Procurement of Galileo Transition Satellites

Gegenstand dieser Ausschreibung ist die Beschaffung von Galileo-Übergangssatelliten mit weiterentwickelten Spezifikationen, um die Kontinuität der Galileo-Konstellation von 2025-2026 sicherzustellen und den Übergang der 1. Generation der Galileo-Satelliten zur 2. Generation einzuleiten. Tämän hankintamenettelyn tarkoituksena on hankkia Galileo-siirtymäsatelliitteja, joiden tekniset ominaisuudet ovat edelleen pitemmälle vietyjä Galileo-satelliittiryppään jatkuvuuden takaamiseksi vuosiksi 2025–2026 sekä …

CPV: 35631300 Navigationssatellitter
Henrettelsessted:
Procurement of Galileo Transition Satellites
Tildelende organ:
European Union Agency for the Space Programme
Tildelingsnummer:

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Union Agency for the Space Programme

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Procurement of Galileo Transition Satellites
Description : The objective of this procurement is to procure Galileo transition satellites with evolved specifications to ensure the continuity of the Galileo constellation in 2025 — 2026 and initiate the transition from the Galileo 1st generation to the Galileo 2nd generation of satellites.
Procedure identifier : 7e38c771-1b9c-4f3d-8ede-f9b3caaf1241

2.1.1 Purpose

Main classification ( cpv ): 35631300 Navigation satellites

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : This award notice deals with the second contract awarded. Information on the first awarded contract is available in the award notice 2021/S 065-161732
Legal basis :
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Procurement of Galileo Transition Satellites
Description : The baseline for a total of 4 satellites will be ordered from two separate contractors. (2 baseline satellites per contractor) with the possibility to procure up to 4 optional satellites per contract, to be deployed in the Galileo operating orbital positions. This notice concerns the second awarded contract (Baseline of 2 satellites + 4 optional satellites exercised upfront at contract signature). For reference to the award notice of the first contract please see section VI.3.

5.1.1 Purpose

Main classification ( cpv ): 35631300 Navigation satellites
Options :
Description of the options : Option A2: a set of 4 satellites per contractor exercised once at contract signature. Option B: extension of support to operations, to be exercised up to 5 times per pair of satellites. Option C1: Storage of 2 satellites for 12 months, to be exercised up to 5 times per pair of satellites. Option C2: Storage of 2 satellites for 1 month, to be exercised up to 11 times per pair of satellites.

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : General Court of the European Union -
Information about review deadlines : Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff, or,in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge of the plaintiff. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend this period or to open a new period for lodging appeals.
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : European Union Agency for the Space Programme -
Organisation signing the contract : European Commission, Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS)

6. Results

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
Tender :
Tender identifier : 4000133896/21/NL/MP
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 759 296 403 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 4000133896/21/NL/MP
Title : Galileo G2 Satellites Batch 1 (G2SB1)
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 26/05/2021
Organisation signing the contract : European Commission, Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS)

7. Modification

7.1 Modification

Identifier of the previous contract award notice : 290422-2021
Identifier of the modified contract : CON-0001
Reason for modification : Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor.
Description : CCN21: Implementation of the Radiation Monitoring Unit (RMU) Interface Control Document and associated update of the CISL: Request to implement the new ICDs provided through CCR-14 for the RMU and to provide a proposal to install the RMU and its 4 dosimeters for the following Scenarios: a) One RMU on the S/C pair either FM3, or FM4 b) One RMU on the S/C pair either FM5, or FM6 c) One RMU on S/C FM2. Solution with no impact on the satellite AR.

7.1.1 Change

Description of modifications : Modification CCN21: Increase in value by 1,656,605.00 EUR. The total contract value (prior to this contract modification notice was 757,575,748.00 EUR following previous modifications) is now updated in 759,296,403.00 EUR (including CCN18 (64,050.00 EUR) and CCN21). Please note that the European Commission is the signatory of the contract and EUSPA is qualified as the "buyer", as until 27 February 2023 the European Commission was the contracting authority, while as from the mentioned date EUSPA became the new contracting authority.

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Commission, Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS)
Registration number : EC
Postal address : Avenue d'Auderghem 45
Town : Brussels
Postcode : B-1049
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad ( BE100 )
Country : Belgium
Contact point : Maria Papaioannou
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation :
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
Registration number : HRB107648
Town : Taufkirchen
Postcode : 82024
Country subdivision (NUTS) : München, Landkreis ( DE21H )
Country : Germany
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : General Court of the European Union
Registration number : GCEU
Postal address : Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 4303-1
Fax : +352 4303-2100
Internet address : http://curia.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : European Union Agency for the Space Programme
Registration number : EUSPA
Postal address : Janovského 438/2
Town : Prague
Postcode : 17000
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Hlavní město Praha ( CZ010 )
Country : Czechia
Telephone : +420 234 766 000
Internet address : http://curia.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0000

Official name : Publications Office of the European Union
Registration number : PUBL
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 2417
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 29291
Internet address : https://op.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : 3eb8b1ab-f933-4b96-abe1-9e3354c7d760 - 01
Form type : Contract modification
Notice type : Contract modification notice
Notice dispatch date : 30/04/2025 15:16 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English Danish, German, Spanish, Finnish, French, Greek, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Irish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian
Notice publication number : 00285764-2025
OJ S issue number : 86/2025
Publication date : 05/05/2025