Notice

ARTES Programme: Expression of Interest Guidance

Updated 14 July 2023

This notice was withdrawn on 1 September 2023

This call has now closed.

ARTES Programme: Expression of Interest Guidance

1. Lead Organisation Name

Provide the name of the legal entity applying for funding

2. Lead Organisation Contact – Name

Provide the full name of the person submitting the application

3. Lead Organisation Contact – Email

Provide the email address of the person submitting the application.

4. Lead Organisation Contact - Email (Confirmation)

Please confirm that the email address entered above is correct.

5. Lead Organisation Contact - Job Title

Provide the job title of the person submitting the application.

6. Lead Organisation Type

Please select from the list below what kind of organisation is applying.

7. UK Status

Please confirm that the organisation applying for UK funding is a UK registered legal entity.

8. UK Registration Number

Provide the UK company registration or, if relevant, charity or other registration.

9. Lead Organisation Address

Provide the registered address of the Lead Organisation.

10. Lead Organisation Company Summary

Please provide a short overview of the company (maximum 150 words).

11. Lead Organisation turnover for the last available financial year of accounts (£) and the current FTE headcount

Please provide the company’s turnover for the last available financial year of accounts and the current FTE headcount figures.

12. UK Partners (if applicable)

Provide the legal entity names for each of the UK partners involved in the programme, their type of entity, their UK registration, and any attached costs and prices in the programme.

13. Non-UK Partners (ESA Member States) (if applicable)

Provide the legal entity names for each of the partners involved in the programme, their type of entity and country of registration, and any attached costs and prices in the programme.

14. Non-UK Partners (Non-ESA Member States) (if applicable)

Provide the legal entity names for each of the partners involved in the programme, their type of entity and country of registration, and any attached costs and prices in the programme.

15. Project Title

Please provide the name you have given the proposal.

16. Competition Theme(s)

Please state which area(s) are applicable to your proposal.

17. Project Summary

Please describe the project and what it sets out to do, and outline the market you are addressing (maximum 400 words).

18. Potential benefits to the UK

Please select what benefits, if any, you expect the project to deliver to the UK. We do not need further details at this stage, but we will expect to see the potential benefits to the UK set out in detail in any subsequent application.

19. TRLs (Technology Readiness Levels) - Start and Finish

Please provide your anticipated start and finish Technology Readiness Levels (i.e. 1 to 9). Further information on TRLs can be found here: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Shaping_the_Future/Technology_Readiness_Levels_TRL

20. Project Start Date

Please provide the anticipated start date for the project.

21. Project Duration

Please provide the anticipated project duration in months.

22. Total Project Cost (£)

Provide the total cost of the programme in GBP (£).

23. Funding Request (£)

Provide the total value amount you are requesting from the UK National Delegate across all phases in GBP (£).

24. Funding Request (%)

Provide the total percentage amount you are requesting from the UK National Delegate across all phases.

25. Non-UK Expenditure (if applicable)

Provide details of any expected expenditure outside of the UK that is likely to exceed an individual expenditure cap of £40,000. State where expenditure is required.

26. Other Related Funding

Please provide information on past relationships with UKSA or other public bodies, funding applications made to them, and your company’s involvement in previous ESA programs. If the programs have ended, include relevant ROI details.

27. ESA Phases

Please confirm which ESA phases you are targeting within the programme.

28. Costs and Deliverables for ESA Phases: Definition

Please provide the anticipated costs and deliverables for the Definition Phase.

29. Costs and Deliverables for ESA Phases: Technology

Please provide the anticipated costs and deliverables for the Technology Phase.

30. Costs and Deliverables for ESA Phases: Product

Please provide the anticipated costs and deliverables for the Product Phase.

31. Costs and Deliverables for ESA Phases: Demonstration

Please provide the anticipated costs and deliverables for the Demonstration Phase.

32. Information Use

We, the UK Space Agency [UKSA], will use your information to (1.) assess your request for funding, (2.) to support management of our role as National Delegate and (3.) for managing any future investment in your proposal. We will share your information with other organisations as required, including releasing information on our website relating to any successful contract award with ESA. The lawful basis for holding your information is in relation to our public task. We will hold the information for up to seven years. During this time, we will contact you for updates on the programme of work, including once the programme of work is finished. We will expect you to provide updates during the life of the programme, and to engage with any reviews we undertake during, or after, the programme.

How we will use your information

We will use your information to support management of the National Delegate role and for managing any future investment in your proposal. We will hold the information for up to seven years. During this time we may contact you for updates on the programme of work, including once the programme of work is finished. We will expect you to provide updates during the life of the programme, and to engage with any reviews we undertake during, or after, the programme.