Tenders Are Invited For Esca+ Industrial System Architect

Tenders are invited for ESCA+ INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM ARCHITECT - EXPRO PLUS Tender Action Number: 1-13484 Activity Number: 1000046383 Clarification Request Deadline 04/06/2026 13:00 CET Closing Date Extension Request Deadline 04/06/2026 13:00 CET Announcement Date 01/05/2026 Last Update On 13/05/2026 11:33 CET Update Reason Tender Action Issued The contract will cover a period of 18 months encompassing the system requirements consolidation, the definition of the system architecture and the initiation of the industrial phase of the ESCA+ project, with an option, to be activated at the discretion of the Agency, for a single extension for a further period of 6 months to cover the kick-off and ramp-up of the implementation phase.The tenderer will begin the activity providing support to define high-level requirements (interfacing also with the relevant Spanish userscommunity) and technical architecture of the ESCA+ system, which will support the development of the tender data package(s) of the industrial definition study to be released in Q3/Q4 2026. The tenderer will also support the preparation and maintenance of the project risk register, integrated schedule and project costs assessments.Once the space segment contract(s) will be placed, the tendererwill support the Agency to maintain the system architecture, its interfaces, the system requirement document and its apportionmentsto lower-level requirements to achieve the mission objectives. This work will also include support on the generation of ground segment requirements and of system operations requirements, as well as the assessment of the interoperability of the planned ESCA+ system with ERS-EO element 1; these outputs will then be used as key inputs for the ground segment tender expected in Q4 2027.The optional extension of the activity will continue the monitoring of output of the space segment implementation phase with respect to the mission objectives and requirements. Read less Directorate Directorate of EO Programmes Estabilishment ESTEC Open Date 13/05/2026 11:32 CET Closing Date 11/06/2026 13:00 CET ECOS Required No Classified No Price Range > 500 KEURO Authorised Contact Person Satu Dubbeling Initiating Service EOP-P IP Measure N/A Prog. Reference E/D004-01 - ERS E2 ESCA+ Tender Type Open Competition Open To Tenderers From ES Technology Keywords 8-B-III-Collaborative Engineering Products Keywords 2-I-1-b-Imaging Radars 2-I-3-f-Optical Telescopes Tender Link : https://esastar-publication-ext.sso.esa.int/ESATenderActions/filter/open