Awarded contract

Spaceflight UK Launch Insurance Policy and Re-entry Risk

  • Department for Transport

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-000532

Published 8 January 2024, 2:58pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Transport

Great Minster House

London

SW1P 4DR

Contact

Sam Hatton

Email

sam.hatton@dft.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.dft.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Transport


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Spaceflight UK Launch Insurance Policy and Re-entry Risk

Reference number

TAVI3119

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £192,550

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 75

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 25

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-029378


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

TAVI3119

Title

Spaceflight UK Launch Insurance Policy and Re-entry Risk

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 December 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Bryce Space and Technology Limited

Guildford

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £192,550


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Transport

Great Minster House

London

SW1P 4DR

Email

sam.hatton@dft.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom