ESA Open Invitation to Tender AO10167
Open Date: 15/01/2020
Closing Date: 31/12/2020 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 19.1TT.49
Prog. Ref.: ARTES 3/4CC Products;ARTES C&G Phase 2 Te;ARTES 3/4 Phase II A
Budget Ref.: E/0534-01B – ARTES 3/4CC Products;E/0534-01D – ARTES C&G Phase 2 Te;E/0534-02A – ARTES 3/4 Phase II A
Special Prov.: AT+BE+CH+CZ+DE+DK+ES+FI+FR+GB+GR+HU+IE+IT+LU+NL+NO+PL+PT+RO+SE+CA
Tender Type: C
Price Range: KEURO
Products: Satellites & Probes / Other
Technology Domains: Others
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Directorate Telecom & Integrated Applica
Department: Telecom Technologies,Product&Systems Dep
Contract Officer: Ferreol, Audrey
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 15/01/2020
Update Reason: Loaded a new Clarification(English version)

The specific objectives of ARTES CG are to ensure the readiness of the industry to address commercial opportunities by focusing the activities on technological innovation in equipment, systems and applications for satellite communication, with the view of products ready for future exploitation within either the commercial or institutional market. ARTES CG supports space and ground segments,as well as overall system-related activities. ARTES CG is to identify and carry out design, development and demonstration activities in the space segment, including flight opportunities for innovative items and ground segment, on the basis of proposals made by industry to develop future products. Products are defined to be any hardware, software, system or sub-system or services. The development of a product for satellite communication involves a number of phases and for each phase a higher level is achieved of technical and market maturity, implying the technical and market risk is reduced as the development progresses. ARTES CG is, in particular, to co-fund with industry these phases in the development targeting products ready for exploitation.