Contracts for Innovation: NSpOC BOREALIS Algorithm Development
A Contract Award Notice
by UK SPACE AGENCY
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract ()
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £35K-£85K
- Sector
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Published
- 16 Jan 2026
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
1 buyer
- UK Space Agency Didcot
8 suppliers
- UCL Consultants London
- 4Colors London
- Imperial College of Science Technology & Medicine London
- Fira Software Polegate
- GMV NSL Nottingham
- Thinktank Maths Edinburgh
- Birmingham University Birmingham
- Aeris London
Description
***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** Eligible organisations can apply for up to £100,000, excluding VAT, to research and develop initial proof of concepts for algorithms and similar solutions that directly improve the quality of data processing being undertaken within the BOREALIS system, contributing to enhanced analysis capabilities within NSpOC. UKSA is likely to award multiple Contracts that meet its requirements within this competition, and further competitions may be opened subsequently to those who are successful within this competition for further development work on identified solutions. This funding is from the UK Space Agency only and applicants should note this competition is wholly run and administered by the UK Space Agency. Applicants should note that as BOREALIS is a sovereign UK capability and this work is to develop solutions that eventually can be deployed into use, this competition is restricted to UK registered companies on grounds of national security. For the avoidance of doubt, this can include UK-registered universities. Full details are provided in the attached Competition Brief. This notice relates to the intended procurement for a contract which is an exempted contract under s 3(6) and Schedule 2, Part 2 (Subject-matter exempted contracts), paragraph 22 (Research and Development Services) of the Procurement Act 2023 (the 'Act'). Exempted contracts are not a public contract as defined in s3 of the Act and therefore are not required to be procured in accordance with the provisions of the Act that relate to a covered procurement.
Award Detail
| 1 | UCL Consultants (London)
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| 2 | 4Colors (London)
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| 3 | Imperial College of Science Technology & Medicine (London)
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| 4 | Fira Software (Polegate)
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| 5 | GMV NSL (Nottingham)
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| 6 | Thinktank Maths (Edinburgh)
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| 7 | Birmingham University (Birmingham)
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| 8 | Aeris (London)
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CPV Codes
- None found
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05eae9
- FTS 003789-2026