CJS2_155b Demonstrator Cases to Support Renewable Energy Transition Across the Mediterranean

ECMWF and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) have a close partnership with the aim to stimulate the uptake of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) products and services in the Mediterranean region. ECMWF, as the Entrusted Entity for C3S and CAMS, in partnership with the UfM, invites tenders for demonstrator cases to support renewable energy transition across the Mediterranean. UfM’s remit includes activities that facilitate and promote regional dialogue, cooperation and regional integration in the fields of Energy and Climate Action in the Mediterranean region. Through advancing towards more secure and sustainable energy models, UfM is helping to foster climate resilient societies. To this end, this Invitation to Tender (ITT) seeks to promote the uptake of high-quality environmental and climate datasets, promoting data and information services which can help inform decisions and, or policies with the domain of energy, promoting the transition to a green economy.

This ITT is for “Demonstrator Case” contracts that, based on regional policy and linked energy market insight, will develop and demonstrate solutions to empower users throughout the Mediterranean region to stimulate and facilitate the integration of CAMS and/or C3S data into existing or new solutions to enhance development of renewable energies in the region. Demonstration tools should support decision-making processes, potentially in combination with other Copernicus data, meteorological data and other sectoral, or socio-economic information and data. The objective of these contracts is to stimulate innovative ideas for the exploitation of Copernicus data, promote knowledge exchange and community shaping with a goal of supporting the uptake and growth of renewable energy in and across the Mediterranean. Activities shall realise demonstration cases which illustrate potential uptake and inspire other initiatives in the region. This ITT seeks to promote the transition to net-zero, enhance national capacities in partner countries, and work towards climate resilience across the Mediterranean. Working with the UfM, ECMWF promotes with this ITT the empowerment of users in the promotion on the use of CAMS and C3S data in scope of investments in renewable energies in those countries and regions which have reliance on fossil fuels and capacity to transition to a lower carbon future. To facilitate this, entities from Copernicus contributing countries (Copernicus Participating Countries include all EU Member States, as well as Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom) are encouraged to lead the bids, partnering with eligible entities based in non-EU / non-Copernicus contributing countries as subcontractors.

ECMWF expects individual bids valued between €150,000 and €300,000 to achieve the objectives of this ITT, depending on the scope of the proposed demonstrator cases. Nevertheless, ECMWF may consider Tenders outside of that range if duly justified by the Tenderer and there is clear demonstrable potential impact. Between 2 (two) and a maximum of 4 (four) contracts will be awarded to the highest-ranking Tenders that have passed the minimum threshold of 60% in the evaluation. Each contract must be led by one prime contractor, which may engage with one or more subcontractors. Tenderers may submit, or may participate in a subcontractor capacity in, more than one Tender. These contracts are expected to commence in a staggered manner between February and April 2025, depending on how negotiations with preferred Tenderers progress. For the purposes of preparing responses, Tenderers should consider 1 March 2025 as the indicative start date for the contract. The actual contract start date, as well as necessary adjustments, will be agreed with the preferred Tenderers during the negotiation phase. A balance between CAMS and C3S driven demonstrator cases will be considered in the selection process. A maximum contract duration of 24 months is expected. However, the Tenderer must specify the duration of the activities (up to 24 months) at the proposal stage; ensuring timelines are aligned with scope, key project activities and milestone and availability of resources. ECMWF promotes gender equality and welcomes proposals with balanced gender mix as well as those which have considered carbon emissions in their project planning.

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