Invitation to Tender (ITT) - EO Datahub Datastreams

Posted on January 17, 2024  (Last modified on January 18, 2024) • 2 min read • 407 words

NCEO and the EO DataHub  team are pleased to announce the release of our latest invitation to tender, the EO Datahub Datastreams,  which will be of most interest to commercial satellite data providers.

The closing date and time for this tender submission is 15 February 2024 at 5:00pm. The EO Data Hub (EODH), via the University of Leicester, is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?accessCode=6Q8HN2F35G

The estimated total value in this ITT is £1.15 million including VAT.

Outline of the ITT  

This ITT will bring successful data providers into the EODH programme as partners. They will provide:

• linkage to existing commercial data streams through proven capabilities,
• EODH software interfaces (adaptors) and automated access to archived data,
• close working around data access improvements which can stimulate uptake including licensing , and
• access to large, existing datasets of value for demonstration and pre-operational research and development.

We also seek support for resilient access to public data streams access for the EODH and improvements in global/temporal coverage.

The ideal applicants will further demonstrate in their bid, the capabilities for tasking, the development path for improved integrated search, registration and download facilities, and capacities for new data streams. This ITT is focussed on obtaining access to high resolution optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data sets.

The total budget for the ITT, shared across up to two providers, is between £0.85 million and £1.15 million including VAT.

About the EO Data Hub:  

The EO DataHub  is a pathfinder service designed to offer UK users a step-change in Earth Observation data access and quality, serving commercial users, government, researchers and students. The overall goal of the project is to develop and operate a new centralised software infrastructure – DataHub – to provide a new ‘single point’ of access for UK EO data offerings from distributed public and commercial centres.

The EODH project team provide oversight and management of a consortium of experts from across research and the commercial sector.

The project brings together a strong team of partners from across the public sector and industry, that currently include:

• National Centre for Earth Observation  (Lead Organisation), specifically the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) and the University of Leicester
• National Physical Laboratory 
• Met Office 
• Satellite Applications Catapult 
• UK Space Agency 
• Telespazio UK 

The EODH is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council as part of the Earth Observation Investment Package of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.