{"start":0,"take":1,"total":1,"items":[{"activityNumber":"1000037575","budgetReference":"E/0534-03A - 5G-Other Act. Prod&T","classified":false,"closingDate":"2026-09-30T13:00:00","extensionRequestDeadline":"2026-09-16T13:00:00","clarificationRequestDeadline":"2026-09-16T13:00:00","description":"The objective of this activity is to develop the necessary 5G New Radio (NR) ground segment prototypes for servicing the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) via satellite and demonstrate the capability with end-to-end in orbit testing.Targeted improvements:Ensure compliance to the FRMCS safety and performance requirements by demonstrating the feasibility of servicing via a satellite link, complementing the terrestrial network. Provide ETSI RT standardisation group with the required inputs for satellite.Description:The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS), being a successor of the GSM-R system, is planned to be operational before GSM-R's predicted saturation in 2030. In this respect, ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) is already preparing the relevant FRMCS standard. In the frame of this work, satcom is established as a componentof the future system. More specifically, the integration of satcom to FRMCS was identified to be more straightforward when satcom is employing 5G NR, which is going to be the air interface for the terrestrial FRMCS access. Regarding the terrestrial FRMCS 5G NR access, live trials are planned by 2024, as it is targeted for the first stable version of FRMCS to be available for procurement by the beginning of 2025.To establish satellite with solid foundation in FRMCS, and to demonstrate its capability to service the terrestrial gaps of communication,it is essential that a similar activity will take place also for satellite. This activity will therefore validate with a real in-orbit demonstration the capability of satellite to service operational trains with FRMCS while using the 5G NR air interface. For this purpose, ground segment prototypes (i.e., modems on board trains and for gateways) will be designed via FPGA or SDR-based developments and validated initially in a lab environment and then on field versus the FRMCS requirements. Whenever possible, COTS RF/antenna equipment should be used for the purpose of this development. Both ForwardLink and Return Link will be considered to demonstrate the interactivity of FRMCS use cases. The best candidate satellite connectivity (in terms of orbit, frequency), as well as trains of different speeds and different local environments (e.g. rural, suburban, urban) will be considered, to exhibit the response of the satellite 5G NR link and its compliance to the FRMCS requirements over a plethora of scenarios characterised by different multipath, fading and interference conditions. In addition, switching between satellite and terrestrial 5G NR networks will be showcased to offer insight on the performance of the handover that takes place when the train transitions between coverages. Satellite switching willalso be demonstrated in case a satellite constellation is considered for the live trials.The outcome of the work will feed the ETSI FRMCS standardisation through the participation to the ETSI RT standardisation group.","ecosrequired":false,"establishment":"ECSAT","firstPublicationDate":"2026-06-01T09:38:02","id":188471,"idEra":25183,"initiatingService":"CIP-PT","ipmeasure":"N/A","isArchived":false,"isCancelled":false,"isReissued":false,"isToBeReissued":false,"issueQuarter":"233","lastUpdateTime":"2026-07-29T14:26:47","lastUpdateUser":"spancott","openDate":"2026-06-01T09:39:19","priceRange":"> 500 KEURO","programmeReference":"5G-Other Act. Prod&T","tanumber":"1-11817","title":"END-TO-END DEMONSTRATION OF 5G NEW RADIO (NR) FOR FUTURE RAILWAY MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (ARTES 4.0 SPL 5G/6G 7C.086) - RE-ISSUE","directorate":"Dir. of Connectivity  Secure Comm.","countries":[{"id":1},{"id":168},{"id":67},{"id":62},{"id":26},{"id":25},{"id":24},{"id":23},{"id":22},{"id":19},{"id":16},{"id":15},{"id":13},{"id":11},{"id":10},{"id":9},{"id":6},{"id":2},{"id":17}],"products":[{"id":26}],"technologies":[{"id":246}],"status":{"id":2},"tenderType":{"id":5},"isFavourite":false,"eraVersion":5,"stageNumber":null,"isNew":false,"isUpdated":false,"declarationOfCompliances":["With regard to the technical requirements of the ITT, the tender is","With regard to the requirement that the “consortium structure” in esa-star mirrors the Proposed Project Team in the Cover Letter, the tender is","With regard to the requirements in ESA’s Policy on the Prevention, Detection and Investigation of Fraud (special reference is made to paragraph 5.8), the tenderer is","With regard to the Agency’s "Right to Audit" (see Part 2 B-7 of the GCT), the tender is","With regard to the export/import requirements of the ITT (please refer to the Proposal Template, Section 6.4), the tender is","With regard to the IPR requirements of the ITT (please refer to the Draft Contract and to the Proposal Template, Section 6.2), the tender is","With regard to the Contract conditions of the ITT (please refer to the Draft Contract and to the Proposal Template, Section 6.1.), the tender is","With regard to the financial requirements of the ITT, the tender is","With regard to the managerial requirements of the ITT, the tender is","The technical proposal is free from any plagiarism. When use is made of material being quotations or citations from existing public literature such use is clearly indicated and due reference indications (source and author) are provided.","With regard to the validity period of four (4) months from the date of tender submission with implicit extensions as per Article 37, points 3 & 4 of the Procurement Regulations ESA/REG/001, the tender is"],"keyAcceptanceFactors":["The tender contains a technical description.","The tender Cover Letter and the tender contain a price type compliant with the one requested in the ITT.","The tender is compliant with the budgetary limit(s) applicable to the tender.","The Tenderer satisfies the qualification requirements established under Article 18.1 of the Procurement Regulations. The Tenderer further certifies that it, and when applicable any of its subcontractors, does not fall under any of the exclusions laid down in the Procurement Regulations under Article 18, paragraphs 2 and 12.","The Tenderer confirms, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subcontractor(s), to be compliant with the requirements listed in the “Certification of free competition” (see Part 2 B-3 of the GCT).","The Tenderer confirms, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subcontractors, the acceptance of the conditions listed in the “Non commitment by the Agency” (see Part 2 B-11 of the GCT).","The Tenderer confirms, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subcontractors, to be compliant with the requirements listed in the “Certification of non-benefit” (see Part 2 H of the GCT  ).","The tender Cover Letter and the tender contain a binding price.","Supporting evidence of the authorisation of funding from the relevant Participating State(s) is provided as part of the tender cover letter and in accordance with the requirements of section 2.4 of the Cover letter to the present ITT."],"evaluationCriterias":[{"criterion":"Adequacy of management, costing and planning for the execution of the work.","weightingFactor":"10%"},{"criterion":"Compliance with administrative tender conditions and acceptance of contract conditions.","weightingFactor":"10%"},{"criterion":"Quality and suitability of proposed programme of work; adequacy of engineering approach.","weightingFactor":"30%"},{"criterion":"Understanding of the requirements and objectives and discussion of problem areas.","weightingFactor":"25%"},{"criterion":"Background and experience (related to the particular field concerned) of the company (ies) and staff (including adequacy of proposed facilities).","weightingFactor":"25%"}],"entities":[],"procurementProposal":null,"responsible":"Florence Glandieres","updateReason":"Tender Clarification has been published"}],"totalNew":0,"totalUpdated":0}