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ECMWF, as the Entrusted Entity for the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), invites tenders for the management and implementation of the Evaluation and Quality Control (EQC) function for the C3S Climate Data Store (CDS), addressing applications, climate indicators and other derived datasets, as well as learning resources.
ECMWF intends to award a single Framework Agreement for a period of maximum 40 months, which shall be implemented via a single service contract (subject to negotiation) expected to commence in Q3 2024. The scope of this contract is on carrying out the operational tasks associated with the EQC function to deliver and update quality-related information in a timely fashion and in line with instructions from ECMWF’s overarching C3S EQC management. The successful Tenderer shall: • Assess the technical and scientific quality as well as fitness-for-purpose of the CDS products and learning resources in scope of this tender, following specific requirements and protocols provided by ECMWF. • Support the CDS catalogue ingestion process by providing timely checks of technical quality of new applications, indicators and other derived dataset ahead of publication. • Publish outcomes of EQC activities in the “Quality” tab in the CDS catalogue in a user-friendly way and in line with the new approach outlined in the EQC framework. • Provide requirements for the Content Integration Manager of the CDS EQC infrastructure, liaising closely with its developers. • Interact with the CDS application providers and the respective data experts at ECMWF, in order to ensure that agreed protocols and processes are in place and adhered to.