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EU Complementary Time (C-T) and Complementary Position and Navigation (C-PN) services

European Commission, DG DEFIS - Defence Industry and Space · Belgium

Deadline Oct 9, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
Estimated value500,000 EUR
PublishedAug 14, 2026
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Opportunity summary

What is being procured?

Satellite-based navigation and timing services are a cornerstone of Europe’s economy and critical infrastructure resilience. Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) functions, delivered principally by Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) such as the EU owned Galileo, underpin sectors ranging from transport and finance to energy and telecommunications. Several studies attribute roughly 10 % of EU GDP to PNT related activities, while a single day without GNSS could have a financial impact up to €1 billion. The Commission proposal for the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), includes for the 2028‑2034 Multi‑annual Financial Framework, a contribution to complementary PNT services, which shall increase the resilience in case of disruptions to the services provided by the PNT component (A

Source and reliability

Source: official TED notice 565385-2026, last checked Aug 21, 2026, 9:05 PM. The original publication remains authoritative.

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