That would be sadly similar to Black Arrow 'R3' in 1971, Britain's first and only successful orbital launch. After that we abandoned the project, the only country to do so after such an achievement.
> Prior to the cancellation of Black Arrow, NASA had offered to launch British payloads for free; however, this offer was withdrawn following the decision to cancel Black Arrow.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arrow:
> Prior to the cancellation of Black Arrow, NASA had offered to launch British payloads for free; however, this offer was withdrawn following the decision to cancel Black Arrow.
Ouch. Sounds like bait and switch.