Call for Tenders – Now open
On 5 September 2025, the PCP WISE group of 12 buyers officially launched its Call for Tenders to co-develop next-generation water intelligence products and services powered by Earth Observation (EO).
📅 Deadline for submissions: 7 January 2026, 17:00 CET
This three-phase Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) will fund R&D services—from solution design to prototype development and field validation—targeting TRL 8 solutions. The aim is to create innovative EO-powered intelligence tools to monitor the Soil-Water-Vegetation (SWV) system and help predict, prevent, and manage water-related crises such as floods, fires, and droughts.
👉 View Contract Notice on TED
👉 Access Tender Documents on the Lead buyer’s e-procurement platform
We are calling on multi-disciplinary skills:
- Civil engineers
- Climate services and technologies innovators
- Earth Observation data specialists and remote sensing companies
- AI/ data science experts
- Digital twin/ GIS developers
- Hydrologists and environmental modelers
- Meteorologists (short extreme events, climate scenario and spatio-temporal modelling)
- Legal and contracting skills (European standards, AI, IPR, etc.)
- And space data-driven starts or consortia combining all these skills.
The PCP WISE Use Cases
The call focuses on five critical challenges:
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Urban Drought (North-West Europe) – Groundwater monitoring & resilient infrastructure.
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Urban Water Excess (East-North Europe) – Flood & stormwater management with real-time tools.
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Rural Drought (North-West & East Europe) – Wildfire prediction, soil moisture tracking, precision irrigation.
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Rural Drought/Flooding (South Europe) – Managing seasonal droughts, rainfall & flood prevention.
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Rural Drought/Flooding (North Europe) – Groundwater fluctuations, land subsidence & underground fire risks.
Procurement Phases & Budget
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Phase 1: Solution Design
• 5 contractors
• Duration: 4 months
• Budget per contractor: €300,000
• Total budget: €1,500,000 -
Phase 2: Prototype Development & Lab Testing
• 3 contractors
• Duration: 11 months
• Budget per contractor: €2,400,000
• Total budget: €7,200,000 -
Phase 3: Validation & Demonstration
• 2 contractors
• Duration: 6 months
• Budget per contractor: €1,532,669
• Total budget: €3,065,339
🔹 Total budget (excl. VAT): €11,765,339
Key Dates
- 5 Sept 2025 – Publication of contract notice & tender documents
- 15 Sept 2025 & 11 Nov 2025 – Info webinars (via the PCP WISE Community Platform)
- 24 Oct 2025 – Deadline for tender questions (via the e-procurement platform only)
- 7 Jan 2026 (17:00 CET) – Submission deadline
- 9 Jan 2026 – Tender opening
- 2 Mar 2026 – Signature of framework agreements & Phase 1 start
📌 Phase 2 begins 20 July 2026 | Phase 3 begins 30 June 2027
How to Apply
- Language: All tenders must be submitted in English.
- Submission Platform: e-Procurement platform
- Forms: Use TD8, TD9, TD10, TD11, TD12.
- Important: Dates in the Request for Tenders (TD1) are binding.
Useful Documents
