Notice

OPS-SAT Versatile Optical Laboratory for Telecoms (VOLT) Timeline

Updated 27 September 2022

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This call has now closed.

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The timeline is as follows:

1. Competition Opens: 22 September 2022

  • Applicants can submit EOIs as part of the two-step application process;
  • EOI reviews will be on a rolling basis, throughout the competition, with a Yes/No decision provided;
  • Successful applicants will be invited to submit their application before the deadline.

2. Competition Closes: 4 November 2022

  • UK Space Agency cover application and ESA Outline Proposal submission deadline
  • Proposals should be sent to both the UK Space Agency and ESA
  • UK Space Agency prepare initial assessment
  • ESA prepare Adjudication Committee (AC) paper

3. UK Space Agency Outcome: January 2023

  • Assessment of the UK Space Agency Cover Application
  • Applicants notified of the successful decision, and invited to submit Full Proposal to ESA

4. Project Starts: February 2023

N.B. The dates included on this timeline may be subject to change.

For this competition, we are seeking to deliver at pace by reducing the timeline between competition closure and release of funding.

To achieve this, we are working in conjunction with ESA to review the associated paperwork in parallel. Therefore, we require successful applicants to submit the relevant UK Space Agency and ESA paperwork to the specific time schedule outlined. This in turn will allow successful proposals to be submitted and reviewed by the UK Space Agency and ESA in parallel at their relevant committees.

This is an exciting and ambitious time schedule which represents a significant step change in funding timescales. The lessons learnt through this process will help to shape future funding calls.

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