# GSS23527 - SOR Space Investment Forum

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [DODS GROUP LIMITED](/suppliers/dods-group/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £98,900
- Tender value: £98,900
- Award date: 15 September 2023
- Published: 20 September 2023
- Contract start: 18 September 2023
- Contract end: 19 April 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 068a79d9-a7be-46e9-a2d2-35d8a40f97f0-681827
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2cae8365-2d47-4be0-aea1-fbfeb6c669d1

## Description

\*\*Please note this is an Award Notice and not a call for competition, this Contract has been awarded via the CCS Communications Marketplace DPS \(RM6124\) \*\* UK Space Agency is seeking to build upon the success of its first Space Investment Forum \(SIF\) by planning and delivering a further two Forums within the FY 23/24 as part of the Investment Directorate's wider investment strategy\. The Agency intends to host an Investment Forum quarterly, with the delivery of two events planned during this financial year\. By delivering two more Forums in FY 23/24 the agency will demonstrate the effectiveness of these events in attracting relevant stakeholders and will produce data to measure the efficiency of these events in driving investment into the space sector\. The Agency will use this to plan the appropriate amount of SIF activity in subsequent financial years\. The Agency is seeking a contractor to deliver these events\. The first SIF took place in London in May 2023 and brought together UK space SMEs with private investors, however, demand exceeded capacity and the business case for continuing this activity is clear\. UKSA work to deliver the UK's National Space Strategy, and the Agency's core objective of catalysing investment into the UK space sector\. The objective of the Space Investment Forum is to catalyse investment as directly and as efficiently as possible\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/068a79d9-a7be-46e9-a2d2-35d8a40f97f0-681827)