Cooperation of Space NCPs as a Means to Optimise Services

New information on GMES Space Component Best Practice ITTs

The European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) have concluded an agreement on the delegation of budget implementation tasks to ESA for the GMES Space Component within the FP7 specific programme “Cooperation” and its theme “Space”.

ITTs funded by the EC or co-funded by EC and ESA are open to all FP7 participating countries.
As a consequence, a part of the GMES space component related activities will be procured by ESA with FP7 budget in line with the EU procurement rules. The concerned Invitation to Tenders (ITT) will be open also to the 27 EU Member States and the associated FP7 countries.

Please be informed that several ITTs have recently been announced in this framework by ESA.

Information letter from the European Commission
Further information and consolidated list of the ITTs published