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Netherlands: Tenders/European Space Agency/HE-ESA-026 EGNOS-NEXT: System architecture and test beacon for Governmental SAR

  1. Planning notice published

    Nov 10, 9:36 AMNovember 10, 2026 9:36 AM

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HE-ESA-026 EGNOS-NEXT: System architecture and test beacon for Governmental SAR

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The European Space Agency is preparing a procurement to develop and use a test beacon to verify end-to-end system performance for a future governmental search-and-rescue service, including consolidating and demonstrating the required beacon technologies. The work calls for expertise in system architecture, test-beacon technologies and end-to-end system testing; suppliers can participate through the forthcoming two-stage open competition.

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  • The objective of this activity is to prepare a future Search And Rescue service for governmental users with the testing of the key functions of the end to end system, based on the development and use of a test beacon. The activity will consolidate and demonstrate the required test beacon technologies verifying end to end system performance. 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.

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    william costeswilliam.costes@esa.int
  • Type
    Planning
  • Location
    Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek
  • Main code
    Navigation satellites
    35631300
  • 73100000Research and experimental development services

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