Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
Contact
Space Delivery Team
brooke.bearfield105@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ISTARI Industry Day Postponement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34712000 - Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Postponement of ISTARI Industry Day
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-021542
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.4
Place of text to be modified
VI.2) Additional information: (if applicable)
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After much deliberation, DE&S and Space Command have decided to take the difficult decision of postponing the previously advertised ‘ISTARI Industry Day’.
The ISTARI Industry Day planned for 5 Sep 24 will be postponed allowing confirmation of our future intentions for Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), in the context of ensuring Departmental resources remain available, whilst also giving focus to the Defence Space Portfolio within the Strategic Defence Review.
We remain committed to the development of Space-Based ISR capabilities under the ISTARI programme, and to consulting with industry to identify the optimum approach that will meet Defence needs.
We appreciate that this will be disappointing news for many, however we look forward to seeing you at the rearranged ISTARI Industry Day, which we aim to reconvene in the coming months. Information on the rearranged dates will be promulgated via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP).