Space · Deep Tech · Procurement
ESA 101 - Birmingham
Hosted by UK Space Agency
Monday 23 November 2026 · 9:30am · Council House · hosted by UK Space Agency
about this room
A half-day briefing for companies that want to win work from the European Space Agency, run by the UK Space Agency with ESA and the UK's Space Clusters.
The agenda covers ESA's industrial policy, its current programmes, the basics of ESA procurement and how to find your way around ESA STAR, the agency's tendering system. There's a Space Cluster session, an ESA 101 presentation, first-hand accounts from businesses that already work with ESA, and Q&A with the UK Space Agency, Space Cluster and ESA Ambassador teams.
Free, 09:30 to 14:00 at the Council House on Victoria Square, lunch included.
if your product could end up in a satellite, a ground station or a space data pipeline, this is the shortest route to understanding how ESA actually buys. Best for founders and BD leads at deep-tech and engineering firms new to space contracts.