Inter-Agency Space Debris Co-ordination Committee (IADC) Studies 2025-26

The Office of the Chief Engineer within the UK Space Agency (UKSA) is intending to identify delivery partners to support a set of studies that will support ongoing research being performed as part of its role in the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC). The Inter Agency Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) has 13 member states that conduct technical research to inform their publications on how to measure, model, protect from and mitigate space debris. The primary purpose is to exchange information on space debris research activities between members, to facilitate opportunities for cooperation in space debris research, to review the progress of ongoing cooperative activities and to identify debris mitigation options. The UK has been a member for nearly 30 years and has been helping to guide the international policy over this time. The IADC consists of a steering group and four working groups - Measurements, Environment and Database, Protection and Mitigation. The studies that have been identified will seek to support on-going research being performed in each of these working groups. UKSA is seeking suppliers to perform technical studies of relevance to the four IADC working groups. We will require the supplier to fulfil the specification, including defining framework/model where needed and putting theoretical metrics into practice. The total value of this contract including all four lots shall not exceed £600,000 (inclusive of VAT). UKSA intends to award a minimum value of £25,000 (inclusive of VAT) per individual lot, with indicative minimum values per lot below (all values inclusive of VAT): • Lot 1: £25,000 • Lot 2: £150,000 • Lot 3: £75,000 • Lot 4: £50,000 Subject to receiving sufficient high quality proposals, UKSA may choose to award multiple contracts per lot (e.g. two contracts of £25,000 each within lot 1), and the maximum contract value reflects this. Bidders are able to apply for and receive contracts for multiple lots. Some lots include multiple related studies and bidders are able to bid for one or more of these studies. Prospective suppliers to note the deadline to complete the work shall not exceed 31st March 2026. Beyond this point, activity will not be funded. Full details will be available in the forthcoming specification.