The SME Office facilitates the Agency’s work with small and medium sized enterprises. It implements and manages the SME Policy and coordinates its activities with other institutional actors, such as national space agencies.
Registration with the Agency and general procurement issues
The Agency’s programmes and activities
Entering into business with the Agency
Training courses provided for SMEs
The SME Office helps small businesses to make the right connections. It raises awareness of SME capabilities and facilitates networking through its matchmaking platform esa-match and through events such as the Industry Space Days (ISD).
For further information on the support available and for all matters related to the SME Initiative please contact us via email SME-Office@esa.int
A list of SMEs registered with the Agency is accessible via the entity directory of esa-match. (To obtain this list select “SME ” in the filter section or download the list with the “Export in Excel” function.)
The SME Initiative newsletter contains the latest news on the SME Office’s activities.
You can find more information on how to do business with ESA and the Agency’s procurement process on the Business with ESA Portal. The SME Office in cooperation with the Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality offers training on aspects of the procurement process. Further details can be found on the ESA Learning Hub.
A detailed description of the Agency’s lab facilities, their equipment and access arrangements for external partners can be found here.
The European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) is an initiative established to develop one set of user-friendly standards for all European space activities.
