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    ContractsResearch and Development Contracts for GNSS-Independent Space-Based Timing Service
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    Research and Development Contracts for GNSS-Independent Space-Based Timing Service

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    21 Sept 2026 · in 13 days

    UKSA seeks multiple research contracts to explore space-based timing systems independent of GPS to provide the UK with resilient backup timing capabilities.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 26 May 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Tender closes
    13d
    21 Sept 2026 · in 13 days

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    4 fields
    • Contract value
      est.£1,680,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closes
      21 Sept 2026
      13 days left
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Lifecycle

    Open

    13 days left to bid. Opened 3 months ago, deadline 21 Sept 2026.

    26 May 2026Today21 Sept 2026

    Brief

    The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is seeking competitive concept studies for a space-based time transfer capability that operates independently of GPS and other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). This early-stage research and development programme aims to develop and validate technology concepts that could provide the UK and its overseas territories with resilient, independent global timing solutions. UKSA will award multiple contracts, each supporting a time-limited feasibility study of proposed concepts. Studies should assess technical feasibility, performance characteristics, delivery considerations, risks, costs, and the broader solution landscape. UKSA encourages innovative and differentiated approaches with varying technical designs, maturity levels, and scope—contract values may therefore differ. Successful concept studies do not guarantee future development or operational contracts; any follow-on phases will require separate funding approval and competition. This is an exempted research and development procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 and is not subject to standard public procurement rules.

    Track record

    7 awards · 7 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology has awarded 7 contracts to 7 suppliers.

    Who wins here
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    2. WAVEMAKER LIMITED1× · 14%
    3. Britannia Movers International Plc1× · 14%
    4. Avella Security Limited1× · 14%
    5. MCLAGAN (AON) LIMITED1× · 14%
    6. Criteria Fieldwork LTD1× · 14%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-069001
    DF
    Buyer
    Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
    Sector
    Professional Services