Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be1-f9f3-71eb-b0ab-228e4c2057a7/sac-27-010-international-engagement-requirement pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # SAC-27-010 International Engagement Requirement [Satellite Applications Catapult Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/satellite-applications-catapult-limited) Estimated value £60,000 Published 21 Jul 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## 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 The Satellite Applications Catapult (the Catapult) is seeking to identify organisations with the capacity, expertise, and relevant international experience to support the development and delivery of its international engagement. The requirement is expected to focus on strengthening market insight, market push and priority country selection, overseas partner development, routes to market for UK companies, and practical implementation planning. The Catapult is particularly interested in hearing from organisations that can provide one or more of the following capabilities: International strategy, trade, and market-entry expertise: Organisations with experience helping technology, innovation, space, defence, or advanced engineering businesses understand overseas markets, identify routes to market, assess commercial demand, and prioritise countries based on evidence of opportunity and accessibility. Space sector or technology commercialisation and development expertise: Organisations with a strong understanding of the space sector, space-enabled applications, innovation ecosystems, regional trade bodies, economic development organisations, and the role these networks can play in supporting business growth. Market intelligence and company segmentation capability: Organisations able to assess different types of UK space businesses, including upstream, downstream, in-orbit services, communications, connectivity, ground segment, and space-enabled application companies, and identify which international markets are most relevant to each type of business. Export, inward investment, and international business support experience: Organisations with experience supporting export development, international partnerships, soft-landing activity, inward investment qualification, business matchmaking, overseas missions, or engagement with public-sector trade and investment mechanisms. International partner identification and relationship brokerage capability: Organisations with established knowledge of overseas partner networks, including trade agencies, economic development bodies, innovation agencies, overseas clusters, accelerators, anchor corporates, public buyers, systems integrators, research organisations, and relevant government or public-sector routes. Competitive risk, retention, and ecosystem analysis expertise: Organisations able to assess where overseas ecosystems may present competitive risks to the UK space sector, including risks linked to business relocation, talent attraction, acquisition, intellectual property movement, investment pull, supply chain dependency, or capability leakage. Read full description ## CPV classification Business analysis consultancy services Project management consultancy services Development consultancy services Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Services specific to international organisations and bodies Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06ba23-2026-07-21T11:27:27+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06ba23-2026-07-21T11:27:27+01:00) 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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