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UK Space Agency opens competition for up to £520,000 for North West space cluster

KROV newsroom

12 Nov 2026, 3:57 am IST1 min read

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The UK Space Agency opened a competition on November 11 for up to £520,000 to support the space sector in north-west England. It plans to fund one organisation or a consortium with a lead applicant to carry out the North West Space Cluster’s development work.

The agency’s provisional timetable puts the proposal deadline at 4 pm on December 18, 2026. It expects the work to start on February 1, 2027, and run through March 31, 2030.

Applicants or their delivery partners are expected to provide at least 50% in matching funds. The agency sets a separate rule for academic partners, funding them at 80% of full economic cost.

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Credit: UK Space Agency, GOV.UK (Crown copyright) · Summarised/translated by KROV · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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