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UKSAC26_0061 NSpOC OBSERVE Legal Advice

DSIT · published 15 Sept 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID4f25f26f-447a-4d86-b63c-2a0e30ca5d32-914120
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-582452c3-3666-4b0e-8dd3-6c751302bbec
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-288561
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£18,000
award field
Tender value
Not disclosed
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
79100000
Legal services
Delivery
British Oversea Territories
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement has been run as a mini competition under RM6360 Legal Panel for Government Framework (Lot 2). The UK Space Agency has procured specialist legal services to support the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) OBSERVE programme. The appointed supplier will provide dedicated legal advice and drafting support for a complex national security-related procurement of a sovereign space domain awareness radar capability and associated infrastructure, including support for tender development, dialogue, contract drafting, procurement risk management and ad hoc legal advice throughout the procurement process.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release15 Sept 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published6 Sept 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published28 Aug 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published6 Sept 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2027
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Contracts Finder release

Published 15 Sept 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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