Call for Tenders – Now Closed

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). The deadline for submiting bids to the PCP WISE Call for Tenders has now passed. The Public Buyers extend their sincere consideration to all consortia and organisations that submitted proposals by the 7 January 2026 deadline.

In total, 25 bids were received, reflecting a high level of interest and engagement from the community. The strong response to the call highlights both the relevance and ambition of the PCP WISE initiative.

The evaluation phase began on 9 January 2026, at which point the evaluators will assess all eligible proposals in accordance with the tender criteria. Applicants will be informed of the outcomes in line with the established timeline.

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:

  1. Urban Drought (North-West Europe) – Groundwater monitoring & resilient infrastructure.

  2. Urban Water Excess (East-North Europe) – Flood & stormwater management with real-time tools.

  3. Rural Drought (North-West & East Europe) – Wildfire prediction, soil moisture tracking, precision irrigation.

  4. Rural Drought/Flooding (South Europe) – Managing seasonal droughts, rainfall & flood prevention.

  5. Rural Drought/Flooding (North Europe) – Groundwater fluctuations, land subsidence & underground fire risks.

Procurement Phases & Budget

  • 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

Next Steps

  • 11 February 2026 – Tenderers are notified of the decision of the awarding of contracts
  • 2 March 2026 – Signature of the framework agreements and Phase 1 specific contracts, marking the official start of the PCP Implementation Phase
  • 2 March 2026 – Publication of the contract award notice in TED

📌 Phase 2 begins 20 July 2026 | Phase 3 begins 30 June 2027

Useful Documents

Please note that unauthorised contact during the tender process may lead to the exclusion of the tender as indicated in TD1 sections 4.1 and 5.3.

Please read carefully the contract notice and tender documents. For any questions, please contact us at info-PCP-WISE@group-gac.com.