1. Beschaffer
1.1.
Beschaffer
Offizielle Bezeichnung: European Space Agency
Rechtsform des Erwerbers: Internationale Organisation
Tätigkeit des öffentlichen Auftraggebers: Allgemeine öffentliche Verwaltung
2. Verfahren
2.1.
Verfahren
Titel: EuroQCI 1st Generation: System Concept and Preliminary System Definition (Phase A/B1) plus Security Assessment of EU27 Terrestrial QKD Solutions
Beschreibung: The objective of the activity is to define a preliminary EuroQCI 1st Generation system design compliant with the mission goals, objectives and requirements (proposed by ESA and approved by the EC) within the technical and schedule constraints, including those imposed by SAGA and especially NatQCIs trading-off different options based on a cost-benefit analysis. In terms of level of detail and maturity of the design, the activity will provide consolidated system and system’s components technical and security specifications—with special focus on the orchestrator and the interface and integration with the terrestrial component, while relying on ESA’s SAGA mission as the baseline space component—and will baseline the design specification and interfaces of the components’ constituent elements (excluding SAGA’s) such as trusted nodes of the terrestrial component or software modules of theorchestrator. The activity will also design and implement a reference and validation environment with the necessary tools to validate and verify the feasibility and suitability of the specifications and compliance of the design(s). As per ECSS, the activity will conclude with EuroQCI 1st Generation’s System Requirements Review (SRR) where critical technologies shall be at TRL5 or above. It is also an objective of the activity to establish the security readiness of EU27 QKD industry and terrestrial products to engage in governmental applications involving CLASSIFIED information.
2.1.1.
Zweck
Art des Auftrags: Lieferleistungen
Haupteinstufung (cpv): 32412100 Fernmeldenetz
2.1.2.
Erfüllungsort
Land, Gliederung (NUTS): Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (NL363)
Land: Niederlande
Zusätzliche Informationen: The Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be published on ESA Star. In order to access to the ITT Package, Tenderers must be registered in esa-star as potential ESA suppliers. Any Tenderer, which is not yet registered with ESA as a potential supplier, must complete the online questionnaire in esa-star, https://esastar-emr.sso.esa.int/. Further information on the registration process can be found in ESA’s INDUSTRY PORTAL available at: - http://www.esa. int/About_Us/Business_with_ESA/esa-star_open_for_business - http://www.esa.int/About_Us /Business_with_ESA/How_to_do/esa-star_Registration_Process Please note that esa-star allows two levels of entity registration: “Light” and “Full”. This allows new users wishing to do business with ESA to carry out their registration in two steps. While “Light” registration will grant access to all esa-star services up to and including proposal submission, the award of ESA contracts requires “Full” registration.
2.1.4.
Allgemeine Informationen
Rechtsgrundlage:
Richtlinie 2014/24/EU
3. Teil
3.1.
Teil: PAR-0001
Titel: EuroQCI 1st Generation: System Concept and Preliminary System Definition (Phase A/B1) plus Security Assessment of EU27 Terrestrial QKD Solutions
Beschreibung: The objective of the activity is to define a preliminary EuroQCI 1st Generation system design compliant with the mission goals, objectives and requirements (proposed by ESA and pproved by the EC) within the technical and schedule constraints, including those imposed by SAGA and especially NatQCIs trading-off different options based on a cost-benefit analysis. In terms of level of detail and maturity of the design, the activity will provide consolidated system and system’s components technical and security specifications—with special focus on the orchestrator and the interface and integration with the terrestrial component, while relying on ESA’s SAGA mission as the baseline space component—and will baseline the design specification and interfaces of the components’ constituent elements (excluding SAGA’s) such as trusted nodes of the terrestrial component or software modules of the orchestrator. The activity will also design and implement a reference and validation environment with the necessary tools to validate and verify the feasibility and suitability of the specifications and compliance of the design(s). As per ECSS, the activity will conclude with EuroQCI 1st Generation’s System Requirements Review (SRR) where critical technologies shall be at TRL5 or above. It is also an objective of the activity to establish the security readiness of EU27 QKD industry and terrestrial products to engage in governmental applications involving CLASSIFIED information.
3.1.1.
Zweck
Art des Auftrags: Lieferleistungen
Haupteinstufung (cpv): 32412100 Fernmeldenetz
3.1.2.
Erfüllungsort
Land, Gliederung (NUTS): Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (NL363)
Land: Niederlande
3.1.9.
Weitere Informationen, Schlichtung und Nachprüfung
Überprüfungsstelle: European Space Agency
8. Organisationen
8.1.
ORG-0001
Offizielle Bezeichnung: European Space Agency
Registrierungsnummer: xxxxx
Postanschrift: Keplerlaan 1
Stadt: Noordwijk
Postleitzahl: 2201AZ
Land, Gliederung (NUTS): Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (NL364)
Land: Niederlande
Kontaktperson: Audrey Ferreol
Telefon: 0031715658141
Rollen dieser Organisation:
Beschaffer
Überprüfungsstelle
8.1.
ORG-0000
Offizielle Bezeichnung: Publications Office of the European Union
Registrierungsnummer: PUBL
Stadt: Luxembourg
Postleitzahl: 2417
Land, Gliederung (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Land: Luxemburg
Telefon: +352 29291
Rollen dieser Organisation:
TED eSender
Kennung/Fassung der Bekanntmachung: 18820ca4-ee91-49e2-8b18-034dd1d44e5a - 01
Formulartyp: Planung
Art der Bekanntmachung: Vorinformation oder eine regelmäßige nicht verbindliche Bekanntmachung nur zu Informationszwecken
Unterart der Bekanntmachung: 4
Datum der Übermittlung der Bekanntmachung: 20/04/2026 12:53:46 (UTC+00:00) Westeuropäische Zeit, GMT
Sprachen, in denen diese Bekanntmachung offiziell verfügbar ist: Englisch
Veröffentlichungsnummer der Bekanntmachung: 270502-2026
ABl. S – Nummer der Ausgabe: 77/2026
Datum der Veröffentlichung: 21/04/2026
Voraussichtliches Datum der Veröffentlichung einer Auftragsbekanntmachung im Rahmen dieses Verfahrens: 01/06/2026