Research and development services and related consultancy services

Tender description

No contracts have been awarded for Lot 1 and Lot 3. The contract for Lot 2 is to deliver user requirements, gap and market analysis for Sectoral Information Systems (SIS) for the following sectors: agriculture and forestry, health, coastal areas, insurance, tourism and infrastructure, as well as multi-sectoral analyses. The contract will provide content for the User Requirement Data Base (URDB) and the User Requirements Analysis Document (URAD) maintained by ECMWF. The SIS are expected to deliver useful services that stimulate growth in the European economic area. Current SIS developments will demonstrate the value chain leading from Earth observations and model outputs to tailored information in support of sector-specific decision-making. A detailed analysis of user requirements and better understanding of the economic issues in individual sectors is needed to fully realize the potential value of the services. This contract will provide for each sector an establishment of user requirements, inventory of existing SIS relevant essential climate variables and sectoral impact indicators, a gap analysis and recommendations for SIS developments and sector specific performance evaluation. At least 2 multi-sectoral analyses will be included. User interactions will be conducted in the form of surveys, workshops, individual structured and unstructured interviews, etc.