During the ESA Council on 23-24 October 2024 (ESA/C(2024)115), the new ESA Contracting Regulations were approved. The Contracting Regulations will enter into force on 1 January 2025, when they replace the ESA Procurement Regulations and related Implementing Instructions (ESA/REG/001,REV.5).

This webinar, targeted at economic operators from ESA Member States, Associate States and Cooperating States was held on 3 December 2024. It introduced the most important changes and evolutions with respect to the old Regulations, including, in particular, evolving methods of contracting consisting of the introduction of Calls for Proposals without Procurement and the possibility to enter into Cooperative Agreements.

To watch the webinar and download the presentation slides, create an account on the Learning Hub/sign in and "self-enrol" for this e-learning module.

Background

The purpose of the Contracting Regulations and their Annexes (Implementing Instructions) is to regulate the Tender Process (as defined therein) for the execution of European Space Agency (ESA) activities and programmes, in accordance with the ESA industrial policy objectives set out in Article VII of its Convention and Annex V thereto.

The new Contracting Regulations are publicly available and can be accessed via the following link: Contracting Regulations (ESA/REG/001, REV.6).

A dedicated document introducing the new ESA Cooperative Agreements to industry is available on esa-star Publication here.

To provide economic operators with a concise introduction to the new ESA Contracting Regulations and the most important changes and evolutions with respect to the Procurement Regulations.