities for the UKSpace Sector.

CPV: Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This work is a continuation of the study undertaken by Growbotics Space Ltd in March…Awarded

This work is a continuation of the study undertaken by Growbotics Space Ltd in March 2023 aimed at developing an In Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing(IOSM) roadmap.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Apr 2024, 09:34 BST
Last source update: 9 May 2024, 16:41 BST
Authority reference: UKSAC24_0036
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-014876
Classification (CPV): Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045277 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Additional deliveries by the original supplier
This work is a continuation of the study undertaken by Growbotics Space Ltd in March 2023 aimed at developing an In Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing(IOSM) roadmap.
Growbotics Space Ltd, as a lead member of the UKSA/Community space partnership, have acted as independent consultants to that work and is uniquely positioned to deliver the next phase of the study due to the specialised nature of the task and the work completed so far, and the access requirements needed to complete it successfully.
The following up work specification requires a supplier to have deep knowledge of both the sector and the sector strategy, specifically the new IOSM capabilities and industrial plan recently endorsed by space council and DSIT.
The work completed to date was done by Growbotics Space Ltd both for the earlier key technology identification and the UKSA and space partnership roadmapping. If another supplier were to be used other than Growbotics Space Ltd, understanding the methodology used, decision framework combined with a deep technical understanding of the sector would result in having to completely rework the earlier study, which will result in disproportionate time and resource on top of this study cost.
Therefore Growbotics Space Limited is the only credible supplier to deliver this work.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £249,9201 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 30 Apr 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GROWBOTICS SPACE LTD	£249,885 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
GROWBOTICS SPACE LTD	£249,920 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

In Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing(IOSM) Capabilities Roadmap Part 2 · GROWBOTICS SPACE LTD
Signed
30 Apr 2024
Value
£249,920
Status
active
Contract 012267-2024-UKSAC24_0036-1 · GROWBOTICS SPACE LTD
Signed
16 Apr 2024
Value
£249,885
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK SPACE AGENCY

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawSpace Agency Polaris House,North Star Avenue, SWINDON, South West, SN21SZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

UKSA CommercialReview body SwindonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Growbotics Space LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14483760 Marine House, 151 Western Road, West Sussex, UK, RH16 3LH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.