HE-ESA-017 - PRS Payload Advanced Capabilities and Technologies for Galileo evolutions

The objective of the activity is about the design, development and proof-of-concept of innovative Payload architectures and technologies able to fulfil well identified advanced capability requirements to be targeted for Galileo Evolutions. The proof-of-concept (EBB or scaled EM, TRL-5) shall demonstrate the payload design feasibility prototyping the identified critical items and allowing a proper evaluation of the payload envelope (mass, envelope, dissipation), RF performance and environmental susceptibility as necessary. Some tasks of this activity may require access to PRS Information, which is subject to the European rules identified in Decision No 1104/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 25 October 2011. In order to access CLASSIFIED information linked to PRS, the Tenderer and its potential subcontractors involved in such specific tasks will be required to be authorised by the Security Accreditation Board as part of the list of companies authorized to work on PRS. This activity belongs to Galileo/EGNOS Upstream R&D which is part of the space component of Horizon Europe, under which, in line with the signed FFPA and relevant Contribution Agreement, ESA is delegated by the European Commission to manage this activity. ESA adapted procurement rules will apply as per the ITT to be published (open Competition in 2 stages). ESA reserves the right to place one parallel Contract subject to weighted quality of the proposal of at least 60 points, budget availability and related programmatic decision.