C3S2_461 C3S NCP – Action 2024-1: Direct use of C3S products at the national level

Tender description

ECMWF, as the Entrusted Entity for the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), invites tenders for the development and implementation of activities that aim to enhance C3S uptake amongst Countries, in line with the specific mandate of C3S as a climate data & information service and existing and new policy requirements at national and EU level. The objective of the C3S National Collaboration Programme (NCP) is to support Countries in developing capacity to enhance uptake of C3S core products, applications, and services, in response to specific national needs and priorities, with the goal to improve climate resilience. The NCP will support the capacity of national authorities to deliver user-oriented climate services, support adaptation plans and promote climate change communication and public awareness at the national level. One of the key objectives of the NCP is to promote uptake of C3S products at the national, sub-national and transnational level, supporting the capacity of national authorities to improve their uptake and use of C3S products and services. This action helps fulfil this key objective and will allow contracts with defined requirements to embed C3S products and services in their workflows to enhance and develop climate services in areas such as climate adaptation, climate risk assessment, green transition and transition to a climate resilient society. This action will support those entities with knowledge of C3S products and service, who have identified a gap in their service provision that could be closed with C3S datasets or services. Activities can include the development of workflows to incorporate C3S products into new or existing workflows and those that build on top or add additional value to C3S datasets or service. It is intended that the NCP funding will be used to embed C3S data in existing operations or support the development of operational climate services that utilise C3S data and services based on national priorities. ECMWF intends to award up to 7 contracts over the two Actions 20241 and 20242. The maximum contract duration is 24 months. Tenderers are expected to define and indicate the contract duration based on the activities proposed. Each contract award will be for a maximum of EUR 200k for activities covered by Action 2024-1, and a maximum of EUR 120k for those in Action 2024-2. Portal instructions: Some of the ITT documents are accessible under the ‘Attachments’ box at bottom right of this page. The full set of ITT documents which are provided inside the response questionnaire 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: user uptake, C3S