Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Transport
London
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
PIN- DfT Spaceflight UK Launch Insurance Policy and Re-entry Risk
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60500000 - Space transport services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a PIN with a Questionnaire for suppliers to submit feedback, which will inform the potential procurement relating to UK launch insurance policy and assessing risk to civil aviation from re-entry debris arising from UK spacecraft and launch vehicle debris.
All information, including how to submit responses, can be found in the attached document, accessible through: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/665bbbf5-b4dc-48ce-8ee1-d121d301c267.
We welcome all feedback. All responses will be treated as confidential.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34700000 - Aircraft and spacecraft
- 66514120 - Marine, aviation and other transport insurance services
- 66516200 - Aircraft liability insurance services
- 66519310 - Insurance consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Spaceflight Team within the Department for Transport (DfT) is looking to inform the procurement of the following:
1. Upper Insurance and Liability Caps; informing policy options for setting upper caps on UK spaceflight launch insurance and liability by assessing the likely upper insurance requirements for a range of launches from potential launch sites in the UK to inform development of policy options for setting future launch operator liability and insurance.
2. Re-entry Risk; assessing the risk to civil aviation from re-entry debris arising from spacecraft and launch vehicle debris through a rapid, feasibility study to understand the benefits of tracking space debris during re-entry and modelling its destructive entry to address the issue of how Government can better gauge the potential safety risk to civil aviation (aircraft and airports) in the UK from space debris generated following the launch stage and life expired satellites.
We are publishing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) seeking feedback from suppliers to establish the current capabilities, capacities, and appetite of the market in relation to these two workstreams.
two.2.14) Additional information
This is a PIN with a Questionnaire for suppliers to submit feedback, which will inform the potential procurement relating to UK launch insurance policy and assessing risk to civil aviation from re-entry debris arising from UK spacecraft and launch vehicle debris.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
3 July 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
All information, including how to submit responses, can be found in the attached document, accessible through: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/665bbbf5-b4dc-48ce-8ee1-d121d301c267
Please email your completed questionnaire to spaceteam@dft.gov.uk by 24th July 2023. All responses will be treated as confidential.