LONDON, Jan. 26 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity:

Contracting Authority: Ministry of Defence

Industry: Data services

Description: The National Space Strategy and the Defence Space Strategy laid out the ambitious vision of the UK, in the space domain. They provided a clear strategic direction aimed at delivering improved Space Domain Awareness (SDA). In May 2024 the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) was launched, led by UK Space Command and the UK Space Agency in partnership with the Met Office. The NSpOC will combine and coordinate civil and military Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capabilities, to enable UK space operations and protect our interests in space and on Earth from space related threats, risks, and hazards, as per the xGov SDA Requirements Publication. In support of the NSpOC, UK Space Command and Dstl are currently seeking information from the space industry sector on the availability of historic Space Domain Awareness Data. This information will help us better understand current market capabilities to become a more intelligent customer; help inform decision making on future Defence Capability needs and support the development of Machine Learning techniques for space object characterisation and tracking of cislunar objects. Please see the attached RFI for full details, and the RFI Templates for submission of the information. Thank you for your time and interest

Closing date: 2026-03-02T23:59:59Z

Contract duration: 0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 0001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Value of contract:

Location of contract: South East

About the buyer: UK Space Command; UKSpaceCmd-CAP-PANOPTESGMB@mod.gov.uk; Dstl Portsdown West, Grenville Building (WC-C010), Fareham; Hampshire; PO17 6AD; England

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