Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Tender description

European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) in 2017 which resulted in the set up of a framework contract with a number of agencies to provide the communication services for ECMWF. ECMWF have now recognised a requirement for further expertise and capacity in some existing and additional service areas. This ITT is therefore a re-launch of the original to cover these additional requirements. The initial framework duration remains the same as 3 years (i.e. until February 2021) with the possibility of two extensions, each for one year. The indicative budget ceiling over the three year life of the framework is 350 000 GBP, although this may be reviewed at regular intervals. This ITT aims to increase the roster of agencies with skills and proven track records in the service areas below: Existing Service Areas: (a) Graphic design services; (b) Video production; (c) Live streaming events. New Service Areas: (e) Events management; (f) Social media management. The ITT documents will be available on ECMWF's eProcurement Portal. Suppliers must register their organisation on the eProcurement Portal to be able to access the ITT documents and to be able to submit a response. The eProcurement Portal can be accessed from one of the following links: https://procontract.due-north.com or https://procurement.ecmwf.int (the latter redirects to the ProContract registration page). Tenders must be submitted using ECMWF's eProcurement Portal as described in the ITT documents. Hard copy (paper) submissions will not be accepted. Tenderers may consult the "ECMWF eProcurement Portal Guidance for Suppliers" document which can be found in the following link: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/suppliers/copernicus-procurement/update-itts The procurement will be conducted in accordance with ECMWF's procedures as set out in ECMWF's ITT documents, and no other procedures will apply.