Scope
Reference
PS25204
Description
Overall Aim
Expand the scope of the ESA Strategic Study to encompass additional ESA Member States and key developments in the European space sector, to both support preparations for the upcoming ESA Council of Ministers 2025 (CM25) meeting and supplement the institutional knowledge of the UK Space Agency more broadly.
Objectives
- Analyse key developments in the European space sector, specifically narratives underpinning space policy formulation in the European Union (at institutional level), and the interaction between civil, military and dual use approaches to space activities employed by the ESA Member States covered under Phase 1 and 2 (Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland and Norway), as well as Spain, Belgium, Poland, and the European Union (EU).
- Deliver accessible insights in time for ESA's Council of Ministers 2025 (CM25) meeting on 26-27 November 2025 (Phase 3).
- Deliver detailed analyses of the narratives underpinning space policy formulation in Spain, Belgium, Poland, and the European Union for use by UK Space Agency teams in the short-, medium-, and long- term.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £41,587.50 excluding VAT
- £49,905 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
6 October 2025
Contract dates
- 6 October 2025 to 31 March 2026
- 5 months, 26 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Supplier
KNOW. CONSULTING LIMITED
North House 198 High Street
Tonbridge
TN9 1BE
United Kingdom
Email: hi@know.consulting
Region: UKJ46 - West Kent
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
UK Space Agency
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRTY-4245-MTJY
Quad Two Building 1st Floor, Rutherford Avenue, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Didcot
OX11 0DF
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
UK Shared Business Services Limited
Summary of their role in this procurement: Shared Service Provider
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMPN-7535-GNTG
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
United Kingdom
Region: UKK14 - Swindon