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IRIS2 QKD microsatellite pilot mission

Tenders due closed — 17 June 2026 at 16:00

Official notice and documents

Public buyer: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Brussels
Place of performance: 1049 Brussels
not published: buyer's address
Estimated value: €25,000,000 excl. VAT
Procedure: Open procedure
Any company may submit a bid.
Publication: 6 May 2026
Notice language: English

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Description

Procurement of a microsatellite pilot mission, to be deployed to validate QKD technology in space and prepare for future quantum networks. It is part of IRIS² (the Union Secure Connectivity Programme, regulation (EU) 2023/588) regulation.

CPV codes

European codes that classify what the contract is about. They are how we find the tenders for your trade.

64200000 35631100 38970000

Winning prices for comparable contracts

A quarter below: €216,615
Median: €653,296
A quarter above: €7,800,000
This contract (estimated): €25,000,000

Amounts awarded (excl. VAT) over the last 3 years for 10 contracts in the same CPV group (6420…), excluding framework agreements. Half of the contracts fall between the two quartiles. TED source: mostly contracts above the EU thresholds, so amounts tend to be high.

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Source : TED – Office des publications de l'Union européenne © Union européenne, données retraitées. Reference 310609-2026.