CAMS_50 Regional production

Tender description

As the Entrusted Entity for implementing the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), ECMWF invites tenders for the operational delivery of the European-scale air quality component of CAMS. The production must be based upon a geographically distributed ensemble of between 8 and 10 individual models and a central processing function to deliver three streams: — on a daily basis, hourly analyses and forecasts up to + 96h; — with a delay of a few weeks (in order to maximise the number of observations) interim re-analyses will be produced daily with systems frozen in their configuration of January 1st every year; — with a delay of up to 2 years (due to the delay in getting fully validated observations), re-analyses will be processed with frozen systems, which are only updated every few years. All the individual assimilation and forecast systems must be mature, well-validated and operated by their main developers. This aspect is essential so that the operators can directly maintain a steady flow of changes to the numerical codes, in order to include new research developments, to make corrections reflecting findings from verification/validation, and to implement approved changes requested by users. Acquisition of data, monitoring of the production, verification of the outputs, data services and support to the users form the bulk of the activities. We expect that the successful Tenderer will bring together a group of organisations with proven operational capabilities and track record in air quality assimilation and forecasting. Portal instructions: In order to allow potential bidders to get a better understanding of the service tendered before committing to it, some of the ITT documents are accessible under the ‘Attachments’ box at bottom right of this page. The full set of ITT documents and relevant questions are only accessible by registering an interest in this opportunity (see the 'Expression of interest window' at top right). Please refer initially to the ‘ECMWF eProcurement Portal Guidance for suppliers’ file in the Attachments box as this document will help you navigate the portal and locate the necessary information in order to submit a proposal. Please note that the contact email address shown under 'Contact details' is not monitored, and any messages sent to this email address will not be attended to. Questions / clarifications concerning this ITT must be submitted via the Messaging area of the ITT, which can be accessed through the My Activities page of the Portal once you have logged-in and registered your interest in this opportunity. Keywords: atmosphere, regional production, CAMS