Copernicus C3S2_120a Technical Support for the Management of ECMWF’s ECVs Contracts

Concepts

• management of ecmwf
• entrusted entity for the copernicus climate change service
• research and development
• reading
• ecmwf
• copernicus c3s2
• copernicus climate change service
• technical support
• ecvs contracts
• technical knowledge

Location

On contractor's premises

Description

ECMWF, as the Entrusted Entity for the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), invites tenders for the technical and contractual management of the contracts for the supply of Essential Climate Variable products derived from observations.

Total Quantity or Scope

ECMWF intends to award a framework agreement with a maximum duration of 30 months for the technical and contractual management of the contracts for the supply of Essential Climate Variable products derived from observations. During Q4 2021 the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) plans to start five new ECVs contracts structured in 5 thematic areas, for the continuous supply of Essential Climate Variable (ECV) products derived from observations to the C3S Climate Data Store (CDS) covering 22 different ECVs associated with the domains of atmospheric physics, atmospheric composition, oceans, land hydrology and cryosphere and land biosphere. Bidders of this ITT shall oversee and review the deliverables from these ECVs contracts and hence will need to propose experts with proven technical knowledge in an operational service environment for all domains listed above, as well as project management experience. The experts must be able to work independently in their domains but can rely on ECMWF for input from internal or external scientific specialists where needed.

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

Please 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.