Sapienza Consulting Awarded Frame Contract With ESA

Online, March 22, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Sapienza Consulting as the Prime contractor of a consortium of European space companies, today announces that it has signed a frame contract for manpower support to the ESA (European Space Agency) ESTEC establishment.

The contract, with duration of three years and an optional extension of a further two, covers the provision of manpower and related services to all ESA ESTEC based directorates in the following domains of competence:

âˆ' Software Engineering
âˆ' Business Management, Control, and Administration
âˆ' Communication, Education, User Driven Applications, and Outreach
âˆ' Facility Management

Over its 18 years of successful commercial engagements with ESA, Sapienza has gained invaluable experience in recruiting and providing high-calibre dedicated personnel as part of its service offering. Today, Sapienza employees support both commercial and institutional space sector organisations (in the Netherlands, France and Italy) operating in corporate functions as well as part of project teams for flagship missions such as MTG (Meteosat Third Generation) and Galileo.

Salim G. Ansari, Head of Information Systems and Business Analysis Service at European Space Agency (Directorate of Science and Robotic Exploration at ESTEC), said: "We are pleased to continue working with Sapienza Consulting and its consortium in the upcoming 5 years. It is great to work with experienced and trustful partners who understand ESA's needs and processes."

Mike Bearman, Managing Director of Sapienza Consulting said: "This contract award is a testimony to the quality of our services and people, and reinforces and complements our recent successes in providing similar services and products across the commercial European Space sector. We look forward to another Five Years of close collaboration with all our ESTEC customers."

About Sapienza Consulting Ltd
Sapienza Consulting Ltd. is a leading provider of space mission and project support through people and software to the European institutional and commercial space sector. Sapienza has been a supplier to the European Space Agency for over 18 years. A team of software architects and developers, space engineering and business consultancy experts operate from our offices in the UK, the Netherlands, Italy and France.

For Media information contact:
Sapienza Consulting Ltd
Space Business Park
Kapteynstraat 1
2201 BB
Noordwijk
The Netherlands

Ph: +31(0)71 407 6518
Fx: +31(0)71 407 6536

About ESA/ESTEC
The European Space Research and Technology Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, is the largest ESA establishment, a test centre and hub for European space activities. It has responsibility for the technical preparation and management of ESA space projects and provides technical support to ESA's on-going satellite, space exploration and human space activities.

For Media information contact:
European Space Research & Technology Centre
Keplerlaan 1
2200 AG
Noordwijk
The Netherlands

Ph: +31 (0)71 565 6565

About MTG - Meteosat Third Generation
The MTG system is being established through cooperation between EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency (ESA). The EUMETSAT MTG programme includes the procurement of the four recurrent satellites - three MTG-Is and one additional MTG-S - as well as six launches; the development of the ground segment, and the operations of all satellites.

About Galileo
Galileo is Europe's own global navigation satellite system, providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under civilian control. It is inter-operable with GPS and Glonass, the two other global satellite navigation systems.