Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc6-8622-725a-b9f2-5ec67a1de1e7/rfi-in-orbit-servicing-assembly-manufacturing-isam-payloads-rfi pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # RFI: In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly & Manufacturing (ISAM) Payloads RFI [UK Space Agency](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-space-agency) Estimated value Not stated Published 28 Oct 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - 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 The UK Space Agency (UKSA) recognises In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly & Manufacturing (ISAM) as a critical capability for strengthening the UK's position in space. The UK Space Industrial Plan (2024) identified ISAM as one of five key space capability areas for prioritisation, reflecting its importance to the nation's future in space. In addition, the Strategic Defence Review (2025) highlighted the need to develop Space Control capabilities, and by extension ISAM technologies, to defend UK space assets in an increasingly contested domain. Recent years have seen significant progress in establishing the foundations of the UK space sector, with national and defence space strategies now complemented by detailed capability plans. Realising the UK's ambitions for ISAM will require close collaboration between government and industry, with future interventions guided by robust evidence. To support this, UKSA is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to organisations - both UK-based and international - developing or planning to develop ISAM payloads or technologies seeking flight opportunities as hosted payloads or on In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) missions. The aim is to map the landscape of new technologies seeking flight demonstration within the next 3-5 years. Insights gathered through this RFI will inform UKSA's approach to in-space technology qualification and deepen our understanding of the evolving space technology landscape. We welcome your responses and appreciate your valuable input in shaping the future of the UK's ISAM capabilities. Note: This notice will not lead to a contract. This service is being used to assist in publicising this RFI as widely as possible. Read full description ## CPV classification Spacecraft Satellites Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05d5b4-2025-10-28T17:04:42Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05d5b4-2025-10-28T17:04:42Z) 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. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile UK Space Agency: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-space-agency) [Sector More Transport equipment & vehicles tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles) ## More tenders like this [Engine parts – Rezervni dijelovi za propelere KaMeWa za m/t Zadar · Jadrolinija · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-673e-71dd-88e2-447641d5f588/croatia-engine-parts-rezervni-dijelovi-za-propelere-kamewa-za-mt-zadar) [Light vans – Dynamisch aankoopsysteem voor de aankoop van milieuvriendelijke lichte bestelwagens · Stad Gent · 1526 days left · 23 Dec 2030](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6db9-70ec-8ac9-cf8a30c08ca8/belgium-light-vans-dynamisch-aankoopsysteem-voor-de-aankoop-van-milieuvriend) [Utility vehicles – RV zum Kauf von MGT + Geräte · Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7b45-739b-b9e8-6d0d282f7a5d/germany-utility-vehicles-rv-zum-kauf-von-mgt-gerate) [Dumper trucks – Autobasculante pentru activitati aeroportuare · Compania Nationala Aeroporturi Bucuresti SA · 16 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6319-7333-979f-903a976c36b1/romania-dumper-trucks-autobasculante-pentru-activitati-aeroportuare) [Public-service buses – 5 Wasserstoff-Solobusse · Beteiligungsgesellschaft Kreis Düren mbH · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-675b-71fc-85ed-5f87d392ebcb/germany-public-service-buses-5-wasserstoff-solobusse) [Rescue vessels – Contratación del suministro de una embarcación patrullera de intervención de alta velocidad adaptada para dotar al Servicio Marítimo de la Guardia Civil. · Subdirección General de Planificacion y Gestion de Infraestructuras y Medios para la Seguridad · 78 days left · 5 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6faf-726e-8d33-e7a2bdaa2f5a/spain-rescue-vessels-contratacion-del-suministro-de-una-embarcacion-patrulle)