Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb4-c939-727b-88af-d1bc18975f38/uksa-active-debris-removal-adr-national-mission pending GB open procedure # UKSA Active Debris Removal (ADR) National Mission [UK Space Agency](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-space-agency) Estimated value £60,000,000 Published 27 Jan 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender This is a Prior Information Notice not a call for competition. UK Space Agency (UKSA) would like to invite interested suppliers to the Preliminary Market Engagement Event with relation to the planned procurement of the Active Debris Removal (ADR) National Mission. The aim of the event is to engage with space sector organisations to: - Understand the market's current capacity and capability to deliver this requirement, and their interest in the procurement; - Outline UK Space Agency's draft technical and mission requirements, contractual provisions and outline procurement strategy; and - Give potential suppliers the opportunity to confirm their appetite and to provide feedback on the intended approach. ### Background of the requirements The UK Active Debris Removal (ADR) Project is a UK National project that aims to achieve the Space Sustainability priority set out in the UKSA Corporate Plan 2022-2025, supporting the National Space Strategies (NSS) plan to lead the global effort to make space more sustainable. The mission requires the safe capture and subsequent removal of at least two UK-licensed defunct satellites in the congested LEO zone. These debris, also known as the Target Satellites, must be unprepared for capture; that is, not fitted with technologies intended to aid In-Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing (ISAM), such as docking plates and fiducial markers. The Target Satellites must also be completely uncooperative. The Project will enable the UK to seize key opportunities in the global ADR and ISAM markets and establish itself as global leader in space debris remediation. This planned procurement of ADR National Mission will see one supplier contracted through a competitive flexible procedure procurement, to deliver the service. Please note that this procurement will be subject to the Procurement Act 2023, not the Public Contract Regulations 2015. More information on this is available here: [gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/the-procurement-act-2023-a-short-guide-for-suppliers-html) Read full description ## CPV classification Research and experimental development services Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-04d652-2025-01-27T09:50:04Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-04d652-2025-01-27T09:50:04Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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