101 UK Brexit Notes

Connemara Programme October 16 2018 pg. 96 After March 2019 if there’s ‘No Deal’ If the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place, the UK will not be eligible to participate in the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking programme. UK organisations will not therefore be able to contribute to providing services to the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking, to participate in the scientific and technical groups to develop the programme further or be able to receive grant funding to pay for UK involvement. The UK will continue to receive space, surveillance and tracking data from the United States of America. Implications A limited number of UK satellite owners and operators currently have arrangements to receive services from the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking programme. These are not linked to the government’s role in the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking programme, and we are seeking clarification from the European Commission as to the potential impacts on access to services in the unlikely event of ‘no deal’. Actions for businesses and other stakeholders A small number of UK providers may still have programme delivery contracts in place in March 2019. These would be anticipated to expire before the end of September 2020. Any companies currently involved in the programme may wish to contact their relevant contracting authority if they have concerns about their contractual status. EU businesses, academics and researchers are currently eligible to bid for contracts related to the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking programme. Any EU organisations currently or expecting to carry out contracts which involve partnership arrangements with UK businesses, academics and researchers may wish to contact the relevant contracting authority to make sure that arrangements are in place to ensure continued partnership complies with the conditions of the contract post exit and to avoid possible penalties.