Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc1-efd1-71be-870d-dd123d1c50d1/ps25204-uksac25-0057-esa-strategic-study-phases-3-and-4 awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # PS25204 - UKSAC25\_0057 - ESA Strategic Study (Phases 3 and 4) [UK Space Agency](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-space-agency) Estimated value £41,660 Published 8 Oct 2025 Deadline Closed 15 Sept 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender ### 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. ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-058d92-2025-10-08T10:43:38+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-058d92-2025-10-08T10:43:38+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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