19th of June 2025, 16.00-17.00 CEST
PCP WISE is a Pre-commercial Procurement (PCP) action funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Programme. It builds on the activities, documents, case studies, tools and achievements of the PROTECT project.
PCP WISE is an innovative project aimed at developing cutting-edge solutions (up to TRL 8) for water management and climate resilience across Europe using the PCP instrument. By leveraging space technology and EO data, PCP-WISE seeks to address critical challenges related to floods, fires, and infrastructure impacts both in rural and urban areas.
Through a series of use cases, this collaborative effort brings together public buyers, research institutions, and industry experts to create and implement advanced climate services that will enhance Europe’s ability to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change, especially as related to water. ​It addresses one overarching challenge, water, across diverse settings, including rural and urban areas, as well as fast and slow-onset crises. Its goal is to tackle large-scale issues with broad European applicability while ensuring scalable, practical solutions that benefit public buyers and multiple regions.
PCP WISE has an allocated budget of €19 million, including €12 million for financing the R&D phases of the PCP. In September 2025, the PCP WISE group of 12 buyers will launch a Call for Tenders inviting all market suppliers and companies specialising in the development of Water Intelligence planning, management and monitoring systems aimed at preventing water disasters caused by the effect of climate change.
Join us next Thursday as our host Tanya Walker (Market Development Officer, EARSC) explores the PCP WISE project with Hans van Leeuwen (Program Leader, STOWA) and Ana Isabel Peiró Baquedano (Senior Legal Procurement Consultant, Corvers Procurement Services). Learn more about the project itself, what opportunities are available, which challenges it addresses and which solutions they are looking for, as well as how to take part.
Some questions that could be addressed during this EOcafe include:
- What is PCP WISE? How does it build on the PROTECT project?
- What opportunities are available under the PCP WISE project?
- Which challenges does PCP WISE address? What solutions are you looking for?
- What are the main conditions to take part in the PCP WISE project?
- How can EO Service providers get involved?
- What are the next steps?
Registration:Â The webinar is open to all. Registration is free but compulsory.
Please note this is a virtual event!
EOcafe is part of a series of EARSC meetings that offer timely, relevant, and practical information on a broad variety of topics related to the EO sector. Join us every two weeks to discuss and network while enjoying a cup of coffee with friends.
IMPORTANT NOTES!!!
- The use of a video camera is not mandatory but is encouraged to facilitate better interaction between the attendees and the guest speaker(s).
- The EOcafe will stay open after 17:00 in case our guests want to continue the discussion.
- By registering for this event, you accept the terms and conditions (https://earsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/EARSC_Events_GDPR.pdf).
If you have any questions, and/or you want to know more about the EOcafe, and/or you want to share an idea about a future EOcafe, please contact Tanya Walker (tanya.walker@earsc.org).
