Pre-commercial public procurement process
SPACE4Cities

About

The SPACE4Cities project is coordinated by Forum Virium Helsinki, the innovation company of the City of Helsinki. The project is funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe program through the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA).

The Challenge

SPACE4Cities aims to use European satellite applications to solve urban challenges and create more sustainable urban environments. The common challenge is to design, develop and pilot replicable solutions utilising European satellite data and space technologies (Copernicus and/or Galileo) for better and more dynamic management of public areas, green spaces, transport infrastructure and city maintenance – and cities’ overall resilience and functionality.

The three challenges under this PCP are defined as follows:

• Sustainable Mobility Challenge: to transform urban mobility, while reducing CO₂  emissions, addressing critical issues related to active mobility, public transportation, logistics management, resilience to disruptions, accessible infrastructure and safe and secure drone flights.
• Climate Resilience Challenge: to harness satellite technology to address the dual challenge of climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban environments. The initiative seeks innovative solutions that enhance climate resilience, facilitate greenification, and support the energy transition.
• Urban Planning & Management Challenge: to leverage digital technologies in urban planning and maintenance to improve the precision of urban data collection, enhance the ability to model new urban scenarios, and effectively visualise these models in 3D models.

Timeframe

• Contract Duration: 42 months
• Deadline for Submitting Offers: April 9^th, 2025, 17:00 CET 

Who can apply

Suppliers may be either companies, research centres or non-profit organisations and they may submit a tender as part of a consortium or as a single entity. Suppliers from all EU countries are eligible, plus from 18 associated countires.  For more information, please refer to Q&A · SPACE4Cities.

How to apply

You can find here all the details of the procedure. 

If you are an EIC Beneficiary you can receive support for the application from the SPIN4EIC assistance service simply by submitting this application form.

The SPIN4EIC consortium is not responsible for the challenges launched by private or public buyers. Each participating entity is solely responsible for its own challenge, including the selection process, communication with applicants, and all information provided to participants.