{"start":0,"take":1,"total":1,"items":[{"activityNumber":"1000046723","budgetReference":"E/A869-01 - IOD/IOV HEurope Indu","classified":false,"closingDate":"2026-10-02T13:00:00","extensionRequestDeadline":"2026-09-22T13:00:00","clarificationRequestDeadline":"2026-09-22T13:00:00","description":"One of the main objectives of the Space strategy for Europe is to foster a globally competitive and innovative European space sector, in particular by improving support to technological maturation for sub-systems, equipment and technologies, including in-orbit demonstration and validation activities, to reduce time to market.To ensure the European Union non-dependence and competitiveness in technologies, there is a clear need for a regular, sustainable, cost-effective and responsive In Orbit Demonstration/Validation (IOD/IOV) service in the European Union. Space flight heritage in real conditions and environment is often required to de-risk innovations such as new technologies, products, concepts, architectures, and operations techniques are they for unique or recurrent, institutional or commercial missions.On 31 March 2023, the European Commission issued a Call for Expression of Interest for In Orbit Demonstration/Validation of Experiments Needing Aggregation, open until 15 March 2027 with multiple cut-off dates. The objective is to promote European competitiveness and non-dependence by offering flight opportunities through IOD/IOV for European Experiments. The European Commission pre-selects on a regular basis a number of Experiments that may fly with the Horizon Europe In-orbit Demonstration/Validation (IOD/IOV) Service.The SmallSat Project 2026 will provide the Horizon Europe In-orbit demonstration/Validation (IOD/IOV) service with a Carrier based on European SmallSat platforms, with a system total mass (including experiments) in the range of 250 kg.The SmallSat Project 2026 Contractor will be responsible for specifying and delivering all elements required to accommodate a set of experiments selected by the European Commission, in order to bring them into space and to allow for demonstration and/or validation purposes.These activities include:-system studies, at ground and space segments levels, including accommodation analysis of theIOD/IOV Experiments on the IOD/IOV Carrier and the compatibility analysis with the available launch solutions, -input to the launch mission analysis for the launch services provider, -manufacturing, assembly, integration and test of the whole IOD/IOV spacecraft based on EU manufactured solutions including the selected experiments, -ground segment capabilities (facilities and operators) to operate the IOD/IOV mission, -management of interfaces between the different IOD/IOV Experiments and the IOD/IOV Carrier, -inputs to launcher interfaces, -transport and delivery of the IOD/IOV spacecraft to the Launch Site, -launch campaign, -launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP), -operations of the IOD/IOV spacecraft for maximum one year taking into account the specific needs of the experiments, -delivery of the experiments in-flight data to the experiment providers, with a right to use for ESA and EU, -decommissioning of the IOD/IOV spacecraft at the end of the operations. This project is funded by the European Union. ESA is the Contracting Authority and runs the procurement under the ESA/REG/001 rev.5 adapted as per the signed FFPA Agreement.","ecosrequired":true,"establishment":"ESTEC","firstPublicationDate":"2026-06-24T08:16:29","id":190124,"idEra":25219,"initiatingService":"TEC-SI","ipmeasure":"N/A","isArchived":false,"isCancelled":false,"isReissued":false,"isToBeReissued":false,"issueQuarter":"262","lastUpdateTime":"2026-09-17T17:42:42","lastUpdateUser":"rhamill","openDate":"2026-07-08T11:43:39","priceRange":"> 500 KEURO","programmeReference":"IOD/IOV HEurope Indu","tanumber":"1-13569","title":"IHE1-2 SMALLSAT PROJECT 2026","directorate":null,"countries":[{"id":1},{"id":28},{"id":35},{"id":36},{"id":45},{"id":62},{"id":67},{"id":83},{"id":90},{"id":93},{"id":113},{"id":118},{"id":129},{"id":143},{"id":144},{"id":147},{"id":168},{"id":172},{"id":187},{"id":214},{"id":217},{"id":222},{"id":27},{"id":26},{"id":25},{"id":24},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":6},{"id":7},{"id":8},{"id":9},{"id":10},{"id":11},{"id":243},{"id":12},{"id":14},{"id":15},{"id":16},{"id":17},{"id":18},{"id":19},{"id":20},{"id":21},{"id":22},{"id":23},{"id":13}],"products":[],"technologies":[{"id":26}],"status":{"id":2},"tenderType":{"id":5},"isFavourite":false,"eraVersion":1,"stageNumber":null,"isNew":false,"isUpdated":false,"declarationOfCompliances":["The technical proposal of the Tender 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 compliance with the participating conditions (for the Tenderer and all subcontractors) during the bidding period including the duration of the procurement procedure and during the execution of the Contract (including at contract signature),","With regard to the technical requirements, the Tender is:","With regard to the financial requirements, the Tender is:","With regard to the Contract Conditions of the draft Contract and the present Special Conditions of Tender – Part 3G section 4.6 of the SCT (including the proposed IOD/IOV accommodation), the Tender is:","With regard to the IPR requirements of the draft Contract and the present Special Conditions of Tender – Part 3G section 4.6 of the SCT, the Tender is:","With regard to the Personal Data requirements of the draft Contract and the present Special Conditions of Tender – Part 3G section 4.6 of the SCT, the Tender is:","With regard to the Export/Import requirements of the R-ITT - Part 3G section 4.6 of the SCT, the Tender is:","With regard to the Agency’s and EC’s Right of Audit (GCT Part 2 B7 and as amended by the FFPA Annex III), 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 requirement that the “consortium structure” in esa-star mirrors the Proposed Project Team in the Cover Letter, the tender is:","With regard to Management Requirements (AD3 to the SoW, Appendix 3 to the ITT), the Tender is:","With regard to the EU Restrictive Measures and Minimum Requirements, the Tender is: "],"keyAcceptanceFactors":["The Tenderer confirms, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subcontractor(s), that the Tender contains a technical description.","The Tenderer confirms, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subcontractor(s) that it satisfies the qualification requirements established under Article 18.1 of the Procurement Regulations as modified in Annex III of the FFPA and hereto: \n\n18.1 All economic operators qualify to participate in a tendering procedure of the Agency if:\na)\tthey satisfy the requirements set under Article II.3 of Annex V to the Convention;\nb)\tthey do not fall under one of the exclusions foreseen under paragraphs 2 and 12 of Article 18, and\nc)\tthey comply with the participating conditions set out in these Special Conditions of Tender.\n\nThe 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.\n","The Tenderer confirms, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subcontractor(s), to satisfy the qualification requirements established under Part 1 A “Eligibility requirements” paragraphs b) to i) of the Agency’s General Conditions of Tender (see Part 2B-1 of the GCT) and as amended/complemented in Part 1A – section 2.1 of this SCT.","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 2B-3 of the GCT).","The Tenderer confirms, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subcontractor(s), the acceptance of the conditions listed in the “Non commitment by the Agency” (see Part 2B-11 of the GCT).","The Tenderer confirms, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subcontractor(s), to be compliant with the requirements listed in the “Certification of non-benefit” (see Part 2H of the GCT).","The Tenderer confirms, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subcontractor(s), to acknowledge the European Commission’s, including the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Court of Auditors (ECA), right to audit the Tender. ","The Tenderer confirms, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subcontractor(s), that the Cover Letter of the tender and the tender contains a Price of the Tender that is a binding Firm Fixed Price (price type as requested in the ITT) and does not exceed the maximum overall budget defined by the Agency under section 3. B.2 of the Cover Letter to this ITT.","The Tenderer confirms, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subcontractor(s), that the validity period of the Tender is six (6) months from the date of Tender submission with implicit extensions as per Article 37 points 3 & 4 of the Procurement Regulations ESA/REG/001 rev.5.","The Tender Cover Letter includes the signed Declaration of Compliance to Article 18 of the ESA Procurement Regulations ESA/REG/001 rev.5 as modified for the IOD/IOV Programme, signed by the authorised representative of the Tenderer."],"evaluationCriterias":[{"criterion":"Understanding of the requirements and objectives and critical discussion of risk and problem areas; proposed design and maturity, flexibility of the design to accommodate pre-selected Experiments","weightingFactor":"20%"},{"criterion":"Background, experience and flight heritage (related to the particular field concerned) of the consortium and staff (including adequacy of proposed facilities)","weightingFactor":"20%"},{"criterion":"Quality and suitability of proposed programme of work; adequacy of engineering approach and credibility of development and verification approach to achieve the mission requirements","weightingFactor":"25%"},{"criterion":"Compliance with administrative Tender conditions and acceptance of Contract conditions","weightingFactor":"10%"},{"criterion":"Adequacy of management and organisation, Adequacy and credibility of planning in view of schedule requirements and experiments accommodation, Adequacy and credibility of costing","weightingFactor":"25%"}],"entities":[],"procurementProposal":null,"responsible":"Roman Roussel","updateReason":"Tender Clarification has been published"}],"totalNew":0,"totalUpdated":0}