Copernicus CAMS2_40 Regional Air Quality Products

Concepts

• research and development
• reading
• regional air quality products
• production of analyses
• individual regional systems
• copernicus cams2
• key air pollutants
• operational delivery of the european-scale air quality component of cams
• numerical data streams
• consultancy services

Location

On Contractor's premises

Description

This ITT, entitled ‘Regional air quality products’ is for the operational delivery of the European-scale air quality component of CAMS.

Total Quantity or Scope

This ITT, entitled ‘Regional air quality products’ is for the operational delivery of the European-scale air quality component of CAMS. It consists of a set of services, which are further detailed in the technical specification in ITT documents. The production must be based upon a geographically distributed ensemble of more than ten individual models and a central processing function to deliver three numerical data streams: • on a daily basis, analyses for the previous day and forecasts for key air pollutants up to +96h with a temporal resolution of one hour; • with a delay of a few weeks (in order to maximise the number of observations), interim reanalyses shall be produced daily with systems frozen in their configuration of January 1st every year; • with a delay of up to two years (due to the delay in getting fully validated data), reanalyses shall be produced with frozen systems, which are only updated every few years. All the individual Regional Systems must be mature, well-validated and operated by their main developers. This aspect is essential so that the operators can directly maintain a continuous workflow of changes to the numerical systems, in order to include new research developments, to make corrections reflecting findings from verification and validation activities, as well as to implement changes to better meet user requirements. Acquisition of data, production of analyses, reanalyses and forecasts, data dissemination services and support to the users form the bulk of the operational delivery and development activities that are procured within this ITT.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Tenderers should note that the value specified under sections II.1.5) and II.2.6) is the indicative maximum budget for the whole framework contract and Price is one of the evaluation criteria. Please also note the important additional information in Section VI.3 regarding funding and eligibility. Procedure to be applied: The procurement for the contract will be conducted in accordance with ECMWF's procedures as set out in Invitation to Tender documents, which will be available on ECMWF's eProcurement Portal (http://procurement.ecmwf.int/) and no other procedures will apply. In submitting this notice ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities granted to it by virtue of its status as an intergovernmental organisation or submit itself to any jurisdiction. Tenders must be submitted using ECMWF's eProcurement Portal. Hard copy (paper) submissions will not be accepted. Due to the need to include performance and compliance obligations in the contract, ECMWF will contract only with a single legal person or entity which is competent to undertake and commit to these obligations. ECMWF recognises that some bids will involve a number of organisations which may wish to work together to deliver the contract requirements. In such cases, these organisations must identify a lead contractor who will sign the contract with ECMWF and who will be responsible for putting in place legal arrangements to ensure that it can guarantee that all other organisations will also meet the contract obligations. ECMWF will not enter into multiple contracts with individual members of consortia or groups of service providers. Availability of funds: The basis for ECMWF’s ability to implement the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring and Climate Change Monitoring Services on behalf of the European Commission is the conclusion of a ‘Contribution Agreement’ between the European Union and ECMWF. The negotiations are currently ongoing. They can only be concluded following the EU Space Regulation is enacted by the European Union. Suppliers should note that the award of a contract as a result of this procurement procedure will therefore be conditional on the availability of funds following the signature and subsequent formal approval of the ‘Contribution Agreement’ by the ECMWF Council. This approval is currently expected for Q2 2021. General eligibility: According to the prospective contribution agreement between the European Union and ECMWF, participation in calls for tenders shall preferably be open to entities established in Member States of the European Union and to entities established in Copernicus participating states in accordance with the conditions laid down in the EU’s Space Programme Regulation. The Regulation can be found at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2021.170.01.... It is currently ECMWF’s expectation that, in practice, entities established in other States may therefore be eligible exceptionally and subject to specific scientific or other requirements as well as express prior approval by an EU Procurement Board. This applies to both prime and sub-contractors. Accordingly, ECMWF is required to reserve the right to exclude ineligible persons or entities from tenders at any point in time. All tenderers as well as their sub-contractors must meet all eligibility criteria throughout the whole duration of the procurement exercise as well as their prospective contracts. Eligibility of United Kingdom (UK) entities: The above applies also to entities based in the UK. At present, the UK is neither an EU Member State nor participating in the EU Space Programme. However, the UK and the European Union agreed — in principle — that the UK may continue participating in, among others, the Copernicus component of the EU Space Programme as a third country for the period of 2021-2027. Detailed conditions for such a participation will require further negotiations between the UK and the European Union. Further information may be found in the following link of the UK Government, for the accuracy of which ECMWF will not assume any liability: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-involvement-in-the-eu-space-programme ECMWF will publish relevant updates in this regard once they are available.