ESA Open Invitation to Tender AO10369
Open Date: 19/05/2020
Closing Date: 14/07/2020 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 20.1ET.17
Prog. Ref.: GSTP Element 1 Dev
Budget Ref.: E/0904-611 – GSTP Element 1 Dev
Special Prov.: IT+CH
Tender Type: C
Price Range: > 500 KEURO
Products: Ground Segment / Ground Station / F&T equipment / Time Generation and Synchronisation equipment
Technology Domains: RF Systems, Payloads and Technologies / RF Technologies and Equipment / Time and Frequency
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Directorate of Tech, Eng. & Quality
Department: Electrical Department
Division: RF Payloads & Technology Division
Contract Officer: Erkelens-Sickinger, Franziska
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 19/05/2020
Update Reason: Tender issue

The objective of this activity is the design, development, manufacturing and test of a clock ensemble, monitoring and switching unit for robust timescale generation.Current solutions for robust timescale generation, in terms of stability and continuity relies ona distributed and complex redundant hardware architecture with dedicated equipment that require specific skills and experience to operate and maintain. In addition, the handling of clock switching (e.g. in case of clock failure) does not always guarantee phase continuity. Based on concepts already investigated for on-board applications, an alternative solution relying on an integrated system shall be developed for timescale generation on ground. The main benefit over the state-of-the-art will be a fully integrated rack mountable unit providing all required functionalities and performance, thereby strongly improving the operation and reliability of the timescale.