Ariel Satellite DataBase (SDB) Support

The EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY in France from Europe region had released this tender for Tenders are invited for Ariel Satellite DataBase (SDB) Support Ariel, as the fourth medium-class mission (M4) in the ESA Cosmic Vision Plan, following Solar Orbiter (M1), Euclid (M2) and Plato (M3) is planned for launch in 2029. Its mission aims at determining the chemical composition and physical conditions of the atmosphere for a set of exoplanets and encompasses a duration for a first phase of 6 months for the transit up to the Halo orbit at L2 position, the cooldown, and the commissioning, and an operational phase of 3.5 years. An extended mission lifetime of 2 years is also considered. In this framework, the objective of the present procurement is the selection of the contractor for the Satellite Database Support in accordance with the principles of “ESA Best Practices for the Selection of Subcontractors by Prime Contractors in the frame of ESA’s Major Procurements” (reference ESA BEST PRACTICES IPC(2012)65,rev.2). The Satellite database aims at gathering, sharing, controlling and configuring the main part of the technical data used by different actors of the project. It is a main input for the flight software (Central SoftWare or CSW) development/validation, for the Satellite AIT, and for Operations engineering activities (including the preparation of the Flight Operations manual and procedures). The Satellite database shall contain all the TM/TC and on-ground monitoring data, other data required by the CSW generation tool (software parameters, AOCS parameters, monitoring), equipment data, model parameters, system parameters, calibration parameters, limits, and other data needed by the CSW or the AIT. The scope of this procurement covers the work to be performed by the Database Support contractor in assistance to the Ariel Prime contractor during the implementation phase. The activity will be carried out at Airbus Ltd.’s premises in Stevenage, England, under a contract with them with tender notice no. 4000136420 published on 20 Oct 2023. The tender expired on 12 Dec 2023. This tender is sourced from Official Website and is eligible for suppliers interested in Satellites. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 3714479.