Tender: UK Space Agency — Delivery Partners for IADC Research Studies 2026/27 (Three Working Groups)

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The UK Space Agency’s Office of the Chief Engineer is seeking suppliers to deliver technical research studies to support its role in the Inter‑Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC). The IADC, made up of 13 member states, exchanges information and coordinates research to measure, model, protect from and mitigate space debris through four working groups: Measurements; Environment and Database; Protection; and Mitigation. UKSA requires suppliers to fulfil study specifications, including defining frameworks or models where needed and putting theoretical metrics into practice. The competition is split into multiple lots linked to three of the four IADC working groups (no studies are being sought this year for Working Group 1); bidders may bid for and be awarded one or more studies within each lot, and UKSA reserves the right to award multiple contracts if budget and quality allow or to not award individual lots where proposals are insufficient.