Tenders Are Invited For Esa Eo Information System (Eis)

Tenders are invited for ESA EO Information System (EIS). ESA EO Information System (EIS) Invitation to TenderESA is preparing the release of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the ESA Earth Observation Information System (EIS), planned for Q1 2026.The procurement for EIS will cover the definition, implementation andoperation of a single, flexible, and programme-independent EO data information system, governed by ESA and its Member States. This environment shall offer an opportunity for multi-programme EO initiatives (in particular, ESA Copernicus Space Component CSC-4 and ESA Digital Twin Earth) and for European industry to access a robust foundation on which to develop, prototype and maintain competitive operational services and applications, maximising synergies and reducing time, risks and development costs.EIS will enable:Access to a unified data storage architecture and exploitation system, established on EU sovereign clouds and based on state-of-the-artsolutionsEO data management services and Digital Twin Components development, prototyping, evolution and maintenanceAccess to harmonised representations of heterogeneous datasets for processing, as well as for AI modelling and trainingEfficient hosting of services and applications allowing industrial partners to manage such services and applications under their own respective governanceThe EIS procurement will be released as one open competition divided into two lots:Lot 1 - ESA Information System backbone: development, operations, and evolution of an architecture of cloud-managed services integrated in a project-based data exploitation system, established on EU sovereign clouds and based on state-of-the-art solutions.Lot 2 - Unified Data Management: development, operations, and evolution of an innovative EO-related data architecture to streamline the representation of diverse datasets, including areference open source EO application demonstrator.Tenderers will be invited to submit a separate and self-standing tender per Lot. They will be allowed to submit tenders for both Lots. To ensure the selection of the best expertise of European industry, the Agency will award each Lot to separate legal entities, and no single entity may hold contracts for the two Lots.The EIS procurement isfunded under the Copernicus Space Component CSC 4 and EarthWatch ESA Digital Twin Earth programmes. Read less Directorate Directorate of EO Programmes Estabilishment ESRIN Open Date 02/03/2026 09:00 CET Closing Date 13/04/2026 13:00 CET ECOS Required No Classified No Price Range Authorised Contact Person Nathalie Schwarz Initiating Service EOP-GC IP Measure N/A Prog. Reference E/E221-01 - EWatch - Digital Twi; E/E320-01 - G/S Development; E/E221-01 - EWatch - Digital Twi Tender Type Open Competition Open To Tenderers From AT+BE+CA+CH+CZ+DE+DK+EE+GR+ES+FI+FR+GB+HU+IE+IT+LU+NL+NO+PL+PT+RO+SE+SI Technology Keywords 9-B-III-Operation Support Processes Products Keywords 4-A-4-Other Tender Link : https://esastar-publication-ext.sso.esa.int/ESATenderActions/filter/open

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