Research and development services and related consultancy services

Tender description

ECMWF as the Entrusted Entity for the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) is building a Climate Data Store (CDS) that will provide open and free access to quality-assured climate observations, global and regional Essential Climate Variable (ECV) products derived from observations, global and regional climate reanalyses, seasonal forecast data and model-generated future climate change scenarios. To support analysis and monitoring of climate change, CDS users need access to state-of-the-art Climate Data Records (CDRs) and Interim Climate Data Records (ICDRs) for a variety of ECVs. ECMWF issued contracts for reliable access to ECV products via the CDS by procuring services related to production, quality assurance, data access, documentation and user support. The contractor for Lot 1 shall ensure timely access to data products associated with thefollowing ECVs: — Precipitation, — Surface Radiation Budget, — Water Vapour, — Cloud Properties, — Earth Radiation Budget. The contractor for Lot 2 shall ensure timely access to data products associated with thefollowing ECVs: — Carbon Dioxide, — Methane, — Ozone, — Aerosol. The contractor for Lot 3 shall ensure timely access to data products associated with thefollowing ECVs: — Sea Surface Temperature, — Sea Level, — Sea Ice, — Ocean Colour. The contractor for Lot 4 shall ensure timely access to data products associated with thefollowing ECVs: — Lakes, — Glaciers, — Ice Sheets and Ice Shelves, — Soil Moisture. The contractor for Lot 5 shall ensure timely access to data products associated with thefollowing ECVs: — Albedo, — Land Cover, — Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation, — Leaf Area Index, — Fire.