{"start":0,"take":1,"total":1,"items":[{"activityNumber":"1000046603","budgetReference":"E/0904-611 - GSTP Element 1 Dev","classified":false,"closingDate":"2026-10-16T13:00:00","extensionRequestDeadline":"2026-10-02T13:00:00","clarificationRequestDeadline":"2026-10-02T13:00:00","description":"The signal processing approach of satellite ground station back-ends is undergoing a major conceptual changeworldwide: instead of processing the signal in the back-end in the classical way with a dedicated up-/ downlinkchain, there is the more flexible approachof sampling the signal directly before transmission / after reception. Thisstep also includes the up- and down-conversion. Thereafter the data is transferred via the network using theDigital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability (DIFI) protocol and processed on a Software Defined Radio (SDR)platform (instead of a classical modem). Commercialisation of this concept is on-going on both sides: the classicalmodem/back-end providers and the providers of commercial satellite ground station services. For the latter one,the high flexibility, the easy scalability and the interoperability are only some of the key advantages. For all sidesadvantageous isthe high degree of modularity, that can be achieved with an all-digital ground station. This allows,to program dedicated modules for dedicated satellite missions, which can then be plugged into any ground station,without changing hardware components, just simply by a software update. The use of the open DIFI standardinstead of other proprietary protocols also helps avoid vendor lock-in by allowing systems from different vendorsto communicate with each other. The open DIFI standard can also be a door-opener for new andexisting vendorsto offer COTS components with the option to include custom developments according to customer requests.Furthermore, the signal digitisation right at the beginning allows for much more flexibility in terms of processing.For example, the processing could even be split between a COTS SDR and a custom developed SDR part (e.g.for a dedicated mission need(s)). This allows to take profit of low-cost COTS developments, while still maintainingall the dedicated custom developed functionalities in a separate SDRsystem. Moreover, the given flexibility of anall-digital ground station is much larger than only this and this activity will assess additional possibilities which anall-digital ground station could provide. Additionally, it will also show in which areas there are still limitations toovercome.This activity is complementary to the TDE activity, T712-703GS - Ground Station Backend Architecture with High-Rate Sampling and Software Defined Radio, for a very limited all digital ground station.","ecosrequired":false,"establishment":"ESOC","firstPublicationDate":"2026-06-10T17:16:53","id":189180,"idEra":25239,"initiatingService":"OPS-GSS","ipmeasure":"N/A","isArchived":false,"isCancelled":false,"isReissued":false,"isToBeReissued":false,"issueQuarter":"000","lastUpdateTime":"2026-09-21T17:39:58","lastUpdateUser":"spancott","openDate":"2026-08-07T10:08:17","priceRange":"> 500 KEURO","programmeReference":"GSTP Element 1 Dev","tanumber":"1-13574","title":"GT17-883GS ALL-DIGITAL GROUND STATION","directorate":"Directorate of Operations","countries":[{"id":13},{"id":168},{"id":12},{"id":17}],"products":[{"id":25},{"id":26}],"technologies":[{"id":240},{"id":243}],"status":{"id":2},"tenderType":{"id":5},"isFavourite":false,"eraVersion":1,"stageNumber":null,"isNew":false,"isUpdated":false,"declarationOfCompliances":["With regard to the validity period of four (4) months from the date of tender submission with implicit extensions as per Article 27, paragraphs 3 & 4 of the Contracting Regulations ESA/REG/001, 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 technical requirements of the ITT, 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. 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