Guidance

General Support Technology Programme (GSTP)

The General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) is an ESA programme aimed at the development of new and innovative space technologies.

• From: UK Space Agency
• Published: 3 April 2020
• Last updated: 19 September 2025 — See all updates

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Details on GSTP

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Details

Industry and academia are invited to express interest for any compendia activity they would like the UK to support by 31 October 2025 through the Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP), not directly to the UK GSTP Team.

Please see Details on GSTP above for more information.

Published 3 April 2020

Last updated 19 September 2025 + show all updates

1. 19 September 2025

   Updated with new process, September 2025.

2. 27 March 2025

   Disclaimer added to top of page. General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Information Events updated. UK Space Agency GSTP Compendia Activities - file attachment updated. GSTP Non-Compendia Review Panel & SOI Submission Dates - HTML attachment updated.

3. 19 February 2025

   Updated submissions dates table

4. 18 December 2024

   Dates of GSTP Information Sessions updates in the GSTP Non-Compendia Review Panel & SOI Submission Dates - HTML attachment and on the landing page.

5. 19 September 2024

   More Information session dates added to the landing page. GSTP submission dates updated in the GSTP Non-Compendia Review Panel & SOI Submission Dates attachment.

6. 7 August 2024

   Updated the available dates of the information sessions at the bottom of the landing page. An updated version of the GSTP SOI (Statement of Interest) - Non-Compendia & Direct Negotiation Activities Form has been attached.

7. 10 July 2024

   The following updates have been made: - dates amended on the GSTP Non-Compendia Review Panel & SOI Submission Dates - HTML attachment - changes to the General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Information Events heading on the landing page

8. 18 March 2024

   Webinar details amended.

9. 29 January 2024

   Added General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Information Events to main landing page.

10. 28 November 2023

    Updates to the GSTP Statement of Interest Submission Dates - HTML attachment. Dates update for 2023/2024.

11. 16 October 2023

    GSTP Statement of Interest - Non-Compendia & Direct Negotiation Activities - file attachment UPDATED GSTP Statement of Interest Submission Dates - HTML attachment UPDATED UK Space Agency Compendia Activities - HTML attachment UPDATED GSTP Statement of Interest - Compendia Activities - file attachment DELETED

12. 29 June 2023

    Updated details section.

13. 28 June 2023

    UK Space Agency Compendia Activities - HTML attachment CREATED GSTP Statement of Interest - Non-Compendia & Direct Negotiation Activities - file attachment UPDATED GSTP Statement of Interest - Compendia Activities - file attachment UPDATED GSTP Expression of Interest - Non-Compendia & Direct Negotiation Activities - file attachment UPDATED General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Guidance - HTML attachment UPDATED

14. 26 May 2023

    Updated submission dates.

15. 24 May 2023

    Added details of Non-Compendium activity deadline activity.

16. 23 March 2023

    GSTP Expression of Interest Non-Compendia Activities - file attachment created GSTP Statement of Interest Non-Compendia Activities - file attachment updated GSTP Statement of Interest Compendia Activities - file attachment updated

17. 23 March 2023

    GSTP Statement of Interest Non-Compendia Activities document - new file attached.

18. 17 March 2023

    Attachments updated - Potential Activities for the Space-based Solar Power Specific Area and GSTP Statement of Interest Compendia Activities. General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Guidance - HTML attachment updated

19. 14 March 2023

    New documents added GSTP Statement of Interest Non-Compendia Activities GSTP Statement of Interest Compendia Activities GSTP Guidance Notes Details section updated. HTML attactments updated GSTP Statement of Interest Submission Dates General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Guidance Documents deleted GSTP Expression of Interest GSTP Statement of Interest GSTP Guidance Notes

20. 11 May 2022

    Updated GSTP Statement of Interest Submission Dates

21. 4 February 2022

    Update to submission dates of GSTP

22. 19 November 2021

    Updated documents: SOI and Guidance

23. 9 November 2021

    Documents updated: Approval Procedure, Guidance, Statement of Interest Form and Submission dates.

24. 14 October 2021

    Updated General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Statement of Interest (SOI) Documentation Submission Dates

25. 11 May 2021

    Updated rescheduled Statement of Interest (SOI) Documentation Submission Dates.

26. 24 November 2020

    Updated GSTP Statement of Interest Submission Dates

27. 3 April 2020

    First published.