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CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT
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THIS CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT is to establish the rules for the participation of
undertakings of the Parties under the Service Contract for
EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) -
Lot2/SI2.853812, by acronym EMODnet 5.
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Table of Contents
Article 1 – DEFINITIONS.................................................................................... 3
Article 2 - PARTIES AND APPLICABLE CONDITIONS …………………… 3
Article 3 - ORDER OF PRIORITY OF CONDITIONS ……………………… 5
Article 4 - SUBJECT OF SERVICE CONTRACT AND PROJECT WORK …. 6
Article 5 - ENTRY INTO FORCE AND DURATION....................................… 6
Article 6 - PROJECT PRICE................................................................................ 6
Article 7 - PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS…………………………………… 7
Article 8 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT ………………………………………. 8
Article 9 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND USE OF RESULTS 8
Article 10 - RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROJECT WORK; LIABILITY……... 9
Article 11 - CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ……………………………… 10
Article 12- DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND APPLICABLE LAW …………… 10
Article 13 - OTHER TERMS ………………………………………………….. 11
Article – 14 SIGNATURES ……………………………………………………. 11
SIGNATURE PAGES …………………………………………………………. 13-43
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This Consortium Agreement is made by the Parties listed below, to implement the EMODnet
5 Project (“Project”), based on the conditions set up in the Service Contract
(EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Call No. EASME/2020/OP/0006)
“EUROPEAN MARINE OBSERVATION AND DATA NETWORK (EMODnet) – Lot 2 -
Geology”) signed by and between the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment
Executive Agency (CINEA) and Geologian tutkimuskeskus (GTK) as appointed leader of the
consortium by the members of the group that submitted the tender (“Tender”) for the Service
Contract.
Article 1 - DEFINITIONS
The definitions described in the Service Contract shall be applicable in this Agreement with
the following additional definitions:
“Consortium Agreement” or “Agreement” means this agreement as agreed by the Parties to
implement the Project in accordance with the Tender and the Service Contract;
“Contracting Authority” means the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment
Executive Agency (CINEA);
“Defaulting Party” means a Party breaching its obligations pursuant to this Agreement;
“Party” / “Parties” means the members of this Consortium Agreement to undertake the
Project work under the Service Contract, together forming the Contractor;
“Tender” means the Parties’ joint tender that is attached to the Service Contract as Annex II
(Contractor’s tender (ARES reference Ares(2020)4088612 of 03/08/2020);
“Tender Specifications” means the tender specifications (reference No
EASME/2020/OP/0006, Ares reference Ares(2020)2604101 of 18/05/2020) attached to the
Service Contract as Annex I.
Article 2 – PARTIES AND APPLICABLE CONDITIONS
The Parties operate jointly as the Contractor of the Service Contract and participate as Parties
to this Consortium Agreement (with their participant numbers 2.-32. in accordance with the
Service Contract) as written below:
2. Geologian Tutkimuskeskus - Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) (as Lead) –
Vuorimiehentie 5, 02150 Espoo, Finland (Main registration number: 0244680-7, VAT:
FI02446807)
and
3. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning - Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU), Villavägen
18 (PO 670), Uppsala, SE-751 28 Sweden (Main registration number: 2021002528, VAT:
SE202100252801)
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4. Norges geologiske undersøkelse - Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), Leiv
Eirikssonsvei, 39, (PO. 6315 Torgarden, 7491 Trondheim), Trondheim, N-7040 Norway (Main
registration number: 970188290, VAT: NO970188290MVA)
5. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350
Copenhagen K, Denmark (Main registration number: 55145016, VAT: DK55145016)
6. Íslenskar Orkurannsóknir - Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR), Grensásvegur 9, 108 Reykjavik,
Iceland (Main registration number: 6005034050, VAT: IS79468)
7. Geological Survey of Estonia (EGT), F.R. Kreutzwaldi 5, 44314 Rakvere, Estonia (Main
registration number: 77000387, VAT: EE102038860)
8. Latvijas Vides, geologijas un meteorologijas centrs – Latvian Environment, Geology and
Meteorology Centre (LEGMC), Maskavas iela 165, LV-1019 Riga, Latvia (Main registration
number: 50103237791, VAT: LV50103237791)
9. Lietuvos geologijos tarnyba prie Aplinkos ministerijos - Lithuanian Geological Survey
(LGT), S. Konarskio Str 35, LT-03123 Vilnius, Lithuania (Main registration number: 8871078,
VAT: LT887107811)
10. Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy - Polish Geological
Institute - National Research Institute (PGI-NRI), Rakowiecka 4, 00975 Warsaw, Poland (Main
registration number: 000332133, VAT: PL5250008040)
11. Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek -
Geological Survey of the Netherlands (TNO), Oude Waalsdorperweg 63, NL-2597 AK The
Hague, The Netherlands; Postal address P.O. Box 96864 NL-2509 JG The Hague
The Netherlands (Main registration number: 27376655, VAT: NL002875718B01)
12. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural
Sciences (RBINS), Rue Vautier 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium (Main registration number:
353070496, VAT: BE0353070496)
13. BRGM (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières), 3 Avenue Claude Guillemin,
45100 Orléans, France (Main registration number: 582056149, VAT: FR67582056149)
14. Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer (IFREMER), 1625 Route
de Sainte-Anne, 29280 Plouzané, France (Main registration number: 330715368, VAT:
FR46330715368)
15. Communications, Climate Action and Environments - Geological Survey Ireland
(GSI), Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin D04 K7X4, Ireland
16. Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, M.P. (CSIC), C/
Serrano 117, 28006 Madrid, Spain (VAT: ESQ2818002D)
17. Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Rua C do Aeroporto, 1749-077
Lisboa, Portugal (Main registration number: 510265600, VAT: PT510265600)
18. Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale. Servizio Geologico
d'ltalia (ISPRA, Italia), Via Vitaliano Brancati 48, 00144 Roma, Italy (Secondary registration
number: 10125211002, VAT: IT10125211002)
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19. Geološki Zavod Slovenije - Geological Survey of Slovenia (GeoZs), Dimičeva ulica 14,
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia (Main registration number: 5051410000, VAT: SI23064145)
20. Hrvatski geološki Institut - Croatian Geological Survey (HGI), Sachsova 2, (P.O. Box
268), HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia (Main registration number: 080140285, VAT:
HR43733878539)
21. Ju Zavod Za Geološka Istraživanja - Geological Survey of Montenegro (GEOZAVOD),
Naselje Krusevac bb, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro (Main registration number: 80012873,
VAT: ME3031025238)
22. Per Shërbimin Gjeologjik Shqiptar – Albanian Geological Survey (AGS), Rruga
"Myslym Keta", Ish-Instituti Gjeografik i Ushtrise, Tiranë, Albania (VAT: ALJ61826126J)
23. Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration (Greece) (HSGME), 13677
Acharnae, Greece (VAT: EL997401200)
24. Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR, Greece), 46.7 km Athens-Sounio Avenue,
(P.O. Box 712), P.C. 19013, Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece (Main registration number: 164, VAT:
EL999355106)
25. Institute of Oceanology - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IO-BAS, Bulgaria), First May
Str. 40, (P.O. Box 152), Varna 9000, Bulgaria (Main registration number: 000080612, VAT:
BG000080612)
26. Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Geologie si Geoecologie Marina
(GEOECOMAR), 23-25 Dimitrie Onciul Street, RO-024053 Bucuresti, Romania (Main
registration number: J40107517021997, VAT: RO5194978)
27. Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus -
Geological Survey Department (GSC), 1 Lefkonos Street, 2064 Strovolos P.O. Box 24543
1301 Lefkosia, Cyprus
28. Continental Shelf Department, Ministry for Finance and Employment, Block F,
Antonio Maurizio Valperga, Street, Floriana FRN 1700, Malta
29. Universita Degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Roma (Dipartimento Scienze della
Terra) (UNIROMA), Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy (Main registration number:
80209930587, VAT: IT02133771002)
30. Tartu Ülikool — University of Tartu (UNITARTU), Ülikooli 18, 50090 Tartu, Estonia
(Main registration number: 74001073, VAT: EE100030417)
31. Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas - Institute of Computer Science
(FORTH-ICS, Greece), N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete,
Greece (VAT: EL090101655)
32. Stichting Deltares, Boussinesqweg 1, 2629 HV Delft, The Netherlands (Main
registration number: 41146461, VAT: NL800097476B01)
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HAVE AGREED
to this Consortium Agreement and also to accept the special and general conditions of the
Service Contract, including its annexes:
Annex I - Tender specifications (reference No EASME/2019/OP/003, Ares
reference Ares(2020)2604101 of 18/05/2020)
Annex II - Contractor’s tender (ARES reference Ares(2020)4088612 of
03/08/2020
Annex III - Declaration on the list of pre-existing rights
which form an integral part of the Service Contract and equally of this Consortium Agreement.
A copy of the Service Contract with its annexes is attached to this Agreement as APPENDIX
A.
In this Consortium Agreement the Parties agree on their obligations in implementing the
Results as defined in the Tender documents as accepted by the Contracting Authority.
All communication between the Contracting Authority and the members of this Consortium
will take place by the Lead.
The representative of the Lead is the Project Manager:
PhD. Henry VALLIUS
Senior Scientist
Contact address:
Geologian tutkimuskeskus - Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)
Vuorimiehentie 5
02150 Espoo FINLAND
E-mail:
[email protected]
The Lead may replace the above-named representative by a person with at least similar skills,
provided that the Lead notifies the other Parties of the same in advance in writing.
Article 3 – ORDER OF PRIORITY OF CONDITIONS
According to the Service Contract, all documents issued by the Contractor or the Parties (end-
user agreements, general terms and conditions, etc.) are held inapplicable, unless explicitly
mentioned in the special conditions of the Service Contract. In all circumstances, in the event
of contradiction between the Service Contract and documents issued by the Contractor or the
Parties, the Service Contract shall prevail.
Article 4 – SUBJECT MATTER OF SERVICE CONTRACT AND PROJECT WORK
In accordance with the Service Contract, Article I.2., the subject matter of the Service Contract
and Project work is: “European Marine Observation and Data Network Lot 2 – Geology”.
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Article 5 – ENTRY INTO FORCE AND DURATION
The Service Contract enters into force on 25 September 2021. When all Parties have signed
this Consortium Agreement, it takes effect (even retroactively) at the latest from the date of
entry into force of the Service Contract. The Project implementation shall not start before the
Service Contract is in force.
The duration of the performance of the Project must not exceed 24 months. The period of
performance of the Project may be extended only with the written additional agreement by the
Contracting Authority.
The Service Contract is renewed automatically once for 24 months, unless either of the
Contracting Authority or the Contractor received formal notification to the contrary least three
(3) months before the end of the duration of the performance of the contract. The Lead shall
promptly inform the other Parties if such notification is received by the Contractor. Renewal
does not change or postpone any existing obligations. Except in the case of force majeure (as
defined in the Service Contract, General Conditions, II.1. Definitions, page 18)all Parties
accept to continue cooperation in case the terms are in line with the Service Contract and this
Consortium Agreement shall remain in force until all Contractor’s obligations under the
Service Contract have been duly fulfilled.
Article 6 – PROJECT PRICE
The price of the Service Contract (excluding renewal) is maximum of EUR 2,420,000.00 (two
million four hundred twenty thousand euro).
The maximum amount covering all purchases under the Service Contract is EUR 4,840,000.00
(four million eight hundred forty thousand). This includes EUR 2,420,000.00 (two million four
hundred twenty thousand) for the renewal.
The shares of the Parties are allocated per Party in the budget for the Project works. The Parties
agree to implement their tasks as agreed in the Tender Specifications against the price agreed
in the Service Contract and as allocated in the Project budget. Any modifications to the
allocated charges shall be subject to a separate agreement.
No reimbursement of expenses applies to the Service Contract or this Agreement.
Article 7 – PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
Interim payments
GTK as the Lead shall claim an interim payment equal to 50 % of the Contract price in
accordance with Article I.5.2. of the Service Contract, by sending the Contracting Authority an
invoice in paper format, accompanied by the Interim Report and any other documents as
provided for in the Service Contract.
All Parties commit themselves to deliver their deliverable to the respective Work Package (WP)
Leader in time and the WP Leaders shall collect the deliverables for the Interim Report in due
time as stated in the Service Contract.
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In case the Contracting Authority approves submitted Interim Report and deliverables, it shall
make payment to GTK within 60 days from receipt of the invoice.
GTK shall make the transmission to each Party of its payment share latest within 28 days after
receiving the payment from the Contracting Authority.
Payment of the balance
GTK as the Lead shall claim payment of the balance in accordance with Article I.5.3. of the
Service Contract, by sending the Contracting Authority an invoice in paper format,
accompanied by the list of, or declaration on, the pre-existing rights and the Final Report and
any other documents as provided for in the Service Contract.
In case the Contracting Authority approves the submitted documents and deliverables, it shall
make payment to GTK within 60 days from receipt of the invoice.
GTK shall make the transmission to each Party of its payment share latest within 28 days after
receiving the payment from the Contracting Authority
Concerning all payments
In case extra deliverables are needed to be delivered or the Contracting Authority is late in its
payment procedure GTK is entitled to make the payments to the Parties after receipt of the
funds from the Contracting Authority to its bank account. GTK is responsible to inform all
Parties about the reasons for delay in payment.
Article 8 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT
The Project shall be managed by the Lead assisted by the Steering Group (SG), which consists
of the Lead and Project WP Leaders.
SG shall be convened by the Lead as Chairman whenever it is necessary, at least two times a
year. Meetings shall be convened with at least seven (7) days' prior notice with an agenda.
The meetings of SG can be arranged either in physical or in virtual form such as audio, video
or other electronic conference technique.
SG is not an actual decision-making body of the Project, but it is essential for following the
Project implementation and to keep the Project activities on schedule.
SG’s main duties are:
- to follow overall management of Project goals and the implementation of Work Package
deliverables and to check internal Project reports within three months’ periods,
- to review and draft updated documents for approval by the Parties and the Contracting
Authority, when necessary,
- to acknowledge new Parties to the Consortium if necessary due to an exit of a Party,
- to follow the Project resources in accordance with Work Plan,
-to recommend new ideas and methods for the Project implementation, and
- to handle those matters relating to a Defaulting Party.
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The minutes of SG meetings shall be prepared and transmitted by the Lead to all Parties without
delay.
The minutes shall be considered as accepted if no objections have been communicated to the
Lead within fifteen (15) days from receipt.
Article 9 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND USE OF RESULTS
The Parties have accepted the terms of the Service Contract concerning Intellectual Property
Rights in the Articles II.13.1- II.13.10. This includes accepting the terms whereby the Union
acquires ownership of the results as defined in the Service Contract and the Project results may
be used by the Union and by the Contracting Authority for the modes of exploitation as stated
in Article II.13.3 of the Service Contract.
The Contracting Authority may use the pre-existing rights incorporated in the Project results
as agreed in the Service Contract.
The Parties in concern shall provide the Contracting Authority with a list of pre-existing rights
(Annex Ш of the Service Contract) as set out in Article П.13.4 of the Service Contract. Each
Party shall provide its list of pre-existing rights to the Lead so that the Lead is able to send the
combined document to the Contracting Authority together with the invoice for payment of the
balance at the latest.
In addition, each Party agrees to provide the Lead with evidence of its ownership or the right
to use all the listed pre-existing rights so that the Lead is able to send such evidence to the
Contracting Authority in accordance with the Service Contract Article II.13.5.
Article 10 – RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROJECT WORK; LIABILITY
The Parties are jointly responsible for the Project implementation to the Contracting Authority.
However, among themselves the Parties have agreed to bear complete responsibility for their
own share of the Project work as described in the Tender documents.
Responsibility for own work
Subject to the limitations of liability under this Article 10, each Party shall be liable for all
negligence in its own undertakings in the Project work and to keep delivering and reporting in
line with Tender documents and the Service Contract.
No Party shall be responsible to any other Party for any indirect or consequential loss or similar
damage such as, but not limited to, loss of profit, loss of revenue or loss of contracts, provided
such damage was not caused by willful misconduct or gross negligence. For any remaining
contractual liability, a Party’s aggregate liability towards the other Parties collectively shall be
limited to once the amount of the Party’s share of the price of the Service Contract as allocated
in the Project budget referred to in Article, except in case of willful misconduct or gross
negligence. For the avoidance of doubt: the limitations in this paragraph are not applicable in
the event of claims by the Contracting Authority but the paragraph under heading “Claims of
the Contracting Authority” below shall apply.
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Each Party shall hold the other Parties harmless from any claims made by third parties arising
out of the first Party’s actions pursuant to this Agreement, except to the extent that such claims
are attributable to the negligence or willful misconduct of another Party hereto.
The Party which is in delay or otherwise in default (the “Defaulting Party”) shall:
a) be in risk to be dismissed from the Project in the event that the breach is not remedied within
sixty (60) days of a written notice from the Lead. In the case of a substantial breach of its
obligations the Parties may jointly terminate this Consortium Agreement with respect to the
Defaulting Party less than 30 days’ prior written notice;
b) shall be deemed to have agreed to the termination as the other Parties shall decide, that those
tasks assigned to the Defaulting Party specified in the WP, shall be assigned to one or several
other entities, which is/are chosen by the other Parties and the Lead at the meeting of the
Steering Group;
c) subject to the limitation of its aggregate liability mentioned earlier in this Article 10 assume
all reasonable direct cost increase (if any) resulting from assignment referred to in (a) above,
in comparison with the costs of the Project work of the Defaulting Party as specified in the
Tender documents; and
d) receive payment for work, which has been completed, accepted and paid for by the
Contracting Authority.
The Party in delay shall inform the Lead as soon as the delay is to be seen. The Lead shall then
inform the Contracting Authority about the delay by a Party.
Any Party having to leave /leaving the Project shall continue to grant Access Rights to its
Background and Results pursuant to the Service Contract and this Consortium Agreement as if
it had remained as Party for the whole duration of the Project.
Claims of the Contracting Authority
Should the Contracting Authority make any claim for (including but not limited to)
reimbursement, indemnity, liquidated damages or payment of damages from one or more
Parties, each Party shall be liable towards the other Parties (including the Lead) and shall
indemnify each of the other Parties in respect of liability resulting from acts or omissions of
itself, its employees or its agents, provided, however, that the liability of a Party in case of such
claim shall not exceed three (3) times its share of the price of the Service Contract. The
limitation of liability does not, however, apply in case of willful misconduct or gross
negligence of that Party.
Any amount exceeding the above liability cap (where applicable) claimed by the Contracting
Authority shall be apportioned among all the Parties, including the Party whose act or omission
gave rise to that claim, proportionally to their share of the Project Price.
In the event it is not possible to attribute the failure to any Party, the amount claimed by the
Contracting Authority shall be apportioned among all the Parties proportionally to their share
of price of the Service Contract.
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Article 11 - CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Confidential Information in whatever form or mode of transmission, which is disclosed by a
Party (the “Disclosing Party”) to any other Party (the “Recipient”) in connection with the
Project during its implementation and which has been explicitly marked as “confidential”, or
when disclosed orally, has been identified as confidential at the time of disclosure and has been
confirmed confidential afterwards in writing, shall be kept confidential.
The Recipients hereby undertake to any commitment of non-disclosure under this Agreement
and the Service Contract, for a period of five (5) years after the end date of the Project.
The Service Contract shall not prevent the communication of Confidential Information to the
European Commission, if necessary.
The confidentiality commitment under this Article 11 shall remain in force even if any
provision of this Agreement should become invalid, illegal, or unenforceable.
Article 12- DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND APPLICABLE LAW
The Service Contract is governed by Union law, complemented, where necessary, by the Law
of the Kingdom of Belgium.
This Consortium Agreement is governed by the substantive Law of the Kingdom of Belgium.
However, nothing in this Consortium Agreement shall be deemed to require a Party to breach
any mandatory statutory law under which the Party is operating.
Where, in the event of a dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Parties wish
to seek an amicable settlement of that dispute by conciliation, the conciliation shall take place
in accordance with the UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules as at present in force.
If the Parties are not able to reach an amicable settlement to their dispute, controversy or claim
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, it
shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as at
present in force. The number of arbitrators shall be one (1) and the language to be used in the
arbitral proceedings shall be English. The place of arbitration shall be Brussels, Belgium.
The Parties shall be obliged to accept and apply the decisions of the arbitrator subject to the
applicable law hereby agreed upon and in compliance with the provisions of the European law.
Article 13 – OTHER TERMS
Use of names, logos or trademarks
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Nothing in this Consortium Agreement shall be construed as conferring rights to use in
advertising, publicity or otherwise the name of the Parties or any of their logos or trademarks
without their prior written approval.
No representation, partnership or agency
The Parties shall not be entitled to act or to make legally binding declarations on behalf of any
other Party. Nothing in this Consortium Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a joint
venture, agency, partnership, interest grouping or any other kind of formal business grouping
or entity between the Parties.
Assignment and amendments
No rights or obligations of the Parties arising from this Consortium Agreement may be assigned
or transferred, in whole or in part, to any third party without the other Parties’ prior formal
approval.
Amendments and modifications to the text of this Consortium Agreement shall require a formal
amendment agreed by all Parties.
Notices and other communication between the Parties
Any notice to be given under this Consortium Agreement shall be in writing to the addresses
and recipients as listed in the current address list kept by the Lead. E-mail with
acknowledgement of receipt fulfills the conditions of written form.
Any change of persons or contact details shall be notified immediately by the respective Party
to the Lead. The address list shall be accessible to all concerned.
In case a formal notice, consent or approval is required, such notice shall be signed by an
authorised representative of a Party and shall either be served personally or sent by mail with
recorded delivery.
Article – 14 SIGNATURES
The Parties have caused this Consortium Agreement to be duly signed by the undersigned
authorised representatives in separate signature pages marked individually for each Party of
the Project as follows:
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SIGNATURE PAGE 1/31
Geologian Tutkimuskeskus – Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) (no. 2)
Place and Date Espoo, December 8th, 2021
_________________________ _________________________
Kimmo Tiilikainen Olli Breilin
Director General Director, Operative Units
CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym
EMODnet 5.
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SIGNATURE PAGE 10/31
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek -
Geological Survey of the Netherlands (TNO) (no. 11)
Place and Date: Utrecht 29 October 2021
_________________________ _________________________
Signatory: Tirza van Daalen Signatory:
Title:
Title: Director Geological
Survey of the Nethelands
CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym
EMODnet 5.
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SIGNATURE PAGE 11/31
Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural
Sciences (RBINS) (no. 12)
Place and Date: Brussels, 10/11/2021
_______________________ _________________________
Signatory: Patricia Supply Signatory:
Title: General Director a.i. Title:
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SIGNATURE PAGE 12/31
Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (no. 13)
Place and Date : Orléans, 19/11/21________________
_________________________ _________________________
Signatory: Catherine BONIN Signatory:
Title: Directrice Title:
Direction de l’Innovation, des Activités
Commerciales et Internationales
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SIGNATURE PAGE 13/31
Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer (IFREMER) (no. 14)
Place and Date ___Plouzané 17th November 2021________________
_________________________ _________________________
Signatory: Patrick Vincent Signatory:
Title: Managing Director Title:
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SIGNATURE PAGE 14/31
Communications, Climate Action and Environments - Geological Survey Ireland (GSI)
(no. 15)
Place and Date Dublin, 30/11/21
_________________________
Signatory: Koen Verbruggen Signatory:Xavier Monteys
Title: Director, Geological Survey Ireland Title :Senior Geologist
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SIGNATURE PAGE 16/31
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) (no. 17)
Place and Date ______________________
Lisbon, 19th October 2021
Jorge Assinado de forma
digital por Jorge
Miguel Miguel Alberto de
Alberto de Miranda
Dados: 2021.10.19
Miranda 14:38:32 +01'00'
_________________________ _________________________
Signatory: Prof. Dr. Miguel Miranda Signatory:
Title: President of the Board Title:
CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym
EMODnet 5.
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CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym
EMODnet 5.
Call for tenders EASME/2020/OP/0006 - European Marine Observation and Data Network [Lot 2 - Geology]
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Technical tender
Consortium GTK
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1. Introduction
Scope and consortium
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), acting under the powers delegated
by the European Commission, launched an invitation to tender for a service contract to further develop and
maintain a Geology portal as part of the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). It
concerns the next phase of EMODnet Geology (Lot 2), which started in 2009. In response to the current call,
EASME/2020/OP/0006, a consortium consisting of all European geological surveys that are mapping marine
territories, supplemented with partners contributing essential expertise or regional knowledge, has once
again decided to work together in furthering the compilation, harmonisation and visualisation of geological
information. This bid is strongly supported by EuroGeoSurveys (EGS), a not-for profit organisation
representing national and regional geological surveys that provides the European Institutions with expert,
neutral, balanced and practical pan-European advice and information as an aid to problem-solving, policy,
regulatory and programme formulation.
The present proposal is a joint tender led by the Geologian tutkimuskeskus – Geological Survey of Finland
(GTK), duly authorised by the other 39 consortium members to submit the tender on their behalf (see
Annexes 4). Following initial phases led by the British Geological Survey, this is the third tender coordinated
by GTK. This experienced coordinator has built and extended a partnership that includes both joint tenderers
and subcontractors. Most of the partners are organisations with responsibility for coastal and marine
geological mapping in their respective countries. All of the 30 countries who are involved in the EMODnet
Geology project that started in September 2019 (Phase 4) are represented in this new proposal. Some of the
consortium members have been able to launch and operate marine departments because of EMODnet
Geology, firmly embedding offshore geology in national mapping programmes. Previous EMODnet projects
have also intensified geographically organised transnational mapping of regional seas (Baltic Sea, North Sea,
Bay of Biscay, Adriatic Sea). These regional initiatives have shown to be an efficient way to delegate
responsibilities and accelerate progress in a consortium as large as ours.
The consortium is strengthened by representatives from 4 countries bordering the Caspian Sea region, which
was newly added in Phase 4. Consortium subcontractor A.P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute
(VSEGEI) will continue to act as regional coordinator for the Caspian Sea area, overseeing and harmonising
contributions from the Atyrau University of Oil and Gas named after Safi Utebaev (Kazakhstan), and national
geological surveys or similar geoscience organisations in the Caspian Sea countries Iran, Azerbaijan, and
Turkmenistan. These regional operators will act as subcontractors of VSEGEI to jointly map the Caspian Sea
and bring the required data into the EMODnet Geology project.
Following addition of the Caspian Sea in 2019, the next phase starting in 2021 will also include all
jurisdictional waters of the Caribbean Sea, further expanding the geographical scope of the work programme.
Partners with a Caribbean presence or past (UKRI-BGS, BRGM, GEUS, TNO) will use their network to solicit
input and expertise from local organisations. Aside from complete coverage of the Baltic, Barents, Black,
Mediterranean and North Seas, as well as coverage of jurisdictional waters of Member States, the United
Kingdom (UK) and Norway for the North East Atlantic (Celtic Seas, Iberian Coast and Bay of Biscay,
Macaronesia, Norwegian Sea, Caribbean Sea), the consortium will start to include data and data products
from outside these areas. It will stimulate the adoption of EMODnet standards in other parts of the world,
and ensure compatibility with neighbouring regions such as the Southern Mediterranean. Like in previous
phases, all data and data products provided are free of restrictions of use and interoperable with European
data and data products.
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The regional seas and sub-seas of Europe according to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and the Caribbean Sea.
Building on experience
Using lessons learned from previous phases, the consortium will continue to compile fragmented marine data
products, making them available through the EMODnet Central Portal following optimisation and testing in
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EGDI, the European Geological Data Infrastructure, and in home systems of work-package (WP) leaders. The
portal will also provide access to data and metadata held by each participating organisation, allowing end
users to assess the quality of data products, and providing them with an opportunity to create their own
maps or models. Data products will be compiled at a scale of 1:100,000 or finer using the standards
developed during the previous EMODnet Geology projects. At the same time, the consortium will continue to
improve 1:250,000 and 1:1,000,000 data products generated during earlier EMODnet phases, as they have
specific value for supra-regional to pan-European end use and visualisation. The smaller-scale products,
although very informative, are more fragmentary.
A common classification process, adopted for all data, will be finetuned with specific focus on hierarchy of
terms. Such a hierarchy, which has been fully implemented for seabed substrate with classifications at
different levels of detail, provides parent-child relationships of mapped features (e.g., Cenozoic as a parent to
Pleistocene, and Pleistocene as a parent to Gelasian) that enable us to simplify legends as the scale increases.
The maps currently shown are not scalable onscreen, meaning that each data product can be viewed by users
at any zoom level. We will start thinking about linking maps to specific zoom ranges to improve clarity and
increase flexibility for end users and stakeholders.
Map scale versus INSPIRE legend granularity. Upon zooming in, increasing detail can be shown.
We will follow INSPIRE to the best of our ability. Should the geological data model of INSPIRE form an
unintended restriction to the quality of the services and functionalities required by EMODnet, for example
because terminology is not yet fully available or insufficiently structured, the consortium will adopt and share
(including with the INSPIRE community) schemes that are in the spirit of Open geospatial Consortium (OGC)
and INSPIRE principles. Hierarchy is key to producing maps showing features at uniform levels of legend
granularity. Such maps will have fewer obvious border artefacts than the ones available right now. By using
the highest level of hierarchy for pan-European maps and lower levels of hierarchy for regional maps marked
by less variability, the number of legend units shown is optimised to ensure much improved legibility.
Working with dynamic legends, for which EGDI has developed a prototype, is especially important in geology.
Geological data are most commonly descriptive rather than numerical, and thus cannot easily be reclassified
by end users. The option to visualise data products at different levels of hierarchy informs these users on the
extent to which certain features are classified in different regions. A map may be full coverage at one
hierarchical level and have only partial coverage at increasing granularity.
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Full-coverage overview (left) versus partial-coverage detail (right) maps for the pre-Quaternary.
Within this perspective of scale and hierarchy, it should be noted that the level of detail in national
classifications (e.g. seabed substrate classification) varies among countries for good reasons. Where
unconsolidated sediments are common, there will be more focus on their subdivision than in seas where rock
dominates. We will assess the value of different national legends (of interest to ministries, needed to create a
national support base) as well as industry standards (needed to involve external stakeholders). The link to
industry will become increasingly important, in part because of EMODnet Ingestion. In addition to
harmonised classification, therefore, we aim to include details of original national classification schemes in
the final deliverables in order to lose as little information as possible.
Right now, we can only view one data product at a time. As geology typically describes the seabed surface
and a succession of subsurface layers, all relevant to end users, the option of showing different parts of this
succession has been tested successfully. The consortium has been creating separate pre-Quaternary (typically
solid geology) and Quaternary (typically sediment) maps for lithology and age. Building on this experience, a
further development is the joint visualisation of more complete stacks of layers. EGDI is working on prototype
functionality for viewing and downloading 2.5D layer models. This functionality will be tested in an EMODnet
Geology case study, so that it can be adopted more broadly in the future.
Another challenge on the path toward a seamless multi-resolution digital seabed map of European waters is
the visualisation of units that show gradual lateral transitions. Increasing distance from a source area,
increasing burial depth (in case of inclined layers) and other geological patterns affect subsurface
composition but are difficult to capture in standard (2D) maps. Because data providers tend to assign typical,
representative unit characteristics for national mapping purposes, many of these lateral transitions show up
as sharp boundaries at country borders on pan-European data products. Geographically organised groups will
continue ongoing pilots on solving this issue. As an intermediate step, some of this transition-related
uncertainty will be captured in associated confidence maps.
Artificial boundary of map unit at country border.
Uncertainty of data and associated confidence in maps is a second overall theme connecting the WPs. Just
like we will show uniformity, degree of coverage and data gaps at different scales and levels of hierarchy, we
intend to improve methods to visualise limitations of our data products. They may be regional in nature,
providing information on the need for added data, or pan-European, reflecting current methodological
limitations.
Map products, data and metadata
The scale-hierarchy-focussed marine data and map products to be delivered concern information on:
seabed substrate, including accumulation and erosion rates of seabed sediments (WP3),
seafloor lithology and stratigraphy (WP4),
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coastal behaviour (WP5),
geological events and probabilities (WP6),
hydrocarbon and mineral resources (WP7), and
submerged landscapes (WP8).
More detail is provided in the WP descriptions. Here, we limit ourselves to listing the main deliverables.
For WP3, we will further optimise maps at three levels of granularity (5, 7 and 16 classes), following the
globally used Folk classification. These maps are delivered at scales of 1:1,000,000; 1:250,000; and 1:100,000
or finer. Information on sediment accumulation and erosion rates provides an indication of potential
temporal seabed-sediment variability, and thus of uncertainty.
For WP4, we will continue to deliver age and lithology of the uppermost pre-Quaternary (typically rock) and
Quaternary (typically unconsolidated sediment) units, excluding the seabed sediment covered by WP3. We
will also expand our work on pan-European geomorphological maps, following a hierarchical approach. At the
highest hierarchical level (general physiographic features), a full-coverage map will be made available.
For WP5, the present portfolio of coastline-migration maps based on satellite monitoring (published in 2019),
field observation and aerial photography (published in August 2020) and coastal type (morphology and
composition, also published in August 2020) will be supplemented with resilience and erosion/accretion
hotspot maps that will provide information on the socio-economic implications of coastal erosion,
highlighting those areas that are most vulnerable to coastal change. An ongoing case study on the feasibility
of harmonising measured and indirectly derived rate and volume estimates of erosion and accretion along
soft-sediment coasts will be used as a blueprint for further European rollout.
In line with the tender specification on ensuring compatibility with terrestrial efforts at the sea-land interface,
the consortium will broaden the scope of its coastal work. Aside from coastal behaviour, information on both
the geology (age, lithology) and geomorphology of the coastal ribbon will be collated. This ribbon, extending
a few kilometres landward and seaward of the present-day coastline, will be mapped by merging expertise of
land and sea geologists. As EGDI is an infrastructure that already includes marine and terrestrial data
products, it will facilitate the creation and testing of such maps.
For WP6, we will include information on submarine earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes, tectonic lines such as
faults, fluid emissions and tsunami. For added value, we will improve characterisation of events by attributes.
Event probabilities are an important topic. A key challenge that the consortium will continue to address is the
assessment of event probabilities from available data.
For WP7, we will increase our coverage on the distribution of aggregates such as sand and gravel,
ferromanganese crusts, evaporites, gas hydrates, oil and gas, placers, phosphorites, polymetallic nodules and
sulphides, sapropel, metal-rich sediment, and rich pegmatite veins. By distinguishing between resources and
exploitable reserves, we increase the applied value of these deliverables.
Reconstructions of the submerged pre-historic landscapes of the European continental shelf at various time
periods crucial to Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Man (e.g. Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and older low sea-level
stages), part of WP8, will focus on line data (shoreline positions) as well as polygon data (depositional
environments, including lagoons, estuaries, tidal channels, marine terraces, marshes, valleys and riverbeds,
river deltas, freshwater lakes and marine terraces). The coastal ribbon work of WP5 will provide relevant
input. Supporting point data will show features such as submarine springs, analytical studies on flora and
fauna, and sea-level index points. The thickness of Holocene deposits above the LGM landscape will be a key
deliverable.
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During the past EMODnet phases, we learned that our consortium partners have different strengths and are
in different stages of national data-product development. EMODnet has been instrumental in raising the
common, pan-European bar for aligned and harmonised data products. It has also allowed partners with
more experience, better digital capabilities and state-of-the-art databases to assess the feasibility of
ambitious future deliverables on the seven topics listed above in transnational case studies. Several of these
case studies are currently being published in EMODnet Geology special issues: Geological Society of London
Special Publication 505 'From Continental Shelf to Slope: Mapping the Oceanic Realm' and Quarterly Journal
of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology Thematic Issue 'Mapping the Geology and Topography of the
European Seas'. In the next phase, we intend to continue with this approach, paying increasing attention to
uncertainty, confidence and cross-thematic (between WPs) added value. Successful pilots will ensure that the
EMODnet Geology portfolio grows and gets more internally aligned through time.
As part of our data management, web portal and services (both Web Map Services and Web Feature Services;
WP9), we will work toward clickable legends (to identify and visualise selected features, facilitated by our
focus on scale and hierarchy). In its simplest form, users must be able to turn on and off layers of different
scale and granularity, using open-source tools available for showing and hiding. We will also test the future
option of showing layer sequences, moving from flat maps to 3D models, and the future use of story maps
explaining our deliverables.
Through either EGDI or national portals, we will provide access to data and metadata on multibeam, seismic
and boring / grab-sampling surveys. As national portals and digital or digitised data are in different stages of
development, the data will not be fully harmonised. Rather, brief summary documents will be made available
on the relationship between national and EMODnet (INSPIRE-based) standards. It will ensure up-to-date
information as national portals are continuously expanded with new and third-party data.
Synergies with other EMODnet Lots, international marine initiatives and European projects
Continued interactions with other EMODnet Lots as well as with any other relevant initiatives will have
mutual benefits, including added interdisciplinary value and guidance on future developments within
EMODnet. Some EMODnet-Geology partner organisations are involved in several EMODnet Lots (e.g.,
HCMR/Seabed Habitats, GEUS/Seabed Habitats and Data Ingestion, UKRI-BGS/Bathymetry and Data
Ingestion, GTK/Data Ingestion and EMOD-PACE), which improves the communication and horizontal
knowledge transfer between the Lots.
The digital terrain model (DTM) of EMODnet Bathymetry is instrumental in generating a data product on
geomorphology, which interprets the descriptive, ever-more-detailed underwater topography of Lot 1 in
terms of formative processes and anticipated future behaviour. The addition of this important descriptor of
the seabed to the EMODnet Geology portfolio has been tested successfully in the current EMODnet phase.
The main challenge, differences in resolution of regional and national bathymetric grids, can be circumvented
by mapping at different levels of hierarchy. Lot 1’s ca. 100x100 m DTM ensures that geomorphology can be
mapped on a pan-European scale at medium levels of hierarchy (kilometre scale). Finally, our information on
seabed-sediment accumulation and erosion provide an element of temporal change to the DTM.
Our consortium will continue to provide information and knowledge on the seabed substrate to EMODnet
Seabed Habitats (Lot 3). Aside from input relevant to the EUNIS Level 3 classification, we can query for other
geological features that are thought to have ecological/habitat significance. We are interested in establishing
the feasibility of incorporating proxy data from habitat studies in optimising our seabed maps. Directly
measured benthic-species or -assemblage distribution, for example, may provide information on seabed-
sediment type. It comes from EMODnet Biology (Lot 6).
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In providing data on waves, currents, winds and other atmospheric parameters, and rivers, EMODnet Physics
addresses the drivers of EMODnet Geology parameters such as seabed substrate and coastal behaviour. At
the same time, the deliverables of our consortium show where seabed characteristics and coastline change
are not in equilibrium with these drivers but in fact governed by other factors such as seafloor geology,
preserved submerged landscapes, and sediment cohesion/erodibility. By highlighting the interplay between
the Lot 2 and Lot 4 parameters, facilitated through the Central Portal, end users can be stimulated to use
deliverables from both lots as part of cross-disciplinary work.
With EMODnet Chemistry, we share an interest in seabed sediment. The current database of Lot 5 includes
little geochemical information from geological surveys, which partly reflects the composition of their
partnership and advisory members. We can share data and provide ideas for further rollout (such as seabed-
substrate-geochemistry maps) during a follow-up phase.
EMODnet Human Activities, finally, has a direct link to the EMODnet Geology deliverables on hydrocarbon
and mineral resources. Our consortium provides data on resources and reserves, Lot 7 delivers what is
actually being mined, dredged and dumped.
These commonalities form a direct and natural link between EMODnet Geology and the other thematic
EMODnet projects, stimulating cooperation and providing an opportunity to provide tandem output for end
users, a key strength of the European Atlas of the Seas. All interpreted products will be based on primary
information owned by the project partners, supplemented with third-party information in the public domain.
Where the most up-to-date geological information is held on third-party websites, arrangements will be
made for Web Map Services that can be harvested by the Central Portal.
Our consortium has several representatives in the Atlantic Seabed Mapping International Working Group
(ASMIWG). This transcontinental group aims at developing and implementing a cohesive seabed mapping
strategy that underpins the Galway 2013 Vision Statement, and ensures the security of Atlantic Ocean
resources. Representatives from the geological surveys of Britain, Spain and Portugal are actively providing
recommendations for a geological and bathymetric mapping campaign, recommending that EMODnet forms
the European route for access to new data acquired. In this role, EMODnet will work closely with the
National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), also represented in the ASMIWG. By establishing a close relationship with the
national seabed information management systems of Canada and the USA, the consortium can align
standards and protocols for data acquisition, storage and use, as well as promote the adoption of the
EMODnet legacy. The inclusion of the Caribbean in the upcoming EMODnet phase presents an opportunity to
develop a best-practice approach.
The International Ocean Discovery Programme IODP, the world’s largest marine research collaboration using
ocean-going research platforms, has been producing invaluable data, information and knowledge for many
decades. IODP, funded by the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling ECORD, works across 23
nations from 5 continents, providing a potential route to expanding the global reach of EMODnet beyond just
North America and Europe. The Scientific Earth Drilling System (SEDIS), funded by the European part of the
IODP consortium, directs the systematic capture and storage of data and metadata during expeditions, using
documented procedures, formats and standards, providing quality control and secure access of the data. The
common aims of IODP and the EMODnet Geology consortium are such that contact between the two
programmes will improve the interoperability of marine geoscience information from America and Europe.
During a previous phase of the EMODnet Geology project the consortium established contact with the
ambitious Seabed 2030 project by GEBCO (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans) and the Nippon
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Foundation. Adding a geological component to their agenda would be a key achievement of EMODnet
Geology.
EMODnet Geology and Europe’s Green Deal
Geology and Europe’s aim to be the first climate-neutral continent go well together. In fact, there is a
mutually beneficial relationship. On the one hand, EMODnet Geology provides marine data and information
that optimise knowledge-based pan-European decision making. On the other hand, the energy transition in
particular is resulting in unprecedented amounts of new surficial and subsurface data and information,
enabling many geological surveys in the consortium to map the seafloor much better than before.
Whether it is Blue Growth or the upcoming Biodiversity Strategy, the seabed substrate of WP3 provides
Europe with information on habitat suitability. It explains where species and communities are, and predicts
where they could thrive. Taking this knowledge from an overall, pan-European level to practical application
requires local field studies, results of which are incorporated and upscaled in our seabed maps.
Seas and oceans are vital in decarbonising the energy sector. The lithology of the seafloor subsurface,
provided in WP4, determines the ability to support wind turbines, the suitability for trenching energy cables,
and the potential for carbon capture. Preferably with data collected by climate-neutral vessels sailing on
green energy. In dialogue with green-energy companies, we want to be part of the solution.
The Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change cannot do without WP5 knowledge on coastal behaviour and
WP6 expertise on geohazards. Awareness mapping, one of the case studies in the current EMODnet Geology
project, informs the decision maker while keeping the public at ease. It identifies areas with specific
geological conditions that may render them susceptible to effects of climate change.
The WP7 information on aggregates and marine minerals underpins difficult choices that need to be made.
An energy transition is impossible without critical resources that need to be mined either on land or at sea.
Minimising environmental impact requires broad-scale information allowing policy makers to compare
different areas. We also want to limit our impact on submerged cultural heritage. In mapping drowned
European landscapes, WP8 has profited the most from new borehole and seismic data collected for windfarm
development. In return, it shows us how sea-level rise affected Stone Age societies. Adaptation to climate
change isn’t a new concept.
Jointly, our consortium will play its part in educating the public on issues of climate change. We will
contribute to the European Atlas of the Seas, and put easily understandable pan-European maps, printable
on a single page, on the Central Portal of EMODnet. Last but not least, we are aware of our own carbon
footprint. By having more of our meetings online and organising virtual workshops with stakeholders as well
as data providers, we can increase our impact while reducing this footprint.
Services embedded in EMODnet’s Central Portal
Methodological consistency with the other EMODnet Lots will be facilitated by the increased role of the
Central Portal. Guidance in this regard, provided by the EMODnet Secretariat and discussed at the EMODnet
Steering Committee meetings, will be used in transferring existing functionality of the EGDI-based EMODnet
Geology portal to the Central Portal. Our consortium portal starts out with more functionality than the
Central Portal. By mutual agreement with the EMODnet Secretariat, we will ensure that EGDI remains
operational both as a platform for functionalities that haven’t been adopted yet, and for testing new
functionality and data products. It is also very useful in optimising the sea-land connection, and has excellent
smartphone functionality. Our progress in issues of technical coherence will be communicated to the
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EMODnet Steering Committee and through quarterly progress reports. In case of discrepancies in
information, we will follow the instructions received from the contracting authority EASME.
The EMODnet Geology consortium will continue to provide:
metadata, data and data products through web services; and
additional content for the central portal, including summaries of meetings, quarterly progress
reports, use cases, user guides, news items, and a list of partners.
All of these deliverables will comply with the FAIR principles (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable.
They will be:
free of charge and free of restrictions of use, including in relation to pre-existing rights; and
accompanied by metadata covering at least:
o ownership;
o assessment of accuracy and precision according to pre-existing standards in the marine field;
o indication of method used for their measurement or construction.
using Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)-based standards that:
o are common to all thematic groups (i.e. progressively developed through decisions of DG-
MARE guided by the EMODnet Steering Committee in which EMODnet Geology will be
represented); and
o respect INSPIRE rules and act in the spirit of INSPIRE if conformance with technical guidelines
is shown to be incompatible with the quality of the services/functionalities required, and
liaise with relevant stakeholders (including the INSPIRE community) when needed to agree
on standards or implementation practices that can guarantee interoperability between the
different services/platforms.
A telephone and e-mail helpdesk at partner GEUS, available from 9:00 to 17:00 (Brussels time) from Monday
to Friday, will forward queries to work-package leaders as part of an on-demand online chat service. The
telephone service is not charged at premium rates and e-mails are answered within two working days. A
record will be kept of all contacts and the reaction to them.
User identification
We will continue to adhere to guidelines for user identification as delivered by The EMODnet Steering
Committee These will include:
anonymous browsing;
an EASME-defined user identification system that is common for all EMODnet thematic groups; and
a common and unobtrusive way of identifying what downloaded data will be used for.
Legacy strategy and sustainability
As required by the tender specifications, proper actions will be taken to ensure a smooth transition of the IT
services of EMODnet Geology to EASME or a party designated by EASME after the end of the contract. The
overall architecture of the system will be service oriented. Around a core of central IT components (including
Central EMODnet portal, EGDI web portal for testing, metadata catalogue, data entity indices based in
INSPIRE and OGC), data and data products are distributed through web services feeding the Central Portal.
These services are sourced from EMODnet Geology partner contributions, generated and updated by WP
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coordinators, and supplied via EGDI. This architecture builds on the INSPIRE principle stating that data should
be maintained as close to the source as possible, thereby ensuring that the data and data products that are
integrated in the EMODnet-Geology system will be continuously updated, for example through national
mapping programmes, on a long-term basis. However, for natural reasons this means that the handover
principles can only apply to the central IT components.
Although data and data products are not included in the handover principles, a strengthening link between
EMODnet and EGDI ensures that their supply to the Central Portal of EMODnet will be maintained beyond
the lifetime of the project. EGDI will continue to be the gateway to marine-geological data and digital
services to EMODnet (as well as the European Plate Observing System EPOS), providing access to pan-
European and national geological datasets and services from the Geological Survey Organisations of Europe.
It was established in recognition of the need to maintain and distribute the results of past, present and
future European data-harmonisation projects. EGDI was launched in June 2016 and covers a growing number
of terrestrial and marine data services. The operation and maintenance of EGDI is funded by EGS members.
Importantly, EGDI forms the basis for an Information Platform that is being developed under the 3-year
GeoERA programme (http://geoera.eu/), which started in July 2018. Ongoing discussions on a follow-up
programme specifically include marine geology. Compatibility with the USGS spatial database is being
considered.
The necessary means of aligning the EMODnet Geology system with EC’s IT architecture, ensuring a smooth
transition, will include:
good documentation of the system and its artefacts from a business, functional, application and
technical perspective to facilitate the appropriate knowledge sharing associated with the handover
procedure;
exclusive use of open-source software in line with the Open Source strategy of the EC;
well-documented programme code, and transfer of the associated intellectual property rights to
EASME by the end of the contract;
a modular architecture ensuring scalability and flexibility in terms of deployment in EC’s IT
infrastructure; and
adoption of EC’s corporate visual identity in all services and associated documentation.
Since the operational capacity of the overall system will depend on the availability of underlying data-
provider services that per se cannot be handed over to EASME or a party designated by EASME, its technical
and content linkage to the Central Portal of EMODnet will be developed, expanded and documented in close
cooperation with the EMODnet Secretariat. The challenge related to the sustainability of distributed IT
architectures is not new. The partnership will use its experience in EGDI to optimise the process, further
explained in Section 4.3.4 of the ‘Technical and professional capacity criteria and evidence’ of the tender
specifications. Synergy between EMODnet Geology and EGDI will be an important factor in securing the
sustainability of the distributed data and data product services hosted by the EGS members of the
consortium. Specific actions will furthermore be undertaken during the project to contribute to a common
EMODnet governance model, taking both EGS and non-EGS members of the consortium (and other providers
of data such as SeaDataNet and the EMODnet data ingestion portal) into account, in close cooperation with
the other EMODnet Lots and the EMODnet Secretariat.
2. Project management
The Project will be coordinated by GTK. The Project Coordinator will work with the WP leaders to deliver all
of the project outputs as described in the detailed work package descriptions in Section 3. The WP leaders for
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WPs 3-9 have each been involved in the same role in the previous EMODnet-Geology phases. GTK will take
responsibility of WPs 1-3 and 10-12, similar to the previous phase of EMODnet Geology.
WP1. Project management. The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK).
WP2. Geological data specification and sourcing. The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK).
WP3. Seabed substrate. The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK).
WP4. Seafloor geology. Bundesanstalt fur Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe – the Federal Institute for
Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany (BGR).
WP5. Coastal behaviour. TNO-Geological Survey of the Netherlands.
WP6. Geological events and probabilities. Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale: ISPRA.
WP7. Minerals. The Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI).
WP8. Submerged landscapes. UKRI- British Geological Survey (BGS).
WP9. Data management, web portal and services. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS).
WP10. Dissemination. The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK).
WP11. EMODnet collaboration. The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK).
WP12. Project analysis and sustainability. The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) and Geological Survey of
Denmark and Greenland (GEUS).
The 24-month project, with an option of renewal for an additional 24 months, will be divided into three
phases as stated in the tender documents.
Phase 1. Months 0-6. Maintaining continuity with the thematic portal for a maximum of six months from the
start of the contract. Additional geological data specification and sourcing. Interaction with other EMODnet
Lots.
Phase 2. Months 6-12. Providing content for a reserved EMODnet Geology space within the EMODnet Central
Portal. Update of the products and services. Transfer and alignment of portal functionality.
Phase 3. Months 12-24. Further development, testing and finalisation of the services and data products.
Publication of new and updated services in cooperation with the EMODnet Secretariat. Case studies.
In principle, four plenary meetings are planned to facilitate group interaction and ensure proper progress: a
kickoff, two regular workshops focussing on harmonisation issues, and a final event. Because of Covid 19, the
partnership has gained experience with online meetings. By limiting programmes to half a day per day and
having dedicated agendas around a small number of topics, the effectiveness of multi-day e-meetings can be
optimised. E-meetings will certainly be used to communicate with representatives from other EMODnet Lots.
As these types of interactions are limited to small parts of the planned physical meetings, which are naturally
dedicated to WP progress, online meetings limit the time and resources that guests need to invest in
EMODnet Geology. With an increasing likelihood and efficiency of external participation, the aspired
alignment of different lots is a step closer.
3. Work programme
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The work programme will be managed within the 12 WPs listed above. Apart from dealing with the
compilation of seabed and coastal geological data up to a scale of 1:100,000 or finer, we will continue to
focus on interactions between WPs. A Project GANNT chart (Appendix 1) summarises the schedule to achieve
the project objectives.
Work package 1. Project Management.
Inputs: Overall project management by GTK, and WP management by nominated partners
as described in Section 2.
Objectives:
• manage the overall project;
• ensure timely delivery of the WP outputs and outcomes as agreed with
EASME/European Commission;
• assess, evaluate, and optimise the project and its results;
• stimulate active partner involvement and support them where needed within their own
institutes;
• facilitate cooperation among WPs; and
• continue the growth of our consortium as an EMODnet provider.
Methods: Through consortium and SG meetings as well as monthly partner contact by e-
mail, GTK ensures that:
• deadlines/milestones are met;
• reports are delivered to agreed schedule;,
• meetings organised by EASME/EMODnet Secretariat/EC are attended by the
appropriate consortium representatives to report progress and plan collaboration with
other lots;
• transfer of deliverables from EGDI to the Central Portal goes smoothly; and
• all intermediate and final deliverables are achieved.
The GTK coordinator will be assisted by a Steering Group (SG) made up of the WP leaders.
The project team will meet twice a year during the 24 months of the project to ensure that
all outputs are delivered to schedule, partner as well as technical problems are resolved,
and communication with the Secretariat is well prepared. Further (e-) meetings will be
called as required.
GTK will oversee and maintain all management documents, implement protocols, control
and monitor the project progress, and make sure the financial and staff resources are used
effectively. The SG will develop, maintain and monitor all project and quality plans,
schedules and milestones, report to EASME/EC according to the schedule specified, take
care of communications with the consortium members, and take overall responsibility for
the organisation of project meetings.
Risks: Loss of key staff. The coordinating organisation (GTK) is a large, publicly funded
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governmental research organisation with a number of senior scientists experienced in
managing major international programmes and EC projects. Their availability mitigates any
risks associated with staff changes. All of the other partners who are providing data and
information are similar (governmental, public-funded). Although some are small, all of them
have multiple marine geologists; therefore, there are no risks associated with the project
management and the completion of key deliverables.
Further COVID-19 lockdowns might also pose an (unpredictable) risk. As the proposed work
is entirely desk based, much of the communication with and among consortium partners
can be achieved via web calls and e-mail, should meetings/workshops need to be cancelled.
All subsequent analyses and agreed actions can be completed remotely if necessary. Still,
our consortium meetings have proven to be very useful for highly efficient interactive
mapping and, especially, for maintaining the group spirit. Clearly, this risk applies to all WPs.
Expected outcome: A successful and productive project, well documented through
leadership and coordination by GTK. The project builds on past EMODnet Geology projects
and has the ambition to define new topics and opportunities with pan-European applied
value.
Reports:
Progress reports for EASME, DG MARE and the EMODnet secretariat, prepared at a
three-monthly interval on a schedule communicated during the first month of the
contract by EASME or the EMODnet Secretariat.
Interim report at the end of Phase 2 (Month 13). The interim report will address the
transfer of deliverables to the Central Portal, and include 1) an executive summary of
maximum 750 words; 2) introduction; 3) highlights of the reporting period; 4) summary
of the work done; 5) challenges encountered during the reporting period; 6) allocation
of project resources; 7) WP updates; 8) user feedback; 9) meetings held; 10) outreach
and communication activities, including with other EMODnet Lots; 11) updates on
progress indicators (being a) volume of data made available through the portal; b)
organisations supplying each type of data based on (formal) sharing agreements and
broken down into country and organisation type (e.g. government, industry, science); c)
organisations that have been approached to supply data with no result, including type
of data sought and reason why it has not been supplied; d) organisations that have
downloaded each type of data; e) volume of each type of data and of each data product
downloaded from the portal; f) user statistics to determine the main pages utilised and
to identify preferred user-navigation routes; g) list of what the downloaded data has
been used for (divided into categories such as government planning, pollution
assessment and (commercial) environmental assessment); h) list of web-services made
available and user organisations connected through these web services); and (12)
recommendations for follow-up actions by the EU.
Final report at the end of the Project (Month 24). It will cover the same topics as the
interim report, but for the second half of the project. It will also provide a description of
the complete work that was done during the project, and the challenges faced; an
analysis of performance and lessons learned; an analysis of sustainability of the
EMODnet Geology project and deliverables; and a recommendation on suitable applied
topics for pan-European rollout in future EMODnet phases, ensuring that marine-
geological data and information with applied value will be available at their fullest
extent.
Effort involved: Overall project management provided by GTK (165 days per year) with
support as required from WP leaders and project partners (up to 15 days per year).
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Joint tenderer and/or subcontractors involved: GTK for overall project coordination. GTK,
BGR, TNO, ISPRA, GSI, UKRI-BGS and GEUS for WP coordination and SG membership. All
partners for input to reports.
Work package 2. Geological data specification and sourcing.
Inputs: Partner data and interpreted information for all of the geological requirements
specified in the tender documents. Primary datasets are identified in Section 5 of this
proposal and in the accompanying Excel spreadsheet. Further inputs from third parties may
be identified during the course of the project.
Objectives:
• prepare, provide and streamline supply of and access to the data and information
required;
• organise map delivery at a 1:100,000 scale or finer, but also at coarser scales to ensure
maximum pan-European coverage;
• facilitate the merger of partner maps at different hierarchical levels of detail for a) the
seabed substrate; b) accumulation and erosion rates of seabed sediment; c) seafloor
(bedrock) lithology and seafloor (bedrock) stratigraphy; d) geological events and event
probabilities; and e) mineral and hydrocarbon occurrences;
• for the coast, facilitate the production of maps on shoreline behaviour (migration
direction, measured or derived rate and volume) as well as resilience, and the collation
of information on the coastal ribbon for sea-land linkage;
• support the inventory of existing submerged-landscape reconstructions for the
European continental shelf at various time-frames, bringing together geological surveys
and academic institutes; and
• ensure that all data products (maps) measure up to the standards developed in
EMODnet Geology.
Method: Comprehensive audit and evaluation of national geological spatial datasets that can
be compiled at various scales in all partner countries, using the information described in
Section 5 ‘Quantity of Primary Data’. Assessment of total coverage at these different scales,
and facilitation of coverage updates. Since coverage of the finest scales is still too limited to
be useful at a pan-European level, generation of multi-scale data products or updating of
multiple single-scale products at 1:250,000 and 1:1,000,000 will be encouraged.
Where external data are used, this will be limited to freely accessible information that is in
the public domain. Should any agreements be necessary, these will be developed outside
the EC project on a national level as they will be deemed to be first and foremost in the
national interest.
Risks: None. The project partners have access to sufficient data to fulfil the requirements
specified in the tender documents. The finer the scale, however, the more limited the
overall coverage of the combined datasets. Any delay in provision of external data will have
no impact on the timely delivery of project deliverables, just some temporary effects on
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degree of coverage.
Expected outcome:
• extensive overview for each of the categories of data, metadata and data products
listed in Section 1.6. of the tender specifications, focussing on 1:100,000 or finer but
including coarser-scale output.
Effort involved: 25-40 days for each marine geological partner, depending on size of marine
sector and/coastline.
Joint tenderer and/or subcontractors involved: All partners.
Work package 3. Seabed substrate.
Input: Information from sample descriptions and acoustic measurements on the seabed
substrate, interpreted in terms of seabed sediments as well as bedrock outcrops (grouped in
a single class but described in further detail under WP4) of all seas included in the proposal.
Information on sediment accumulation rate (primarily from point measurements) and
erosion rate.
Objectives:
• support the delivery of the seabed-substrate component of Section 1.6.3. of the tender
specifications, including compilation of all available seabed-substrate information at a
scale of 1:100,000 or finer where data permits, as well as information on the sediment
accumulation rate and erosion rate of the seabed;
• improve 1:250,000 and 1:1,000,000 data and confidence products generated during
earlier EMODnet phases, as they have specific value for supra-regional to pan-European
end use and visualisation;
• identify and reduce current data gaps;
• discuss and describe surface features that should be included in future work towards
more detailed/informative geological products (e.g., including sand size) suitable for
additional purposes such as maritime spatial planning;
• assess how the land-sea interface can be taken into account in seabed-substrate
products;
• optimise cooperation with WP4, especially on issues geomorphology and Quaternary
geology;
• continue the communication and cooperation with other relevant lots such as Seabed
Habitats, to ensure that geological information in used in these lots to its fullest extent
and capabilities;
• promote WP3 products (and the project) to stimulate their use in different forms by
industry, policy makers and scientists; and
• integrate our standards and deliverables with work done in seas around continents
other than Europe, e.g. by active involvement in EMOD-PACE, the EMODnet
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PArtnership for China and Europe.
Method: Data production will follow the updated principles and protocol developed during
the previous EMODnet Geology projects. These are documented in guidelines on data
preparation and data formats provided by the WP leader. Specified data-delivery dates will
be set in order to meet the deadlines and to be able to distribute the data to other lots on
time. The principle has been that the partners themselves would harmonise and prepare
their own data and that the WP3 leader checks (QC) and assembles the datasets into
collated, maximum-coverage data products for the European Seas. This approach ensures
that the partners are fully aware of the whole data-compilation process.
In addition to grain-size-based seabed-sediment information (combinations of mud, sand
and gravel), both from visual descriptions and laboratory measurements, this WP will also
discuss and test other relevant information (such as median sand size) describing the seabed
surface, if deemed relevant to a wide range of users of the seabed environment. The
cooperation with WP4 will be continued, especially on seabed-substrate features related to
geomorphology and Quaternary geology. For the coastal ribbon, WP3 will link up with WP5,
as seabed substrate is in important factor in coastal behaviour and type. Active
communication with other EMODnet Lots (e.g., EMODnet Seabed Habitats and Bathymetry
Lots) will be supported in order to ensure availability, interoperability and applicability of the
products. To reduce unnecessary and time-consuming travel, online meetings will be the
standard, with optional workshops when convenient (such as at the EMODnet Jamboree).
HCMR is our dedicated contact partner between EMODnet-Geology WP3 and the Seabed
Habitats Lot while UKRI-BGS is our contact partner with EMODnet Bathymetry.
In support of the transfer of the WP3 products into a new shared EMODnet Central Portal,
explanatory documentation will focus on matters of scale, hierarchy and intended use.
Because of the wide range of differences of national data resolutions and classification
systems, the data products do not have a fixed scale. Rather, they are grouped on the basis
of agreed geographic rules (including scale range and coordinates). Aside from the spatial
resolution, the level of detail (or legend granularity) in national seabed-substrate
classifications varies among countries. While we deliver products with a harmonised
classification, our aim is to also include details of the national classification schemes in the
final deliverable, ensuring its transnational as well as national use.
A confidence-assessment methodology based on the system used, and further optimised,
will be applied to all areas to evaluate the information that underpins the geological
interpretations. This assessment is carried out by the national data owners.
Information on accumulation/sedimentation rates for recent sediments compiled during
previous EMODnet-Geology phases will be updated and presented as mapped point-source
information. Information on seabed-erosion rate is a new deliverable. WP3 will provide
guidance on how to derive and assess direct and indirect erosion-rate data available for the
survey area, and, if possible, on how to produce a harmonised dataset. Initially, erosion-rate
data will be collated and compared for pilot areas chosen on the basis of current data
availability.
WP3 also includes a case study led by Cefas. The case study The case study will generate
sediment composition and sedimentation rate maps.
Case study: Applying novel machine learning methods to expand sediment composition
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and sedimentation rate maps to new areas of the European continental shelf.
During a previous phase of EMODnet-Geology, Cefas delivered two case studies investigating
the application of machine learning to develop new seabed substrate maps based on data
submitted by the various EMODnet partners. Case study one developed quantitative
sediment composition maps for the north-western European continental shelf from ground
truth samples and full coverage datasets derived from EMODnet and other sources (Mitchell
et al. 2018). While not replacing the thematic maps produced by Work Package three, these
sediment composition maps provide new and valuable information about the relative
fractions of mud, sand and gravel that were not available from thematic classes. The second
case study applied machine learning to generate a full coverage predictive map of
sedimentation rates in the Baltic Sea, based on point samples and a range of associated
predictor variables (Mitchell et al. 2019a). Both case studies, which were subsequently
submitted for peer review (Mitchell et al. 2019b and Mitchell et al. 2020), showed how new
datasets can be produced from the data gathered through EMODnet which are useful to
governments and industry. Further, by focussing on different regions and not national
jurisdictions, the maps produced in these case studies are relevant to numerous countries
(case study one covered seabed within 14 countries and case study two covered eight), and
avoid some of the artefacts around borders common in maps developed in parallel by
neighbouring countries.
Following the success of these case studies Cefas will apply similar techniques to another
European sea-basin (for e.g. Black Sea, Adriatic Sea etc), thereby facilitating further data
harmonisation within the EMODnet-Geology consortium. During the next two-year phase
Cefas will contact consortium partners to identify the most appropriate sea-basin(s), based
on sample and predictor variable availability. Analysis will focus on samples and data on the
continental shelf (<200 m depth), which is generally more commercially and management
relevant. Analyses will then follow the same methodologies developed during previous case
studies, exploring potential improvements (such as incorporating different predictor
variables or samples) to attempt to produce maps of similar accuracy to the previous case
studies. Due to the limited availability of sedimentation and erosion rate samples currently
submitted to EMODnet-Geology, analysis will primarily deliver sediment composition maps,
and only produce sedimentation maps if a suitable region can be identified.
Risks: Differences between survey programmes and data products from national
organisations, with varying mapping approaches and classification systems, result in
inherent inconsistencies. Harmonisation of the data increases uniformity between sea areas,
but comes with loss of some level of detail. By keeping as much initial detail as possible (e.g.,
original sediment-classification system and original substrate) in attribute tables, and
highlighting their presence in supporting documentation, end users will be made aware of
this issue.
In some areas such as the Baltic Sea, the delivery of seabed-substrate data (especially high-
resolution data) is restricted for national security reasons. These areas are outlined and
labelled as “restricted data” in data products, highlighting that no data are to be expected in
future EMODnet phases and thus explaining why some data gaps remain.
Seabed-erosion rate is a new deliverable. Its difficulty is that is concerns a missing part of the
geological record. It is not yet known what types of data are available, for how much of the
European seas, and how intercomparable the source information is. WP3 will collect and
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analyse the available data, as well as develop and assess a data product for pilot areas. This
study will be used to determine the feasibility of a more regional or even pan-European
approach, with particular focus on methodology and possible data sources.
The quality, coverage and level of (digital) accessibility of fine-scale data vary very much
among partner organisations, which poses challenges for the timetable. Previous EMODnet
projects have demonstrated that the timetable has to include some flexibility and it has to
be possible to update the data products during the project. As delays in the timetable have a
direct effect on the work of the Seabed Habitats Lot, a timetable, schedule and protocol for
specific updates will be discussed and agreed with representatives of this Lot.
Risks for case study: Limited availability of data, lack of standardisation of the collected data
and the spatial inaccuracies of legacy grain-size data collected prior to the introduction of
GPS might hinder the modelling work. Despite this, it is expected that sediment composition
of surface sediments is spatially predictable at a lower resolution by building on the existing
and developing data infrastructure of the European Union, making use of products made
available via EMODnet, the Copernicus marine environment monitoring service and the Geo-
Seas e-infrastructure.
Expected outcomes:
• downloadable GIS layers of a) seabed-substrate type at a scale of 1:100 000 or more
detailed where the data permits from the European Seas, including Caspian Sea and
Caribbean Sea, with confidence information based on the quality and density of the
information used to create the geological interpretations; b) sedimentation rates of
recent sediments for the European Seas (point data); and c) erosion rates for pilot
areas;
• multi-scale portal map using all available seabed-substrate information at different
scales, as well as coarser-scale maps with more complete coverage than before.
Quantitative spatial prediction of sediment distribution across selected sea-basin(s). If
sufficient sedimentation and erosion rate data are available, a spatial prediction of
sedimentation rate across the selected sea-basin(s) will also be produced (case study).
• supporting documentation (see also WP10) and explanatory metadata; and
• novel machine learning methods to expand the coverage of sediment-composition and
sedimentation-rate maps.
Effort involved: 30-45 days per marine geological organisation, depending on area of marine
sector /coastline and available data, and a similar commitment from Cefas.
Joint tenderer and/or subcontractors involved: All partners.
Work package 4. Seafloor geology.
Input: Interpreted information on geomorphology and seafloor geology (Quaternary and
bedrock geology) with focus on the coastal areas. Includes the lithology, stratigraphy,
genetic information and structures of the geology of the regional seas included in the
proposal.
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Objectives:
• progress on the compilation and harmonisation of Quaternary and geomorphologic
information;
• add additional information on all layers, in particular for the coastal areas;
• collate comparable seabed-geology (Quaternary and sub-Quaternary) and
geomorphology information for the coastal ribbon to allow proper sea-land connection;
• optimise the semantic description of the used (INSPIRE compliant) terms by including
hierarchies;
• optimise the Quaternary colour scheme;
• intensify cooperation with WP6 in regard to representation of tectonic features and
connections between processes and landforms; and
• increase cooperation with WP 8 and where common geomorphologic features are
captured and represented.
Method: We will compile all geomorphology and seafloor geology map data available in
each participating country. Data layers include the major geological and geomorphological
boundaries that can be portrayed at scales around 1:100,000 to 1:250,000, with general
physiographic features in a smaller-scale overview layer. Major boundary issues at a medium
scale range or finer will be resolved to deliver available European seafloor geology (lithology
and stratigraphy) and geomorphology as maps at the best available resolution. Information
on age and lithology of the major stratigraphical units will be included following the INSPIRE
principles. If necessary, these principles may be further developed. Data production by
individual partners and the subsequent compilation of geomorphology and seafloor geology
maps, including attribute tables, will be based on updated WP 4 guidelines for delivery.
There will be particular focus on further optimising vocabulary developed together with the
CGMW/INQUA IQUAME project. In this context, a vocabulary working group will be
established with experts from other WPs, in particular WP5, WP 6 and WP 8, to incorporate
as much expert knowledge as possible and synchronise description of cross-WP features.
Examples are (geo)morphology and shallow Quaternary geology in the coastal ribbon, which
affect shoreline behaviour and type, tectonic features (WP 6), and several features of
submerged landscapes (WP 8), which represent Quaternary and geomorphological
phenomena that were once exposed but are presently buried or drowned. The introduction
of hierarchies will provide a better overview on the map data. Geomorphology portrayal
rules will be optimised based on the achievements of previous and ongoing EMODnet
geology phases.
The GIS layer will be tested for optimisation, as well as served, on the WP lead’s
organisational geoviewer. This ensures that the deliverables provided to the EMODnet
Central Portal are fully functional. With WP 9, WP4 will test functionality to display data of
different scales based on common semantic standards. This test contributes to WP9’s
development of dynamic legends, to adjust content and legends according to the user’s
current map view. Because of its change with depth, seafloor geology is ideally suited for the
ongoing development of an EGDI prototype for 2.5D visualisation by WP9. This is a first step
towards visualising layer sequences (e.g. the younger layer of the Quaternary overlying the
older layer of the pre-Quaternary), rather than one layer alone. It is envisaged to start with a
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case study for a small area; once its feasibility is established, we will be able to increase the
applied value of WP4 knowledge in future EMODnet Geology.
Risks: None. The contributing project partners are the national geological survey
organisations in their respective countries. Where information is not available at the
required 1:100,000 resolution, the less detailed data from previous and ongoing EMODnet
phases and from the 1:5 M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas will
be used.
Expected outcome:
• fully populated downloadable GIS layers with seafloor geology and geomorphology
information;
• optimised code lists and colour schemes, in particular regarding the Quaternary
stratigraphy/age;
• successful testing and serving capability on WP lead’s organisational geoviewer for
optimal visualisation and data provision; and
• improved and expanded portrayal of WP4 output.
Effort involved: 40 - 60 days per lead organisation and partner, depending on area of marine
sector and/or coastline.
Joint tenderer and/or subcontractors involved: All partners.
Work package 5. Coastal behaviour.
Input: Up-to-date information (from maps, studies and new analyses) on the type and
behaviour of coastal landforms along the entire coastal zone of the regional seas included in
the proposal, at the maximum available resolution, using field as well as satellite data.
Specific attention will be paid to a) validating and updating the coastline-migration maps
published by the consortium in the previous phase; b) extending the coastal type map of the
previous phase with a coastal-ribbon map connecting sea and land; c) mapping the
information on coastal resilience (the ability of a coastline to absorb and recover from
erosion before a critical state is reached) collated in the previous phase; and d) extending
the coverage to the southern Mediterranean, Caribbean and overseas territories. Coastal
resilience, a measure of vulnerability, has significant decision-making value because it
provides a potential link to the risks faced by the coastal-zone population. It will supplement
the previously delivered data products on coastline migration.
Objective:
• classify the coastal behaviour and resilience of each country represented in the project
partnership, including overseas territories, at the finest scale available, using a common
legend;
• provide European and transnational decision makers with harmonised geological
background information;
• maintain and improve map services providing the distribution of erosion, stability and
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accretion as derived from field and satellite data, including their zoom functionality;
• create a resilience map service with impact indicators (distinguishing high-, moderate-
and low-resilience coastal sections on the basis of key indicators such as coastal type
and socio-economic as well as environmental value); and
• map the coastal ribbon (in close cooperation with WP4), optimising the INSPIRE
vocabulary on geomorphology.
Note that while the impact indicators will be harmonised, the methodologies used to arrive
at this classification will not. Many of the resilience maps were made by third parties, each
with their own system and priorities to weigh the importance of key components.
The primary aim is to make geoscience more visible in the Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
decision-making process, from the EU to local level, and to generate ideas for the next phase
of EMODnet. A case study on the difficulties and feasibility of harmonising measured and
indirectly derived rate and volume estimates of erosion and accretion along soft-sediment
coasts will be used as a blueprint for further European rollout. This case study will focus on
different definitions of the coastal tract (the cross-shore and vertical space for which rates
and volumes are calculated) and on the possibility of deriving volume estimates from
migration rates.
Method: Harmonised data products on coastal behaviour based on field data will be
supplemented with additional and newly generated data from consortium partners and third
parties, with particular focus on new areas. We will continue to use these data to determine
the reliability and limitations of the satellite-based shoreline-migration map produced in the
previous phase. A new guidance document will support the partners in providing these
updates as well as in conducting QCs. Specific attention will be paid to cliff and bluff coasts
for which automated determination of the land-water interface is difficult. Method
uncertainty as a function of coastal type will be visualised in a confidence map that will be
integrated into the coastal WMS/WFS published on the EMODnet Central Portal. To
eliminate the impacts of short‐lived and/or local events, average values over a period of 10
years are preferred. The vulnerability parameter provided is resilience class, focusing on
coastal hotspots. Depending on availability of quantitative data, volume changes may also
be provided in class intervals. All joint mapping and case studies will be reported together,
providing an explanation of the maps and their intended use.
Risks: Both the field-based and the satellite-based shoreline-migration maps have
limitations. Field data suffer from regional lack of resolution (or even data gaps), non-
uniform time periods for which data are available, mixed use of non-numeric migration
classes and numeric migration rates, and differing coastal-behaviour indicators as monitored
in different countries and through time, such as the dune/cliff foot or top and the high-/low-
tide line. Satellite data suffer from coarse (5+ m) pixel resolution and from difficulties in the
automated shoreline detection where the land-water boundary is not linear. A key element
of the ongoing and new phase is incorporating these limitations into low- as well as high-
resolution outputs. Building on experiences from the previous phase, the WMS/WFS will be
implemented with confidence, zoom and legend (classification) filters ensuring that
visualised query outputs reflect all limitations, which will further be emphasized in a
disclaimer. Resilience provides its own challenges, as it is determined using different coastal
parameters and corresponding classifications, depending on coastal setting. As many
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resilience studies have been conducted by third parties, it may not be feasible to provide all
data used to determine a coastal section’s resilience class. In such cases, links to the source
documents will be made available.
Expected outcome:
• updated and cross-validated GIS layers and WMS/WFS of coastal typology and
behaviour information, including index files, for partner countries, their overseas
territories and the southern Mediterranean;
• new GIS layer and WMS/WFS on coastal resilience (including index map with available
studies), based on data collated in the current EMODnet phase and to be used as a pan-
European tool for assessing the capacity to cope with the adverse effects of sea-level
rise and coastal erosion – the resilience map and corresponding view of coastal
hotspots visualise the socio-economic relevance of coastal-geological change as
captured in the previous EMODnet phases; and
• open-access documentation addressing pan-European data products as well as case
studies, linked to and explaining the WP5 web services through the central Portal of
EMODnet.
Effort involved: 15-20 days per marine geology partner, depending on area of marine
sector and/or coastline.
Joint tenderer and/or subcontractors involved: All partners and subcontractors, with a
coordinating role (next to TNO) for Edge Hill University.
Work package 6. Geological events and probabilities.
Input: Information on geological events and probabilities (which, besides submarine
landslides, earthquakes and volcanic centres required by the call, include fluid emissions of
volcanic and non-volcanic origin, tsunamis and Quaternary tectonics) in the seas included in
the call. Event location will be complemented, where available, by attributes characterising
each type of geological event. Information sources include web-mapped, publicly available
third-party databases plus previously unavailable or unreleased detailed information held by
the project partners and subcontractors.
Objective:
• improve the compilation and harmonisation at multiple scales of significant geological
events;
• provide information on probabilities of occurrence where available, for awareness
mapping;
• complement comprehensive information needed to consider the connection of
tectonics with volcanic, earthquake, landslide and tsunami hazards;
• increase cooperation with WP5 regarding coastal areas, especially considering coastal
landslide occurrences;
• optimise cooperation with WP4, concerning representation of tectonics and
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connections between processes and landforms; and
• disseminate, whenever possible, methods and products developed for the project.
Method: All nationally available information on geological events will be compiled using
methods developed during the previous phases of EMODnet Geology. For earthquakes, the
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC - France) will continue to deliver
information to the EMODnet portal by means of Web Map Services. The tenderers will add
data from national archives where available. Other geohazards not included in the tender
documents will be considered, although these may not be delivered on a supraregional or
transnational basis. Concerning the qualitative assessment of the likelihood of occurrences
(susceptibility), we will use progress achieved during the previous phase of EMODnet
Geology: applying statistical models to relevant geological events (i.e. landslides).
Risks: Not all events will be identified, because the resolution and completeness of available
information varies. Probabilities of events are difficult to assess. Concerning susceptibility
assessment, many models have been applied to subaerial landslides but very few to
submarine landslides, in part because much less information is available on events in
submerged areas than in the well-mapped terrestrial environment. Consequently, the
results of the model might be not statistically significant or could be considered insufficiently
reliable.
Expected outcome:
• fully populated GIS layers of European Seas, including Caspian Sea and Caribbean Sea,
consisting of locations of landslides, earthquake epicentres, volcanic centres, tectonics,
fluid emissions and tsunamis;
• additional attributes of each event occurrence;
Effort involved: 40 days for WP leader plus 10 days for partners who have information that
can be used to supplement the compiled datasets.
Joint tenderer and/or subcontractors involved: All marine geological organisations with
relevant supporting information.
Work package 7. Minerals.
Input: The primary datasets will comprise existing publicly available data and information
(i.e. those not held under commercial restrictions) on known marine mineral occurrences
(minerals, raw materials and hydrocarbons) in all European maritime regions and sub-
regions included in the proposal. These data will be supplemented with third-party data
sourced nationally by project partners and delivered to the WP.
Additional input from sources such the ongoing GeoERA projects (ERA- NET) MINDeSEA and
GARAH will expand our available information to include the distribution specific critical raw
materials and strategic minerals, and additional information on gas hydrates.
Objectives:
• maintain the complete occurrence database for marine minerals, whilst emphasising
the importance of complete field metadata to be recorded for each mineral occurrence
documented;
• update database with newly available data and metadata, submitted by project
partners as well as harvested from external projects such as MINDeSEA and sources
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such as the International Seabed Authority (ISA);
• continue to develop innovative product layers from the database to include mineral-
resource potential and mineral sub-classification;
• distribute the data and map layers through the EMODnet Central Portal, allowing users
to find, visualise and download these data;
• have information on marine minerals available as non-restricted download services via
the EMODnet Central Portal;
• improve GIS visibility on marine minerals at different scales in collaboration with WP9
to better capture coastal areas;
• continue collaborations with European marine mineral projects, sharing data and
products to mutual benefit;
• incorporate Web Map Services and Web Feature Services from other providers of
mineral-resource data where necessary;
• report on the mineral types mapped using the EU INSPIRE Directive Data Specification
on Mineral Resources and Data Specification on Energy Resources, as following rules
and styles for portrayal allow our harmonised data to be comparable to those from
other marine and terrestrial EC-funded projects and on international data portals;
• develop a database of vocabularies specifically for marine minerals and raw materials,
produced in tandem with MINDeSEA, following international best practice (e.g.,
INSPIRE, SeaDataNet);
• provide project partners with informative dissemination and outreach material (e.g.,
posters) to distribute at local and national events;
• publish guidance, disseminate and report on: the project; the minerals work package;
methods for the standardisation of data, established symbologies and download
services; use for data and pan-disciplinary relevance; and
• maintain close collaboration with the EMODnet Lots regarding all aspects of marine
minerals relevant to Seabed Habitats, Biology, Chemistry and Human Activities.
Method: The EMODnet guidance document on marine minerals includes information on the
aims, objectives, methodologies, approach, standards and symbolises that comprise the
framework in which we have mapped twelve types of marine minerals for European seas.
Each mineral type and sub classification is expanded on, resource potential vocabulary is
defined. This document will be updated to reflect the evolution of the topic, the expansion
of the database and the associated uses. Particular attention will be given to hierarchy,
classification, vocabulary and standards. Collaboration with European and international
marine minerals projects and innovative research will continue to inform and improve the
WP. Thus, we can ensure that data outputs and dissemination materials address current
needs, are appropriately pitched, and timely in context. Both the guidance document and
dissemination material will be available to all project partners via the EMODnet Geology
intranet. Project partners’ expertise will be called upon to critically review the guidance
document. Reviews will ensure the projects approach to marine minerals is appropriate for
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all and allows partners to highlight aspects of their national datasets appropriately.
A version of this document, written for a general audience, describing the project and aims
of the minerals theme, will be produced and made publicly available via the Central Portal.
New and updated data delivered to the WP leader, will be harmonised and sensibly
categorised. All updates to data layers will be made promptly; these changes will be
updated on the EMODnet-Central Portal.
The comprehensive Web Map Service will continue to be made available for inclusion in
data portals and viewers operated by partner organisations, EC funded initiatives such as
MINDeSEA, and third-party agencies.
Evaluation of the quality, interoperability and usefulness of the data will be gained through
solicited user feedback (via questionnaire and the Portal’s feedback platform), outreach
presentations and stakeholder engagement, as well as with project partners during
EMODnet Geology meetings.
Connections will be established in order to further collaboration on topics relevant to
EMODnet Geology WP7 and the EMODnet Human Activities, Seabed Habitats, Biology and
Chemistry Lots.
The WP leader will categorise mineral-resource potential where graded data are available.
Risks: All project partners have access to national information and data on marine minerals.
During the current phase of EMODnet Geology, data products are being generated or
improved for all of the European sea basins and sub-regions, for each of the twelve mineral
types mapped. Project partners are confident these datasets and map layers can be
maintained, updated and used to create additional products like sub-classification layers
and resource-potential maps for areas where these data are available.
Reporting economic potential of marine minerals can be more challenging, owing to the
variation in types of marine minerals, and in the locations of their formation. These are
commonly very deep, difficult to quantify and expensive to survey comprehensively.
While the WP leader will provide potential for the evaluation of mineral grade,
economic/resource potential is notoriously difficult to discern for marine minerals. It is
therefore understood that national information on mineral grade, economic value and
resource potential will not be available to all partners, and not for each mineral occurrence.
Third-party information relating to some economic resources may be impossible to attain
because of commercial sensitivity. Though the challenge of mapping economic resources of
marine minerals is obvious, we believe the following solution will mitigate risk: data layers
representing resource information will be created where this information is available; data
layers will also be created to indicate where mineral occurrences are recorded with no
public resource evaluation, thus documenting data gaps.
Expected outcome:
• operational service providing free and open access to data, information and digital
maps of marine minerals in European sea regions and sub-regions at the highest
resolution possible;
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• standardised and harmonised data presented as complete layers on minerals type, with
information on hierarchy, classification, vocabulary and styles;
• downloadable data products that include datasets and map layers for minerals type as
well as minerals with sub-type classifications;
• resource-potential maps for at least three basins; and
• dynamic links to the database of the data provider where links are available.
Through the guidance document prepared by the WP leaders, it is anticipated all project
partners will have a full understanding of: new developments, requirements for data,
methods for pre-processing and metadata compilation.
The spatial extent for all known marine minerals within all of the European sea basins will
be:
• maintained, expanded upon and available via the EMODnet Central Portal;
• populated with explanatory metadata and detailed attribution, capturing key
components for each deposit type including information on reference material, sub-
classification and resource potential where such information is available;
• made available as Web Map Services and Web Feature Services;
• made available as downloadable data products; and
• reported via the website, published in scientific journals and disseminated at relevant
conferences and events, highlighting the usefulness of datasets on marine minerals.
By realising these deliverables, we ensure a better understanding for marine minerals, their
distribution, and the availability of useful information and data products to stakeholders.
EMODnet Geology minerals as a topic has already inspired projects, such as MINDeSEA, a
H2020 funded GeoERA project that aims to address the offshore extent and exploration for
strategic and critical raw materials in European seas. MINDeSEA uses EMODnet Geology
output as a baseline dataset. Collaboration with this project and other initiatives will further
develop the discipline and the understanding of marine minerals.
To summarise international activity related to marine minerals related, a synopsis of and
links to associated portals, EU minerals projects, co-industry-funded projects, relevant policy
documents and international initiatives will be provided in WP reports, along with all other
WP activity, dissemination and user cases. WP7 is relevant to European Commission
directives and plans, such as the recently published EU Blue Economy report 2020, which
recognises the importance of seabed minerals and marine aggregates for the EU.
Further impact of our deliverables concerns habitat suitability and marine spatial planning.
Mapping geological environments marked by concentrations of marine minerals expands
our knowledge on the spatial distribution and lateral extent of environments where
minerals form, and on the formative processes. This knowledge includes associated endemic
habitats, an important element in the designation of marine protected areas. In their
capacity to inform marine spatial planning, our map products on resources, reserves and
economic potential support national and international exploration and exploitation policy
making for specific mineral deposits. They reinforce the EU Blue Growth Strategy to support
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sustainable growth in the marine and maritime sectors as a whole. From an economical
perspective, it is envisaged that our data products will increase productivity for those
working on marine minerals, as well as highlight data gaps.
Effort involved: 40 days for WP leader and 15 days per marine geology partner, depending
on area of marine sector and/or coastline.
Joint tenderer and/or subcontractors involved: All project partners (GSI as WP lead) and
third party marine geological organisations with relevant supporting information.
Work package 8. Submerged landscapes.
Input: Information on the character and evolution of submerged landscapes on the
continental shelves across the regional seas, including interpretations of type of
landscape/feature and relative age. Primary datasets comprising existing publicly available
information will be supplemented by third-party data sourced by project partners and
delivered to the WP leaders, or linked to the EMODnet Central Portal through Web Map
Services.
Objective:
• compile and harmonise all available reconstructions of submerged landscape features
preserved on continental shelves across European regional seas, and the Caspian and
Caribbean Seas where possible;
• use suitable geological data and information to reconstruct palaeogeography at various
time frames across European regional seas;
• deliver this information through Web Map Services feeding the EMODnet Central
Portal, supporting the preservation of submerged features that are under increasing
threat from commercial activities and natural erosion; and
• increase cooperation with WP4 on the capture and representation of common features.
Method: A reappraisal of available data, information and standards will be used to update
the existing EMODnet submerged landscapes task guide. This document formed the
framework for partner data submission and also set out the time frame for deliverables and
key milestones within the project. Supported by consortium members from academia, we
will engage with stakeholders active in this field to a) identify knowledge gaps; b) ensure and
improve on data quality; c) improve the quality and usefulness of the final, composite data
product; and d) open opportunities for inclusion of other datasets including any suggested
updates required to the task guide.
We will build on the work of other projects (of which several partner organisations were key
members) such as the COST Action SPLASHCOS, the EU FP-7 project SASMAP and the
MEDFLOOD project, thus meeting the recommendations of the European Marine Board
SUBLAND group. The collated information will be mapped and / or modelled at variable
scales, depending on the resolution of the input data. Data and services will be updated
regularly by the WP leader as new data are submitted.
The compiled information on submerged landscape features, palaeoenvironmental
indicators and age will be used to underpin palaeogeographic reconstructions across various
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time-frames (ca. 20,000 ka BP, ca. 9000 ka BP, and ca. 6000 ka BP) including the Last Glacial
Maximum. These time frames (in fact ranges, reflecting diachronous developments across
Europe) are chosen for their archaeological relevance. To account for spatial variations in
relative sea level, primarily as a result of glacio(hydro)-isostatic adjustment and local
tectonics as well as subsidence, finer-scale palaeogeographic mapping will be undertaken at
a local-regional level (depending on the resolution of input data). Opportunities for useful
case studies will be identified, aiming at illustrating submerged-landscape evolution across
different geological settings (e.g., different tectonic regimes). Where the resolution of
underpinning data is high, palaeogeographic reconstructions of the pre-Holocene landscape
will be performed by removing the Holocene sediment thickness from the present-day
bathymetry.
Risks: Although recent advances in data acquisition and increased data availability over the
last two decades have enabled researchers to more accurately reconstruct the extent and
dynamics of fluctuating palaeocoastlines, with high-resolution bathymetry and sub-bottom
seismic data in particular resulting in a step-change in our understanding, it should be
acknowledged that not all regional seas have good data coverage and there may be data
gaps in mapping/modelling efforts.
Palaeogeographic reconstructions are dependent on the input data (e.g., mapped
submerged landscape landforms, palaeoenvironmental indicators, sea-level index points),
which are unevenly distributed (or patchy) across the regional seas. Experience from the
current phase of the project has proven that Information may be site specific and thus may
not be representative of adjacent areas. There is a risk that not all features/indicators will be
captured as they are documented in many formats (e.g., literature, reports, seismic data,
boreholes, laboratory analyses), which may be undiscoverable, inaccessible or too diverse to
capture in a two-year time frame.
Expected outcome:
• fully populated, downloadable GIS layers and functional Web Map Services and Web
Feature Services of palaeoshorelines and other traces of the original landscape
topography and sediments, which will form a significant update on the product from
the current phase;
• data products at multiple resolutions, with regional data scales shown where a finer
scale is unavailable; and
• links to related portals (e.g., MEDFLOOD and SPLASHCOS), industry portals and other
relevant portals with related content or hosting relevant end use.
Effort involved: 60 days for the lead organization and 40 days per marine geology partner,
depending on area of marine sector and/or coastline.
Joint tenderer and/or subcontractors involved: All project partners and third party marine
geological organisations with relevant supporting information.
Work package 9. Data management, web portal and services (see also Section 4 of the
proposal).
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Input: Data products from the proposed and previous EMODnet Geology projects, as
well as a large range of metadata from geophysical surveys (including multibeam and
seismics) and from sampling (including shallow boreholes and grabs) from the
partner organisations. The consortium partners have provided an inventory of data
and data products that can be included. They have already during earlier EMODnet
phases signed authorisation and will also for this EMODnet phase sign authorisation
for unrestricted use of these data unless they are already freely available.
Objective:
• make all project data, data products and metadata accessible via the Central Portal of
EMODnet;
• provide a QC and testing platform for WP3-8 output (including sea-land connectivity)
before suppling web services to the Central Portal;
• ensure interoperability with output from other EU and well as non-EU organisations;
• assist WPs in developing prototype functionality for data products created in
exploratory case studies.
Method: We will manage, maintain and extend the infrastructure built in previous
phases. This infrastructure consists of:
• a Wordpress web portal for disseminating data, metadata, news, and articles
(including smartphone functionality);
• procedures for machine-to-machine connections, as readily available guides to
the end points of the underlying web services;
• a relational database containing data products, metadata, configuration and
activity logs;
• services for viewing and downloading data products using OGC standards like
WMS and WFS;
• services for searching through metadata using OGC standards like CSW;
• services for downloading precompiled, ready-to-use data products;
• processes to monitor performance and receive user feedback; and
• access to a help desk offering user support.
More information is provided in Chapter 4 on web services and technology.
Risks: None. The project partners have access to sufficient data to fulfil the minimum
requirements specified in the tender specifications. Furthermore, the technologies
and methodologies that are going to be used have been continuously matured
through a number of previous EU projects. Finally, WP9 has strong synergy with
current developments and standardisation work carried on in the scope of the EGDI,
EPOS-IP and GeoERA projects, sharing lessons learnt.
Expected outcome:
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• successful testbed for WP output before transfer to the Central Portal;
• EGDI-embedded platform facilitating the use of new functionality that isn’t yet available
on the Central Portal, and the dissemination of associated products.
Effort involved: 60 days for WP9 co-leaders and 30 days for other WP leaders.
Joint tenderer and/or subcontractors involved All partners.
Work package 10. Dissemination.
Input: All project partners will provide their knowledge and resources for joint as well as
individual, international as well as national dissemination of key output, including progress
on protocols, improved and new mapping products, and visualisation aspects.
Objective:
• ensure and facilitate effective and widespread open-access dissemination and two-way
communication of the activities and outcomes achieved within the project, during the
projects and after its completion;
• increase stakeholder and public awareness of project activities and results;
• highlight the benefits that the project will bring to target groups across the European
Union and beyond, for example though the European Atlas of the Sea; and
• monitor the EMODnet Geology branding of project output.
Method: During the project, digital dissemination will shift its focus from the EGDI-hosted
EMODnet Geology portal built in the previous phases to the Central Portal of the EMODnet
Secretariat. To ensure maximum functionality as well as updatable sea-land connectivity, the
EGDI portal (no longer branded as EMODnet Geology portal) will remain operational. Data
products will be better explained than currently, by linking them to newsletters, information
leaflets, journal articles, press releases, flyers, and popular and social-media content.
Workshops dedicated to the main themes of the WPs, press releases generating outside
interest, and solicited feedback from users / decision makers will strengthen the link with
Maritime Policy, WFD, MSFD, Marine Spatial Planning. By contributing to marine-science
education and public outreach, we will improve the visibility and use of EMODnet Geology’s
achievements.
Risks: None. The partnership has extensive collective expertise and a very broad network.
Expected outcome:
• visible and successful scientific and public outreach, using traditional and new
platforms; and
• third-party adoption of EMODnet principles and standards.
Specifically, WP3 will promote EMODnet in Seabed 2030, WP4 will show the added value of
hierarchy and dynamic legends, WP5 will conduct a first test with a map story on shoreline
migration, WP6 will highlight relationships between event processes and landforms, WP7
will strentgthen the ties with GeoERA and Europe’s Raw Materials Initiative, and WP8 will
prepare a peer-reviewed publication that gives a state-of-the-art overview of European
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submerged landscapes and their archaeological significance.
Effort involved: 10 to 15 days GTK + 15 days by partners
Joint tenderer and/or subcontractors involved: All partners.
Work package 11. EMODnet collaboration.
Input: All of the consortium’s data, information, knowledge and expertise, to be shared with
the coordinators of the other EMODnet Lots, the EMODnet Data Ingestion Project, the EC,
Regional sea conventions, and other related groups/projects (Seabed 2030, Sea-basin
Checkpoints, EGDI, GeoERA, European Atlas of the Seas, European Marine Strategy
Framework Directive, EEA’s Fourth Assessment, CMEMS Copernicus, SeaDataNet, Fisheries
Data Collection Regulation, UN Global Assessment of the Marine Environment) and other
relevant organisations.
Objective:
• ensure that the EMODnet-Geology Project is fully aware of and complementary to the
objectives of other marine science initiatives within European waters;
• prepare for better and linked marine data that will have an immediate impact on the
science-based planning of environmental policy and mitigation measures within the
European Union;
• strengthen cross-disciplinary EMODnet cooperation through joint case studies; and
• facilitate impact assessments and scientific work.
Method: The project coordinator and project members as required will highlight and explain
the consortium’s data, information, knowledge and expertise and help develop a
collaborative approach to multi-disciplinary data and information studies on the European
regional seas as well as the North Atlantic (in line with the Galway Statement on Atlantic
cooperation). Case studies, kept simple to ensure mutual participation, will be defined with
other project coordinators and groups/projects. At a minimum level, they should help to
support the aims of the EU Blue Book on an integrated maritime policy for the European
Union and the accompanying Action Plan. By providing an overview of the main data and
information resources available and the benefits and added value of integration, the WP will
contribute to proposals for the development of mutually compatible and multi-dimensional
mapping of seas in the Member States’ waters.
Convergence and collaboration will be furthered during the EMODnet Steering Committee
meetings at which all of the thematic assembly groups will be represented, and during the
Jamboree. To facilitate existing cooperation, the EMODnet-Geology partners will ensure
timely deliverable of information required by modellers in the Seabed Habitats Lot, as during
earlier EMODnet phases. The EMODnet Geology partners are prepared to work
collaboratively with different EC actors (such as the EEA) to support access to data for
Marine Strategy Framework Directive monitoring and assessments.
Active communication with other EMODnet Lots (e.g. Seabed Habitats, Bathymetry) will be
intensified on both a national and pan-European level, in order to ensure interoperability
and availability of the products (see WP3). The EMODnet Geology partner organisations
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involved in several EMODnet Lots (e.g., HCMR/Seabed Habitats, GEUS/Seabed Habitats &
Data Ingestion, UKRI-BGS/Bathymetry & Data Ingestion, GTK/Data Ingestion) will continue to
play a leading role in improving the communication and horizontal knowledge transfer
among the Lots (see WP3).
Once again, EMODnet Geology will invite representatives from regional sea conventions to
project meetings and workshops, reimbursing them for their travel expenses. We will also
facilitate their participation in online meetings, reducing the time commitment they have to
make.
Risks: None.
Expected outcome:
• stronger and more active partnering initiatives within national marine geoscience
communities and between marine disciplines represented in EMODnet; and
• a solid basis for contributing marine geological data to other European initiatives, and
receiving relevant proxy data from other European initiatives.
Effort involved: 20 days GTK + as required
Joint tenderer and/or subcontractors involved: GTK will lead this WP with input from
partners as required.
Work package 12. Project analysis and sustainability.
Input: WP evaluations, user feedback, and existing link to EGDI, the pan-European Geological
Data Infrastructure (see WP9).
Objective:
• analyse each phase and WP of the project;
• use the lessons learned to optimise EMODnet.
Method:
The Project coordinator and partners will collate and assess the lessons learned during the
project, draft plans for mitigation, and respond to stakeholder feedback throughout the
duration of the project.
Particular attention will be paid to:
• the main obstacles in the provision of data by data holders, including scientific,
institutional, legal, commercial, information technology and financial barriers;
• challenges to rendering contiguous, interoperable data over the maritime basins and
steps to improve this interoperability;
• priorities and effort required for improving the accuracy, precision and coverage of
marine geological data and products, and the necessary supporting data-quality and
assurance procedures;
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• a full review of the chosen portal technology, including its compatibility with the
EMODnet Central Portal, to decide if improvements need to be made.
The sustainability of the EMODnet-Geology Project will be a significant consideration for the
project partners. We will work to put in place a system that not only brings information
together during the lifetime of the project, but which will ensure long-term commitment by
linking the ongoing national marine geological mapping and data-acquisition programmes to
EMODnet. As EMODnet has strengthened the smaller marine departments of partner
surveys, there is a mutual interest. With this shared interest in mind, we will address models
for future governance and institutional plans as well as the cost required to maintain the
system within a European Geological Data Infrastructure.
Risks: No risks to completing the analysis; however, the long-term sustainability of the
EMODnet service to provide marine geological information to the European Community is
crucial and will be dependent on organisational decisions during or after the project. The
stronger the ties to EMODnet, the better the guarantee of sustainability.
Expected outcome:
• full assessment of project implementation and recommendations for future steps that
can assist the EC in developing its maritime strategy; and
• plan to sustain the project objectives and products beyond the 24-month period of the
next EMODnet Geology phase.
Effort involved: 10 days GTK, 10 days GEUS + 5 days per partner
Joint tenderer and/or subcontractors involved: GTK will lead, with input from all project
partners on their individual experiences of project participation.
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4. Web services and technology
Continuation of service
Many partners in the consortium have a long record of working together in European data-integration and
data-harmonisation projects. WP9 leader GEUS has been developing the recently launched EGDI-portal
(www.europe-geology.eu, see below) and plays an active role in the currently running EPOS and GeoERA
projects that are aiming at integrating some of the same data types requested by the call.
EGDI, which has powered the EMODnet Geology portal in past and ongoing phases and will continue to do
so in the first six months of the new contract, has successfully disseminated EMODnet data products as well
as a large range of metadata from geophysical and sampling surveys. There is viewing and downloading
functionality.
While we will be paying increased attention to the transfer of our deliverables to the Central Portal of
EMODnet, we remain committed to making all project data, data products and metadata available with
maximum functionality, and interoperable with other EU and well as non-EU services.
At the core of our services and technology, we will manage, maintain and extend the
infrastructure built in previous phases:
• a Wordpress web portal for disseminating data, metadata, news, and articles (including
smartphone functionality);
• procedures for machine-to-machine connections, as readily available guides to the end points
of the underlying web services;
• a relational database containing data products, metadata, configuration and activity logs;
• services for viewing and downloading data products using OGC standards like WMS and WFS;
• services for searching through metadata using OGC standards like CSW;
• services for downloading precompiled, ready-to-use data products;
• processes to monitor performance and receive user feedback; and
• access to a help desk offering user support.
Portal Machine-to-machine
Web-GIS (EGDI) Metadata (EGDI) CMS (Wordpress) (WMS, WMTS, WFS, CSW)
Dedicated EMODnet back-end
Glassfish GeoServer GeoNetwork
PostgreSQL
The general architecture of the data management and web portal environment is service-oriented, built to comply with the INSPIRE
Directive, and in proper coordination with the other EMODnet Lots as well as the European Geological Data Infrastructure (EGDI).
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Migration
A planned migration from the current portal (www.emodnet-geology.eu) to the Central Portal
(www.emodnet.eu) will influence the EMODnet Geology technical infrastructure. We will continue to keep
the current infrastructure operational and maintained, while the transition to the main portal is taking
place. WP9 will work closely together with the main portal to migrate services, functionality and portal
content according to requirements set forward by the EMODnet Secretariat. Post-migration, the redundant
infrastructure (portal) will serve as a test environment within the project but will no longer be branded
EMODnet Geology. The back-end components necessary to support the main portal, we will continue to
maintain and extend as necessary.
EGDI
EGDI is a joint initiative of the European geological surveys (www.eurogeosurveys.org). EGDI aims to gather
and salvage all geological data, data products and metadata from current and historical EU-projects – both
land and sea – and offers an infrastructure for new projects. Since phase III, EMODnet Geology has
benefitted from working closely together with EGDI (www.europe-geology.eu), with EGDI profiting from
EMODnet use cases. Data manager on EGDI is GEUS, also the leader of WP9 of the proposed project.
EGDI is currently undergoing substantial new development to accommodate requirements of the pan-
European project GeoERA GIP-P. By being part of the community, EMODnet Geology has direct access to
new knowledge and resources developed. In the next phase, we will evaluate and potentially incorporate
several EGDI prototypes for use in EMODnet Geology: subsurface data viewers, self-service data
management for data providers, multiscale data products and dynamic legends, and QGIS integration.
Subsurface geological data viewers
It is difficult to capture many aspects of geology in 2D maps, even when these are digital and provided with
extra attribute data. Hence, prototypes for displaying subsurface topology on the web are being developed,
using the experience of several European geological surveys. As part of EGDI, a 2.5D viewer is being
developed allowing users to zoom to local area, analyse subsurface landscapes in a 3D environment, extract
cross sections, and more. WP9 will involve relevant partners to adopt the prototype within EMODnet. The
current prototype is for terrestrial purposes. If successful, the viewer can further enhance the users’
understanding and overview of marine subsurface geology, and in particular vertically stacked layer
sequences. EMODnet Geology services
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Subsurface layer sequence added to an interactive 2.5D-viewer.
Self-service data management for data providers
EGDI is developing a complete self-service data management tool for data providers, where users can
upload documents, data, data products and metadata to the data store themselves. EMODnet Geology will
offer this to help the project do more with fewer people involved.
Multiscale data products and dynamic legends
In previous EMODnet geology phases, we created multiscale products where map detail is depending on
scale. The closer the user zooms, the more fine-grained the map data. In this phase, we will experiment
further in adjusting map data according to the user’s map view. When a user zooms in to a certain area, it
might be relevant to change the colour palette, to highlight details specific for that area. An example is the
seabed-substrate map, where the “1 1M - Folk 5” map works well for a European overview but a “1 100k -
Folk 7” offers highly relevant detail for specific local areas.
1:1M Folk 5. 1:100k Folk 7.
In the next EMODnet phase, we will also develop a solution for adjusting content and legends according to
the user’s current map view. We already have multiscale products that adjust the content according to
zoom level, and through EGDI, we have access to a component that adjusts legends according to zoom level
and user’s current view.
QGIS integration
QGIS is a free, open-source desktop GIS tool almost at par with commercial products like ArcMap. It is
quickly becoming the reference software to supplement online services like WMS, WFS and Web GIS.
In previous phases, we started creating data products that are easy to open in QGIS. All our data are
available in formats supported by QGIS and all have SLD (Styled Layer Descriptions),so users can reuse the
styles from the Web GIS. In the upcoming phase, we will improve the integration with QGIS even further by
adding QGIS project files and instructions to all downloads.
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QGIS 3.10.1 with data product “Events & Probabilities”.
Transition and handover
Smooth transition and handover of the management of products and services to EASME or a party
designated by EASME by the end of the contract is facilitated by a modular development approach for the
central parts of the EMODnet-Geology system. This includes the web portal and associated software, the
metadata catalogues and the data entity indices.
5. Quantity of primary data
The following table describes the volume of data, number of maps and other front-end input available from
each participating organisation. Our inventory includes public source information because it has previously
been incorporated in our national and EMODnet data products, and because our strong relationships with
institutes owning or managing these data have helped us to create added value. Note that consortium
members Cefas, Edge Hill University, and the partners and subcontractors involved exclusively in WP8 on the
submerged landscapes (University of Rome, University of Tartu, University of Crete through the Foundation
for Research and Technology Hellas - Institute of Computer Science, Istanbul Technical University) are not
data suppliers to the EMODnet project, but will work on interpretations of coastal and marine data. The data
from the Caspian Sea are provided by our Russian subcontractor VSEGEI. As a regional Caspian Sea
coordinator, they will solicit input from the four other Caspian Sea countries.
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Total area of the
Data sea basin (NM2) or
Sea basin* Dataset Description of dataset (Survey, geological map, mineral resources)
Owner length of coast
(km)
Data and
Finnish marine metadata.
GTK can provide metadata from multibeam and seismic surveys. Raw data
areas 20 447 NM2 Multibeam &
is restricted by the Defence forces. Borings are available. Data owner: GTK.
(52 471 km2) , seismic surveys,
borings
Sea-bed substrata information (1:100 000) from the Finnish territorial
Seabed substrate
length of coast 46 waters (and EEZ zone) derives from an ongoing survey programme. An
(maps), 1 : 100 000
000 km individual permission from the Finnish Defence Forces is needed, data
or more detailed
owner: GTK.
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser Full coverage seabed substrata information at 1: 1 000 000 is publicly
scale than 1 : 100 available, data owner: GTK.
000
Sediment Information from the Finnish territorial waters (and EEZ zone) will be
accumulation rate provided by the GTK. Data owned mainly by GTK.
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Sea-floor geology data at 1:100 000 or more detailed are available from
stratigraphy,
limited areas. Data owner: GTK.
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Information on seafloor geology (age, lithology, origin) (1:2 000 000) in the
stratigraphy,
Finnish territorial waters (and EEZ zone), data owner: GTK.
coarser scale than
GTK 1 : 100 000
Baltic Sea
(Finland) Coastal behaviour.
Migration
Land uplift rate from the whole coastal area. Geological land/terrestrial
direction, rate and
maps of the coastal areas, data owner: GTK.
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
Data showing (potential) areas of seafloor (sand and gravel) aggregates and
aggregates, oil and
seafloor ferromanganese concretions in the Finnish territorial waters (and
gas, metallic
EEZ zone), data owner: GTK.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
GTK will provide data on submarine landslides, boundaries and faults in the
submarine
seafloor of the Finnish territorial waters (and EEZ zone), data owner: GTK.
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at Data on ancient shorelines and the Holocene sediment thickness. Data
various time- owner, GTK.
frames
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Data and
BGS can provide metadata and the actual data from a large variety of
metadata.
20 447 NM2 (52 multibeam and seismic surveys. A huge database of samples (including
Multibeam &
471 km2) , bore holes) thoughout UK territorial waters is also available.Data owner:
seismic surveys,
BGS
borings
Sea-bed substrata information (1:100 000) in the UK territorial waters
Seabed substrate
length of coast 46 derives from new MAREMap interpretations utilising data from both the
(maps), 1 : 100 000
000 km Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP) and data collected by BGS. Data
or more detailed
owner: BGS.
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser Full coverage seabed substrata information at 1:25000 and 1: 1 000 000 is
scale than 1 : 100 publicly available. Data owner: BGS
000
Information from the UK territorial waters (and EEZ zone) will be provided
Sediment
by the BGS when available. Part of the information is already publicly
accumulation rate
available in scientific publications.
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Sea-floor geology data at 1:100 000 or more detailed are available from
stratigraphy,
limited areas.
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Information on sea-floor geology (age, lithology, origin) (1:250 000) in the
stratigraphy,
UK territorial waters is publicly available.
UKRI-BGS coarser scale than
Celtic, North 1 : 100 000
(UK)
Coastal behaviour.
Migration
direction, rate and BGS will collate all available information from public resources.
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including Minerals (including aggregates, oil and gas). BGS will provide data showing
aggregates, oil and (potential) areas of seafloor (sand and gravel) aggregates in the UK
gas, metallic territorial waters. Areas of mineral exploitation can be obtained from the
minerals, reports, Crown Estate for all of UK waters
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
Information on boundaries and faults in the seafloor of the UK territorial
submarine
waters (and EEZ zone) is publicly available in scientific publications.
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at BGS has some data and will also collate information from all available
various time- public resources.
frames
Data and
SGU can provide metadata from multibeam and seismic surveys. Raw data
Swedish marine metadata.
is restricted by the Defence forces but could possibly be available in some
areas 45 784 NM2 Multibeam &
Baltic Sea, areas. Borings will be available, however without water depth in restricted
SGU (157 039 km2), seismic surveys,
Skagerrak, areas.
(Sweden) borings
Kattegat
Seabed substrate
length of coast 49 Sea-bed substrata information (1:100 000 or 1:25 000) from Swedish
(maps), 1 : 100 000
000 km territorial waters (and EEZ zone). Data owner: SGU
or more detailed
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Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser Sea-bed substrata information in the scale of 1:500 000 together with full
scale than 1 : 100 coverage data in the scale of 1:1 000 000. Data owner: SGU.
000
Sediment Accumulation rates from a number of sampling sites within Swedish
accumulation rate territorial waters and EEZ will be made available. Data owner: SGU
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
stratigraphy, No seafloor bedrock data available in the scale of 1:100 000 or finer
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Information on sea-floor geology at the scale of 1:1 000 000 will be made
stratigraphy,
available. Data owner: SGU
coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration
Information on coastal behaviour will be compiled from data provided by
direction, rate and
Swedish Geotechnical Institute (SGI) and SGU
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
aggregates, oil and SGU will be able to provide information on aggregates (sand and gravel), oil
gas, metallic and gas and occurences of ferromanganese nodules.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes, Information on boundaries and faults in the seafloor of the Swedish
submarine territorial waters (and EEZ zone) is publicly available in scientific
landslides, volcanic publications.
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at
SGU will collate needed information from public resources.
various time-
frames
Data and
metadata.
NGU can provide metadata from multibeam, seismic, sampling and video
Multibeam &
surveys. NGU's seismic data, videos and sample descriptions are available.
seismic surveys,
borings
Seabed substrate
Norwegian marine Seabed substrate maps (1:20 000-1:50 000, grain size) in digital format are
(maps), 1 : 100 000
North Sea, areas 409 417 nm2 available for parts of the coastal zone. New maps are added continuously.
NGU or more detailed
Norwegian Sea, (2 039 951 km2),
(Norway)
Barents Sea length of coast 100 Seabed substrate maps (1:100 000-1:250 000, grain size and
915 km Seabed substrate
genesis/Quaternary geology) in digital format are available for parts of the
(maps), coarser
offshore area. New maps are added continuously. A 1:3 000 000 seabed
scale than 1 : 100
substrate map (grain size) has been made for the Barents Sea and some
000
other areas.
Sediment
Information is available for some areas, e.g. the Skagerrak.
accumulation rate
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Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
stratigraphy, Seafloor bedrock geology at this scale is not available.
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Seafloor bedrock geology at 1:4 000 000 is availbale for all areas. Some
stratigraphy,
areas are mapped in 1:250 000.
coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration
NGU will collate needed information from public sources. Land uplift rate
direction, rate and
from the whole coastal area.
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
Minerals (including aggregates, oil and gas). NGU will provide data showing
aggregates, oil and
(potential) areas of seafloor (sand and gravel) aggregates and oil and gas in
gas, metallic
the Norwegian marine areas.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
Information on earthquakes is publicly available from variou sources. NGU
probabilities
has a database on submarine landforms (including submarine landslides),
(earthquakes,
landscapes and present sedimentary environments in addition to thematic
submarine
base maps. NGU can collate data on volcanic centres, tsunamis and fluid
landslides, volcanic
emissions (an NGU database on fluid emissions will be in operation in
centres, tsunamis,
2016).
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at
Data has to be collated from the literature.
various time-
frames
Data and
GEUS can provide metadata and raw data and from seismic and acoustic
metadata.
Danish marine surveys. The availability of multibeam data is restricted to areas of
Multibeam &
area 31,325 NM2, navigation interests and a number of limited survey areas. More than 4000
seismic surveys,
borings and 4000 grab samples are available from GEUS databases.
borings
Seabed substrate
length of coast Seabed substrate maps at 1:25 000 are freely available in digital formats for
(maps), 1 : 100 000
7,314 km a large number of survey areas.
or more detailed
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser Full coverage seabed substrate maps at 1:250 000 is freely available in a
scale than 1 : 100 digital format for the Danish EEZ.
GEUS Greater North 000
(Denmark) Sea / Baltic Sea
Sediment Available information from reports and scientific publications from the
accumulation rate Danish EEZ will be provided by the GEUS.
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Seafloor geology data at 1:100 000 or more detailed are available from
stratigraphy,
limited areas.
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Information on seafloor geology (age, lithology, origin) (1:2 000 000) within
stratigraphy,
the Danish EEZ is available.
coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
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Coastal behaviour.
Migration Data on migration direction is available from GEUS. Information on
direction, rate and migration rates, volumes and resilience will be available from the Danish
volume & coastal authorities.
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
GEUS can provide data on the occurence of aggregates and oil and gas.
aggregates, oil and
GEUS also will provide data showing potential areas of sand and gravel
gas, metallic
aggregates within the Danish EEZ.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
GEUS can provide data on the occurence of earthquakes within the Danish
submarine
EEZ.
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged GEUS is the data holder on palaeo-landscape information as well as high
landscapes at resolution data on Holocene sealevel for the Danish area. Furthermore,
various time- GEUS cooperates with the Danish museums and will have access to other
frames relevant marine archeaological information.
Data and
metadata.
GEUS Boomer, multibeam and high-resolution multi-channel data for the former
Caribbean Sea Multibeam &
(Denmark) Danish West Indies.
seismic surveys,
borings
Data and
metadata.
Jarðfeingi can provide metadata from multibeam and seismic surveys.
Multibeam &
Some borings are available.
seismic surveys,
borings
Seabed substrate
Discrete maps of near shore sea-bed substrata maps (1:20 000) are being
(maps), 1 : 100 000
produced at Jarðfeingi
or more detailed
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser
scale than 1 : 100
000
Sediment Rates of sedimentation from near shore borings and offshore borings are
Jarðfeingi Iceland accumulation rate available in scientific publications
78,580 nm2, 1,117
(Faroe Sea/Norwegian Seafloor (bedrock)
km of coastline
Islands) Sea lithology and
stratigraphy,
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
stratigraphy,
coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration
Detailed coasted survey (1:20.000) of the total coastline are being
direction, rate and
produced at Jarðfeingi
volume &
resilience
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Mineral
occurences
(including
aggregates, oil and Discrete maps of near shore aggregates (1:20.000) are being produced at
gas, metallic Jarðfeingi
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
submarine Tsunamis events are publicly available in scientific publications
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at
various time-
frames
Data and
Icelandic marine metadata.
ISOR can provide metadata (and some raw data) from multibeam and
areas 223,000 NM2 Multibeam &
seismic surveys. A few borings are available.
(764,000 km2), seismic surveys,
borings
Seabed substrate
length of coast
(maps), 1 : 100 000 Not available
6540 km
or more detailed
Seabed substrate Sea-bed substrata information from the Icelandic territorial waters (and
(maps), coarser EEZ ) derives mostly from the Marine Research Instituted and Icelandic
scale than 1 : 100 Coast Guard, data owners: The Marine Research Instituted and the
000 Icelandic Coast Guard, University of Iceland, National Energy Authority
Iceland
Geosurvey, Information from the Icelandic territorial waters (and EEZ) will be provided
the Marine Sediment
by the ISOR. Most of the information is already publicly available in
Research accumulation rate
scientific publications.
Institute,
the Seafloor (bedrock)
Icelandic lithology and
Sea-floor geology data at 1:100 000 or more detailed are not available from
Coast North Atlantic stratigraphy,
the Icelandic territorial waters (and EEZ).
Guard, 1 : 100 000 or
National more detailed
Energy Seafloor (bedrock)
Authority, lithology and
Information on sea-floor geology (age, lithology, origin) in the Icelandic
The stratigraphy,
territorial waters (and EEZ) will be delivered.
University coarser scale than
of Iceland 1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration
direction, rate and ISOR will deliver needed information from public resources.
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
ISOR will provide data showing (potential) areas of seafloor (sand and
aggregates, oil and
gravel) aggregates and seafloor polymetallic sulfides concretions and other
gas, metallic
marine placer deposits in the Icelandic territorial waters (and EEZ)
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
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Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes, Information on volcanic activity, boundaries and faults, landslides and
submarine earthquakes in the seafloor of the Icelandic territorial waters (and EEZ) will
landslides, volcanic be provided.
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at
Some chirp seismic data available
various time-
frames
Data and
metadata.
Estonian marine EGK can provide datasets of geological maps, metadata for seismoacoustic
Multibeam &
areas 11,630 nm2 , profilings, borings and samplings.
seismic surveys,
borings
Seabed substrate Compilation of the substrate maps for offshore area is ongoing under State
length of coast
(maps), 1 : 100 000 geological mapping programm in scale 1:50 000. Data is available for sheets
3,800 km
or more detailed of Gulf of Finland.
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser Subsratrate map in scale 1: 200 000 is available for Gulf of Finland
scale than 1 : 100 (Estonian EEZ) and Gulf of Riga.
000
Sediment
Information for the Gulf of Finland (Estonian EEZ) is provided by the GTK.
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and Compilation of the Bedrock lithology and stratigraphy maps for offshore
stratigraphy, area is ongoing under State geological mapping programm in scale 1:50
1 : 100 000 or 000. Data is available for sheets of Gulf of Finland.
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Information on seafloor geology (age, lithology, origin) in scale 1: 200 000 is
EGT stratigraphy,
Baltic Sea available for Gulf of Finland (Estonian EEZ) and Gulf of Riga.
(Estonia) coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration EGK is respoding for State coastal monitoring program since 1994. The data
direction, rate and of coastline behaviour is available from 36 monitoring sites along Estonian
volume & coastline.
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
Minerals (including aggregates, oil and gas). EGK will provide data for
aggregates, oil and
potential areas of seafloor (sand and gravel) aggregates and seafloor
gas, metallic
ferromanganese concretions.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes, Information on boundaries and faults in the seafloor of the Estonian
submarine territorial waters (and EEZ zone) is available in mapping reports and
landslides, volcanic scientific publications.
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
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Submerged
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EGK has some data for submerged landscapes at various time-frames
various time-
frames
Data and
metadata.
LEGMC can provide metadata from multibeam and seismic surveys. Borings
Multibeam &
(wells) are available.
seismic surveys,
borings (wells)
Seabed substrate Sea-bed substrata information at 1:100 000 or more detailed are available
(maps), 1 : 100 000 from limited areas. Information collected and publicly available in State
or more detailed Geological Fund, data owner: LEGMC.
Seabed substrate
Sea-bed substrata information at coarser scale than 1 : 100 000 are
(maps), coarser
available from limited areas (original scale 1:200 000). Information
scale than 1 : 100
collected and publicly available in State Geological Fund, data owner:
000 (finer scale
LEGMC.
than 1:200 000)
Information on sediment accumulation rate in Latvian territorial waters
was gained from two sediment cores that were taken in June 1993
Sediment
(information from the project ''Persistent pollution and heavy metals in the
accumulation rate
Gulf of Riga''). Information collected and publicly available in State
Geological Fund.
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and Sea-floor geology data at 1:100 000 or more detailed are available from
stratigraphy, limited areas. Information collected and publicly available in State
Latvian marine 1 : 100 000 or Geological Fund, data owner: LEGMC.
LEGMC areas 27 000 km2, more detailed
Baltic Sea
(Latvia) length of coast 494 Seafloor (bedrock)
km lithology and
stratigraphy, Information on sea-floor geology (age, lithology, origin) in the Latvian
coarser scale than territorial waters (original scale 1:200 000). Information collected and
1 : 100 000 (finer publicly available in State Geological Fund, data owner: LEGMC.
scale than 1:200
000)
Mineral
occurences
(including ferro-
manganese
nodules, placers of LEGMC will provide data showing potential areas of seafloor (boulders,
titan – zircon claystones, sand and sand-gravel) aggregates, seafloor ferromanganese
minerals, concretions and seafloor placers of titan – zircon minerals in the Latvian
aggregate resource territorial waters and potential areas of hydrocarbon deposits (oil). Original
areas and potential scale 1:25 000 - 1:100 000. Information collected and publicly available in
areas of State Geological Fund, data owner: LEGMC.
hydrocarbon
deposits). Scale 1 :
100 000 or more
detailed.
Submerged
landscapes at LEGMC has data and LEGMC will collate needed information from public
various time- resources.
frames
Data and
Lithuanian marine
metadata.
LGT area 6454 km2, LGT can provide metadata from multibeam and seismic survey as well as
Baltic Sea Multibeam &
(Lithuania) length of coast borings. The raw data is restricted by the Lithuanian Law for public use.
seismic surveys,
90,8 km
borings
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Seabed sustrate information (1:50 000) of the northen part of coastal area
Seabed substrate
is available (aprox. 1500 km2), for the southern part of coastal area
(maps), 1 : 100 000
(1:50000) - sampling was maden, the map itself could be done. Data owner
or more detailed
LGT.
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser
Almost full coverage at scale 1:250 000. Data owner LGT.
scale than 1 : 100
000
Sediment
Two points in territorial waters.
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Seabed substrate information at the scale 1:50 000 of the northen part of
stratigraphy,
coastal area is available (aprox. 1500 km2). Data owner LGT.
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Seafloor (bedrock) lithology and stratigraphy information is publicly
stratigraphy,
available for the part of the Lithuanian marine area at the scale 1:50 000 .
coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration
LGT will collect some available information on coastal behaviour from
direction, rate and
scientific publications and reports.
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
aggregates, oil and
Perspective oil stuctures. Two areas of sand excavation.
gas, metallic
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
No geological events (only some information could be available on
(earthquakes,
submarine landslides). Information on tectonic faults in the seafloor of the
submarine
Lithuanian marine data is publicly available in scientific publications and
landslides, volcanic
reports.
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
LGT will collect publicly available publications with information on
landscapes at
Submerged landscapes (palaeolandscapes of Holocene time, paleocoastal
various time-
lines of Baltic sea).
frames
Data and PIG-PIB owns and can provide metadata from seismic and seismoacoustic
Polish maritime metadata. surveys as well as from boreholes for Polish maritime areas. Data from
areas 8921,3 NM2 Multibeam & multibeam exists for limited areas. Polish Naval Hydrographic Survey is
(30600 km2) seismic surveys, officially gathering all multibeam data and PIG-PIB will cooparate to gain a
borings proper data.
PGI-NRI
Baltic Sea Seabed substrate Seabed substrate information at 1:100 000 or more detailed from the
(Poland) length of coast 770
(maps), 1 : 100 000 Polish maritime areas derives from a survey programs and belongs to the
km
or more detailed data owner: PIG-PIB. Maps are available for limited areas.
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser Full coverage seabed substrate information at 1:200 000 from the Polish
scale than 1 : 100 maritime areas is available, data owner: PIG-PIB.
000
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Sediment Information from the Polish maritime areas is mostly publicly available in
accumulation rate scientific publications.
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Sea-floor geology information at 1:100 000 or more detailed is available for
stratigraphy,
limited areas, where PIG-PIB had survey programs.
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and Full coverage sea-floor geology information (age, lithology, origin) for the
stratigraphy, Polish maritime areas is publicly available on maps at 1:500 000 and in
coarser scale than publications
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration PIG-PIB have observations and some information from areas, where survey
direction, rate and programs were conducted; PIG-PIB will collate needed information from
volume & public resources and from Maritime Offices in Poland.
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
Data showing mineral deposits (including: aggregates, hydrocarbon and
aggregates, oil and
marine placer deposits) on the seafloor in the Polish maritime areas is
gas, metallic
publicly available, data owner: PIG-PIB.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes, Information about tectonic setting (mainly faults) in the seafloor of the
submarine Polish maritime areas as well as some underwater landslides occurrences
landslides, volcanic are publicly available in scientific publications.
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
PIG-PIB has various information on reconstructions of shorelines, coastal
Submerged
environments, paleolandscapes and sea-level changes records.
landscapes at
Geomorphological maps in the scale 1:500 000 are publicly available. PIG-
various time-
PIB will collate needed information from own research and from public
frames
resources available in scientific publications.
Data and 12,500 borehole descriptions, 50,000 km of 2D and many thousands of
metadata. nm2 of 3D seismic data (partly confidential), 15,000 grain-size analyses
18,610 nm2 Multibeam &
seismic surveys,
borings
Seabed substrate Digital 1:100,000 scale geological maps (Folk), additional information
1,914 km of
(maps), 1 : 100 000 through sister research institutes Deltares and NIOZ)
coastline
or more detailed
Seabed substrate Digital 1:250,000 geological maps (Folk)
TNO The
(maps), coarser
Netherland North Sea
scale than 1 : 100
s
000
Sediment Not available; may be derived from high-resolution bathymetry time series
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
Digital 1:100,000 scale geological maps (surface sediment, Quaternary
lithology and
geology, solid geology) and layer models, limited coverage
stratigraphy,
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
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Seafloor (bedrock)
Digital 1:250,000 geological maps (surface sediment, Quaternary geology,
lithology and
solid geology), partial to full coverage
stratigraphy,
coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration Digital subsurface models at 100 x 100 m resolution for the land side of the
direction, rate and entire coastal ribbon. WMSs with zoom capability on coastline migration
volume & and coastal type for the pan-European coast.
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
aggregates, oil and Information on offshore hydrocarbon as well as sand and gravel resources,
gas, metallic full coverage
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
submarine Distribution of pockmarks and submarine slides, partial coverage
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at Digital 1:100,000 landscape map for northern half of marine territory,
various time- 1:250,000 top Pleistocene surface and thickness Holocene
frames
Data and Hundreds of borehole descriptions, hundreds of km of 2D seismic data,
metadata. hundreds of grain-size analyses
18,610 nm2 Multibeam &
seismic surveys,
borings
Seabed substrate Digital 1:100,000 scale seabed-sediment maps, local coverage
1,914 km of
(maps), 1 : 100 000
coastline
or more detailed
Seabed substrate Digital 1:250,000 seabed-substrate maps, regional coverage focussed on
(maps), coarser sand resources and reefs
scale than 1 : 100
000
Sediment Not available
TNO The accumulation rate
Netherland Caribbean Sea Seafloor (bedrock) Not available
s lithology and
stratigraphy,
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock) Digital 1:250,000 geological maps (Quaternary and pre-Quaterbary
lithology and geology), local coverage
stratigraphy,
coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour. Not available, to be derived from satellite data
Migration
direction, rate and
volume &
resilience
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Mineral Information on offshore petroleum as well as sand (including
occurences titanomagnetite)
(including
aggregates, oil and
gas, metallic
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events Seismic information on faults and submarine slides, information on coastal
and event landslides
probabilities
(earthquakes,
submarine
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged Not available
landscapes at
various time-
frames
RBINS has metadata and data from in-house available multibeam surveys
Data and
and pursues the collation and standardisation of publically available data
metadata.
and metadata to improve on seabed mapping. Similarly, for publically
1,048 nm2 Multibeam &
available core and sediment data. Information from seismic surveys is now
seismic surveys,
available from subsurface models and will be further valorised. Publication
borings
of metadata of seismic surveys is work in progress (external).
Improvement in quality and resolution is pursued in line with seabed
Seabed substrate
change assesments (EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive). Where data
65 km of coastline (maps), 1 : 100 000
availability and quality is sufficient, mapping is refined to 1:100.000 or
or more detailed
more detailed.
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser Full coverage seabed substrata information at 1:250 000 and 1: 1 000 000
scale than 1 : 100 is publicly available, and is updated cyclically.
000
Sediment
Sediments are highly reworked. No reliable data available.
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock) Pré-Quaternary sea-floor geology data at 1:100 000 or more detailed are
RBINS
North Sea lithology and available from published data (mainly Ghent University). Standardization
(Belgium)
stratigraphy, and harmonization, and subsequent revisiting of data, in collaboration with
1 : 100 000 or neighbouring countries, as well as with land data parties is work in progress
more detailed conducted by RBINS.
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Information on sea-floor geology (age, lithology, origin) (1:1 000 000) is
stratigraphy,
publicly available and has been collated and standardised by RBINS.
coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration
RBINS is collating needed information from public resources for
direction, rate and
subsequent analyses (data and reports from Flemish Authorities mainly).
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
Potential areas of mineral resources (i.e. aggregates, sand and gravel) will
(including
be enriched with information from newly developed subsurface models
aggregates, oil and
(TILES project) and refined with updated grain-size and/or sediment
gas, metallic
information.
minerals, reports,
publications and
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databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
Publically available information on faults in the seafloor of the Belgian part
submarine
of the North Sea is being used.
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at Data analysis from our subsurface models will be used in combination with
various time- published data and information from the scientific literature.
frames
Data and
metadata.
Marine geology National Database (BSS-Mer) + offshore seismic Database,
Multibeam &
by BRGM
seismic surveys,
borings
Seabed substrate
Geological maps of France at 1 : 50 000 (coastal area), Seabed substrate
(maps), 1 : 100 000
maps at 1 : 100 000 by BRGM and CNRS
or more detailed
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser 2 seabed substrate maps at 1 : 500 000 (English Channel and Bay of Biscay)
scale than 1 : 100 by BRGM
000
Sediment
Scientific publications, reports,…
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
stratigraphy, Geological maps of France at 1 : 50 000 (coastal area) by BRGM
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
North Sea, lithology and
BRGM English Channel, Full coverage with Geological map of France at 1 : 1 000 000, 4/5 maps at 1
stratigraphy,
(France) Celtic Sea, Bay of : 250K (ongoing) by BRGM
coarser scale than
Biscay 1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration
direction, rate and Eurosion map, Coastal behaviour Atlas (by CEREMA, 2015)
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
aggregates, oil and
Access to BEPH metadata (oil and gas public data only) from BRGM
gas, metallic
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes, Maps and databases for volcanoes, tsunamis (tsunami.fr) by BRGM
submarine
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
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fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at
Scientific publications
various time-
frames
Data and
metadata.
Multibeam & Various marine surveys.
seismic surveys,
borings
Coastal behaviour.
Migration
Geological maps for Guadeloupe and Martinique for coastal ribbon, at scles
direction, rate and
1:20,000 to 1:50,000.
volume &
BRGM
Caribbean Sea resilience
(France)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
Output from BRGM-led Interreg project CARIB-COAST on various coastal
submarine
risks under climate change. Seismological database.
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Data and
French marine metadata. Ifremer can provide WFS for seismic surveys, backscatter data from
areas 97 555 NM² Multibeam & multibeam and side scan sonar surveys and borings. Raw and validated
(334 604 km2), seismic surveys, data and sample analysis are restricted.
borings
Seabed substrate
length of coast 5 Sea-bed substrata information from Ifremer and the French Naval
(maps), 1 : 100 000
853 km Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOM) are available.
or more detailed
Seabed substrate
Full coverage seabed substrata information at 1: 1 000 000 is publicly
(maps), coarser
available, data owner: SHOM. Maps from Ifremer, BRGM, Universities of
scale than 1 : 100
Bordeaux and Perpigan can be delivered in the project.
000
No information available through database. But information could be
Celtic, Sediment
publicly available in scientific publications. Ifremer will continue to collate
Ifremer Mediterranean, accumulation rate
information from scientific publications.
(France) North Seas and
Bay of Biscay Seafloor (bedrock)
Sea-floor geology data at 1:100 000 or more detailed are available from 2
lithology and
small areas (Bays of Lannion and Douarnenez), data owner: Ifremer
stratigraphy,
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
stratigraphy, No information available from Ifremer.
coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
CARIBBEAN SEA
Seabed substrate
Seabed substrate around Guadeloupe and Martinique (FrenchEEZ)
(maps), 1 : 100 000
or more detailed
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Coastal behaviour.
Migration Ifremer will collate information (migration direction, rate) from the Centre
direction, rate and for Studies and Expertise on Risks, Environment, Mobility, and Urban and
volume & Country planning (CEREMA) for the whole coastal area.
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including Ifremer and the French Ministry of environement (MEEM) will provide data
aggregates, oil and showing (potential) areas of seafloor (sand and gravel) aggregates. Ifremer
gas, metallic will provide marine aggregate deposit investigated by CNEXO in the 80's
minerals, reports, and current licensed areas
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
Ifremer has some data (GISdatabase) and will collate available information
submarine
from scientific publications.
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at Ifremer has some data (GISdatabase) and will collate available information
various time- from scientific publications.
frames
The national suite of marine geophysical and ground truth data is
comprehensive and available to the GSI. These data comprise: multibeam
Data and (MBES) and single beam sonar data, backscatter data, recent 2D seismic
metadata. with excellent resolution and depth penetration, shallow seismics (sub
Multibeam & bottom profiles, CHIRP profiles and boomer profiles), gravity and magnetics
seismic surveys, data. Ground truthing information such as push cores, gravity cores, box
borings cores, grab samples, dredge samples, boreholes and released industry
wells are available for crosscheck and analysis, as are national survey
reports, public reports and research publications relating to these data.
Irish Exclusive
Economic zone Seabed substrate GSI have access to MBES data, seismic profiles and seabed samples from
area 230,846.65 (maps), 1 : 100 000 which 1:100,000 substrate maps can be generated for much of the Irish
nm² (or or more detailed offshore area.
North Atlantic,
GSI 427,528km²).
Celtic Sea, Irish Seabed substrate
(Ireland) Length of the
Sea (maps), coarser GSI have produced a 1:250,000 seabed substrate map, with a high
Republic of Ireland
scale than 1 : 100 confidence assessment rating, that is available to EMODnet.
coastline (including
000
islands) 3171 Km
(OSI) Sediment Information on sediment accumulation rate can be updated from research
accumulation rate publications; one such is currently in press.
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and Geophysical and ground truth data can be used to produce seafloor
stratigraphy, 1 : lithology and stratigraphy maps of 1:100,000 for much of the Irish offshore
100 000 or more area.
detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
Pre-Quaternary, structural geology and geomorphological maps at varying
lithology and
scales <1:500,000 have been produced for the Irish EEZ, these data have
stratigraphy,
been aggregated, harmonised and are available to the project with
coarser scale than
complete metadata.
1 : 100 000
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GSI have used the EUROSION dataset to update the Irish costal behaviour
Coastal behaviour.
data for EMODnet. GSI are updating costal Resilience mapping.
Migration
Vulnerability data are collated from government reports and research
direction, rate and
publications. The ESA funded project called Coastal Erosion (2019-2020),
volume &
where GSI is a partner, will provide national scale outputs in coastal
resilience
migration direction and volume.
Mineral
occurrences
(including Information on hydrocarbon reservoirs within Irish waters are accessible
aggregates, oil and via the Petroleum Affairs Division of Ireland. Aggregate resources and
gas, metallic occurrences of marine mineral deposits are accessible from national
minerals, reports, reports and research publications.
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
Earthquake data are accessible from the Dublin Institute for Advanced
probabilities
Studies who monitor the Irish seismic network. The GSI maintain a web
(earthquakes,
mapping service of this information, it is available to EMODnet. No volcanic
submarine
centres or tsunamis have effected Ireland, the GSI is Irelands tsunami
landslides, volcanic
centre. Fluid emission, landslide and tectonic information are available
centres, tsunamis,
inhouse and are aggregated from national research bodies.
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Research material reporting varied submerged landscapes can be
Submerged
aggregated for the Irish marine area. Data and results gathered from EU
landscapes at
funded Interreg Ireland -Wales project (Climate, Heritage and
various time-
Environments of Reefs, Islands and Headlands (CHERISH)) will be
frames
incorporated
Data and
metadata.
Metadata from sediment/rock samples acquired by IGME for mapping the
Multibeam &
Spanish continental margin
seismic surveys,
borings
Seabed substrate
Sea-bed substrate information of the continental shelf at 1:100.000 scale
(maps), 1 : 100 000
or more detailed (only for limited areas)
or more detailed
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser Sea-bed substrate maps of the continental margin at 1:250.000 scale and
scale than 1 : 100 1:1.000.000 carried out by IGME.
000
Sediment accumulation rates, which are mainly located in the continental
(Mediterranean Sediment
shelf and coastal areas. Information will be collected from scientific
Sea, Iberian accumulation rate
IGME 416,910 NM2 9380 publications.
coast and Bay of
(Spain) km of coastline Seafloor (bedrock)
Biscay,
Macaronesia) lithology and
Geological maps and data of the seafloor (age, lithology, origin) carried out
stratigraphy,
by IGME for mapping the Spanish Continental margin
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and Geological maps of the seafloor (age, lithology, origin), Tectonic maps,
stratigraphy, Geomorphological maps carried out by IGME for mapping the Spanish
coarser scale than Continental margin at 1:200.000 and 1:1.000.000 scale.
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration Available information related to coastal behaviour (migration direction,
direction, rate and rate and resilience) will be collated from public organizations and scientific
volume & publications
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Mineral
occurences
(including
Distribution and information on minerals ( gravel and sand resources, oil
aggregates, oil and
and gas, ferromanganese crusts and nodules, polymetalic nodules,
gas, metallic
phosphorite deposits, polymetallic sulphides)
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes, Location and information of submarine landslides, volcanic centres,
submarine tsunamis, fluid emissions and tectonics will be provided from the IGME
landslides, volcanic Catalogues and databases and IGME geological maps.
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged Data related to coastal environments and deposits, Quaternary and
landscapes at geomorphological maps at 1:200.000 scale, submarine groundwater
various time- discharges, thickness of Holocene deposits maps carried out by IGME for
frames mapping the Spanish continental margin
Data and
metadata.
IPMA can provide non-classified data and metadata from multibeam and
93,818 nm2 Multibeam &
seismic surveys. Borings, dredges and other are available
seismic surveys,
borings
Sea-bed substrate information (1:150 000) from the portuguese shelf,
(adjacent to
Seabed substrate derives from a survey cruise of the Hydrographic Institute (IH), data owner:
Portuguese
(maps), 1 : 150 000 IH and IPMA. Sea-bed substrate information (1:150 000) from Faial and
mainland)
Pico islands, Archipelago of Azores, data owner: IPMA.
397,532 nm2 Information derived from several oceanic surveys in the portuguese
Sediment
(Macaronesia – territorial waters (and EEZ). Part of the information is already publicly
accumulation rate
Azores) available in scientific publications, reports and databases.
Seafloor (bedrock)
132,340 nm2 lithology and Information on sea-floor geology (age, lithology, origin) in the portuguese
stratigraphy, territorial waters (and EEZ). Scales vary between 1/2 000 000 to 1/100 000
(Macaronesia – 1 : 2 000 000 to depending on density of sampling and surveys in different regions.
Bay of Biscay Madeira) 1/100 000
IPMA and Iberian
943 km of
(Portugal) Coast/Macarone
mainland
sia Coastal behaviour.
coastline; 667 km
Migration
of Azores IPMA will collate needed information from available sources.
direction, rate and
coastline;250 km
volume
of Madeira
coastline
Mineral
occurences
(including
Minerals (including aggregates, oil and gas).IPMA will provide data showing
aggregates, oil and
(potential) areas of seafloor (oil and gas, sand and gravel) aggregates,
gas, metallic
seafloor ferromanganese deposits, massive sulphide deposits and placers.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
Information on earthquake epicenters, submarine landslides, volcanic
probabilities
centres, tsunamis origin (earthquake and landslides), fluid emissions and
(earthquakes,
tectonics (active faults) will be updated.
submarine
landslides, volcanic
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centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at IPMA has original data on this and access to published information on
various time- submerged landscapes during lower sea levels and human occupation.
frames
Data and
Metadata on multibeam and seismic surveys of the national mapping
metadata.
project. Seismics and borings from national projects by other public
Multibeam &
institutions. Raw data could be available from other Public Research
seismic surveys,
Istitutes.
borings
Seabed substrate
Geological maps at the 1:50,000 scale. 27,578 km2 of the Italian
(maps), 1 : 100 000
continental shelf
or more detailed
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser a) Geological maps at the 1:250,000 scale; b) geological map at 1:1,000,000
scale than 1 : 100 scale - a) 138,600 km² (Adriatic Sea); b) entire EEZ
000
Current dataset consists of about 160 sites collected. High density of data
Sediment
in the Adriatic Sea; spread sampling along other coasts near the deltas of
accumulation rate
the main Italian rivers.
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Geological maps at the 1:50,000 scale and database at 1:25,000 scale.
stratigraphy,
27,578 km2 of the Italian continental shelf
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
Adriatic Sea, lithology and
Geological
Ionian and a) Geological maps at the 1:250,000 scale; b) geological map at 1:500,000
Survey of area 156,636 NM2; stratigraphy,
Central scale. a) 138,600 km² (Adriatic Sea); b) entire EEZ
Italy - coastline 8,274 km; coarser scale than
Mediterranean
ISPRA 1 : 100 000
Sea
Coastal behaviour.
Migration Migration direction and rate at the 1:25,000 scale. Entire Italian coastline.
direction, rate and Volume and resilience possibly available through cooperation with local
volume & Administrations (Regioni)
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including Areas under authorization for oil and gas research and production in
aggregates, oil and cooperation with Ministry of Economic Development. Areas and volumes
gas, metallic of aggregates could be collected in coperation with local Administrations
minerals, reports, (Regioni)
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
Earthquakes, submarine landslides, volcanic centres, tsunamis, fluid
submarine
emissions and tectonics. Entire Italian EEZ.
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
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a) Information available at 1:750,000 scale from maps of physiographic
Submerged
domains and morphobathymetry; b) More details on areas covered by the
landscapes at
1:50,000 scale geological maps. a) Entire Italian EEZ; b) 27,578 km2 of the
various time-
Italian continental shelf. Additional data can be obtained through
frames
cooperation with other public Institutions.
Data and
metadata.
GeoZS will provide multibeam data and metadata from seismic surveys,
Multibeam &
borehole data is available
seismic surveys,
borings
Seabed substrate
(maps), 1 : 100 000 More detailed maps are not available
or more detailed
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser Unpublished map of the Slovenian sea, 1: 250 000, Geological Survey of
scale than 1 : 100 Slovenia.
000
Sediment Information is partially available from scientific publications, data owner:
accumulation rate GeoZS
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
stratigraphy, More detailed maps are not available
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Unpublished map of the Slovenian sea, 1: 250 000, Geological Survey of
stratigraphy,
Slovenia.
coarser scale than
Slovenian marine 1 : 100 000
GeoZS areas 54 NM2
Adriatic Sea Coastal behaviour.
(Slovenia) length of coast 41
Migration
km
direction, rate and GeoZS will provide data from own investigations and public resources.
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
aggregates, oil and GeoZS will provide data of potential aggregates accumulations. There are
gas, metallic no other mineral occurrences.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes, Information on faults, lithological and tectonic boundaries the seafloor of
submarine the Slovenian waters, landslides and fluid emissions of the Slovenian sea is
landslides, volcanic available in unpublished geological maps and in scientific publications.
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at Submerged landscapes data are available from various scientific
various time- publications.
frames
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Total Croatian HGI can provide some metadata from multibeam and seismic surveys done
Data and
marine areas 55 by the Croatian Hydrographic Institute (HHI), raw data is restricted by the
metadata.
349 km² (31 479 Defence forces. Borings will be available from the Croatian Hydrocarbon
Multibeam &
km2 territorial Agency (AZU). HGI according to the Croatian Minning Law can use this data
seismic surveys,
waters +23 870 for production of geological maps as a public service (but not for
borings
km² hydrocarbon evaluations)
Sea-bed substrata information from the Croatian territorial waters (and EEZ
length of coast 6 Seabed substrate zone) is derived from past HHI survey programme (15 map sheets to the
278 km including 1 (maps), 1 : 100 000 scale 1:25 000, and 2 sheets to the scale 1:100 000) and other scientific
244 islands or more detailed programs. The HHI data is avaialable (published) and HGI has its own
database for restricted area.Data owner: HHI and HGI.
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser Full coverage seabed substrata information at 1: 1 000 000 is publicly
scale than 1 : 100 available, data owner: HHI, and published data.
000
Information from the Croatian territorial waters (and EEZ zone) will be
Sediment
provided by the HGI. Part of the information is already publicly available in
accumulation rate
scientific publications.
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Sea-floor geology data at 1:100 000 or more detailed are available from
stratigraphy,
limited areas.
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock) Information on sea-floor geology (age, lithology, origin) (1:250 000) in the
lithology and Croatian territorial waters (and EEZ zone) is/will be publicly available based
stratigraphy, on joint project by HGI and AZU (Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency). The
HGI-CGS coarser scale than project is funded by the Croatian Ministry of Science "Geological Mapping
Adriatic Sea of the Croatian Seabed" data owner HGI and AZU.
(Croatia) 1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration HGI will collate needed information from public resources the available
direction, rate and dana will allow some aspects of coastal behavior to be presented at a scale
volume & of 1:100.000.
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including Minerals (including aggregates, oil and gas). HGI will provide data showing
aggregates, oil and (potential) areas of seafloor (sand and gravel) aggregates and seafloor the
gas, metallic Croatian territorial waters (and EEZ zone), data is available to HGI from
minerals, reports, theCroatian Ministry of Economics(Directorate for Mining).
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
Information on boundaries and faults in the seafloor of the Croatian
(earthquakes,
territorial waters (and EEZ zone) will be compiled from more then 70.000
submarine
km of seismic dana available from AZU and interperted by HGI based on
landslides, volcanic
the authority of the Croatian Mining Law
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
HGI has data for Pleistocene/Holocene landscape derived during the
Submerged ongoing project Lost Lake Landscapes of the Eastern Adriatic Shelf
landscapes at (LoLADRIA-funded by the Croatian Science Fund). HGI haz access to seismic
various time- and borehole data for older time frames up to the Mmessinan event for
frames the whole Croatian Adriatic also some dana is avalable from HHI and HGI
will will collate needed information from rather limited public resources.
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Data and
metadata.
Geological Survey of Montenegro can provide interpretation of offshore
Multibeam &
seismic surveys data, acquired in previous years; raw data are restricted.
seismic surveys,
borings
Seabed substrate
(maps), 1 : 100 000
or more detailed
Seabed substrate Full coverage seabed substrate information at 1: 750 000 is available, data
(maps), coarser owner: Geological Survey of Montenegro. Seabed substrate map at 1: 250
scale than 1 : 100 000 is available - result of the joint activities of Adriatic sea group -
000 EMODNet Geology 2 project.
Sediment
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and Information on sea-floor geology (age, lithology) 1:100 000 in the
stratigraphy, Montenegro territorial waters is available, data owner: Geological Survey
1 : 100 000 or of Montenegro.
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
stratigraphy,
coarser scale than
Geological
1 : 100 000
Survey of Length of coast:
Adriatic Sea Coastal behavior.
Montenegr 255 km
o Migration
direction, rate and
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurrences
(including
Geological Survey of Montenegro can provide only spatial distribution -
aggregates, oil and
locations of drilled wells for oil and gas exploration, since there is no
gas, metallic
occurrence of oil and gas discoveries yet.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes, Information on earthquakes and faults in the seafloor of the Montenegro
submarine territorial waters is available, data owner: Montenegro Seismological
landslides, volcanic Observatory.
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at
various time-
frames
GSA-
Albania
1:200 000 or more
detailed sea-bed
Data owner: HSGME
substrata
HSGME- information (maps)
Greece Geomorphology
features of the Data owner: HSGME (partly) & data publicly available in scientific
seafloor, derived publications, digitized and collated by IGME
from acoustic-
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seismic
investigations
Faults, boundaries
and landslides on
the seafloor, Data owner: HSGME (partly) & data publicly available in scientific
derived from publications, digitized and collated by IGME
acoustic-seismic
investigations
1:200 000 or more
detailed maps of Data owner: HSGME
Holocene deposits
Survey & data
information (all
relevant metadata)
regarding 40 yrs of Metadata creator: HSGME, CDI records partly available through the GEO-
marine research by SEAS e-infrastructure
IGME in the
Hellenic territorial
waters.
Detailed case
studies (scale 1 : 5
000) from
integrated marine
geology research
in selected areas,
including Data owner: HSGME
bathymetry,
sedimentology,
tectonic &
geomorphology
features,
geochemistry
Data and
Greek marine metadata. HCMR can provide metadata from multibeam and seismic surveys. Raw
areas 144,020 nm2 Multibeam & swath bathymetry and seismic data are subject to bilateral negotiations.
, seismic surveys, Descriptions of corings will be available
gravity/box corings
Seabed substrate
length of coast 16 Sea-bed substrate information will be available during the course of the
of surveyed areas
000 km project, following the results of ongoing surveys
1 : 100 000
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser
East scale than 1 : 100
HCMR Mediterranean, 000
(Greece) Aegean, Ionian, Sediment
Accumulation rates, where obtained/measured, will be available
Levantine Seas accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Seafloor lithology and stratigraphy information will be available during the
stratigraphy,
course of the project, following the results of older and ongoing surveys
coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration HCMR will collate needed information from previous project results and
direction, rate and possible public resources. Tectonic uplift/subsidence rates from certain
volume & areas will be available
resilience
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Mineral
occurences
(including
HCMR will provide data showing (potential) areas of seafloor (sand and
aggregates, oil and
gravel) aggregates. Potential oil and gas occurences in the Greek EEZ will be
gas, metallic
collated from public sources.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
HCMR will collate needed information from previous project results and
submarine
published data.
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at HCMR will collate needed information from previous project results and
various time- published data.
frames
Data and
IO-BAS can provide metadata from multibeam, side scan sonar seismic
Bulgarian marine metadata.
surveys, raw data is restricted. Grab and coring are available. Borings are
area 10 394 NM2 Multibeam &
available. Available form SeaDataNet, GeoSeas, EuroSeismic and SeiScanex
(35 650 km2), seismic surveys,
Projects; Additional and new data can be uplouded.
borings
Seabed substrate Sea-bed substrat information (1:50000 to 1:100 000) for the Bulgarian
length of coast 472
(maps), 1 : 50 000 Black Sea shelf derived from an ongoing survey programme; data owner:
km
or more detailed IO-BAS.
Seabed substrate Full coverage seabed substrata information at 1: 5 000 to 1:10 000 will be
(maps), finer scale prepared for the Burgas and Varna Bays and MPA Cocatrise Bank; data
than 1 : 50 000 owner: IO-BAS.
Sediment
NO additional data
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
stratigraphy, 1 : Sea-floor geology data at 1:100 000 will be prodused for the Southern
100 000 or more Bulgarian shelf; data owner: IO-BAS.
IO-BAS detailed
Black Sea
(Bulgaria)
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
stratigraphy, 1 : 10
Sea-floor geology data at 1:10 000 will be prodused for theBurgas and
000 or more
Varna Bay; data owner: IO-BAS.
detailed
Geomorphological
maps
Coastal behaviour.
Migration
direction, rate and NO additional data
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
aggregates, oil and NO additional data
gas, metallic
minerals, reports,
publications and
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databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes, New Information on submarine landslides, fluid emissions and tectonics on
submarine the seafloor of the Bulgarian EEZ zone will be provided; data owner: IO-BAS
landslides, volcanic .
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at
IO-BAS has suficient data which will be made available.
various time-
frames
Data and
metadata. GeoEcoMar can provide metadata from multibeam and seismo-acoustic
Multibeam & surveys. Raw swath bathymetry and seismic data are subject to bilateral
Romanian marine seismic surveys, negotiations. Descriptions of corings will be available
areas 8659 nm2 , gravity/box corings
Seabed substrate
Sea-bed substrate information will be available during the course of the
of surveyed areas
project, function of progress of national projects
1 : 100 000
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser
scale than 1 : 100
000
Sediment
Accumulation rates, where obtained/measured, will be available
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
Seafloor lithology and stratigraphy information will be available during the
lithology and
course of the project, based on thee results of older and ongoing surveys
stratigraphy,
coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
GeoEcoma Migration GeoEcoMar will collate needed information from previous project results
Black Sea direction, rate and and possible public resources. Tectonic uplift/subsidence rates from certain
r- Romania
volume & areas couldl be available
resilience
length of coast Mineral
about 245 km occurences
(including
HCMR will provide data showing (potential) areas of seafloor (sand and
aggregates, oil and
gravel) aggregates. Potential oil and gas occurences in the Greek EEZ will be
gas, metallic
collated from public sources.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
GeoEcoMar will collate needed information from previous project results
submarine
and published data.
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged GeoEcoMar will collate needed information from previous project results
landscapes at and published data.
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various time-
frames
Dokuz
Eylul Uni
Turkey
Data and
metadata.
line traces available, seismic data not always available, some borings with
Multibeam &
data
seismic surveys,
borings
Seabed substrate
(maps), 1 : 100 000 scattered data available
or more detailed
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser
available only for the coastal area
scale than 1 : 100
000
Sediment
no survey data available
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
stratigraphy, only in limited areas
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
stratigraphy, available
coarser scale than
26696 nm2 area 1 : 100 000
GSD Mediterranean Coastal behaviour.
and 671 km of
(Cyprus) Sea Migration
coastline
direction, rate and will be created from available data but data is scattered
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
aggregates, oil and
surveys available for aggregates and gas
gas, metallic
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
submarine digital maps available
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at
scattered data available
various time-
frames
The Malta Malta's marine Data and
Geological waters: 22,000 metadata. CSD can provide metadata from acoustic and seabed sampling/coring
Mediterranean
Survey NM2 (75,462 km2). Multibeam & surveys. The provision of data is restricted for commercial and
Sea
through Length of coast: seismic surveys, confidentiality reasons.
the 262 km borings
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Continenta
l Shelf Seabed substrate Interpreted seabed substrate data (1:100 000 or more detailed) originating
Departmen (maps), 1 : 100 000 from cable/pipeline route surveys, marine scientific research surveys and
t (Malta) or more detailed well-site surveys is available for limited parts of Malta's marine waters.
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser Available seabed substrate maps are at a scale of 1:100,000 or more
scale than 1 : 100 detailed.
000
Sediment Information on sediment accumulation rate is not available at CSD but can
accumulation rate be updated from new research publications.
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and Interpreted seafloor (bedrock) geology (1:100 000) originating from
stratigraphy, cable/pipeline route surveys, marine scientific research surveys and well-
1 : 100 000 or site surveys is available for limited parts of Malta's marine waters.
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Existing seafloor (bedrock) maps are all at a scale of 1:100,000 or more
stratigraphy,
detailed.
coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration Coastal migration and resilience data will be based on a detailed 1:2,500
direction, rate and survey undertaken in 2018 together with any new remote sensing data that
volume & may become available
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including Submissions in previous phases of EMODnet will be updated if new data,
aggregates, oil and published or otherwise, becomes available. Oil exploration data is not in
gas, metallic the public domain and could not be made available for commercial and
minerals, reports, confidentiality reasons.
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
Submissions in previous phases of EMODnet will be updated if new data,
submarine
published or otherwise, becomes available.
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
CSD aims to collaborate with academic institutions and other government
landscapes at
entities for the provision of data relating to the reconstruction of
various time-
submerged landscapes.
frames
Data and
Russian marine metadata.
VSEGEI can provide metadata and raster pictures from multibeam and
areas in Baltic Sea Multibeam &
seismic surveys, raw data is restricted. Borings are available.
- 5,673 nm2 seismic surveys,
borings
VSEGEI Seabed substrate Sea-bed substrata information (1:100 000) from the Russian territorial
Baltic Sea 1,000 km of
(Russia) (maps), 1 : 100 000 waters are available from some limited coastal areas, permission is
coastline
or more detailed needed, data owner: VSEGEI.
Seabed substrate Full coverage seabed substrate information at 1: 700 000 is publicly
(maps), coarser available, data owner: VSEGEI. Full coverage seabed substrate information
(including lagoons)
scale than 1 : 100 at 1: 200 000 was produced by VSEGEI in frame of survey project,
000 permission is needed, data owner: Rosnedra Agency.
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Information from the Russian territorial waters (and EEZ zone) will be
Sediment
provided by the VSEGEI. Part of the information is already publicly available
accumulation rate
in scientific publications.
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Sea-floor geology data at 1:100 000 or more detailed, received in frame of
stratigraphy,
scientifical projects are available from limited areas; data owner: VSEGEI.
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock) Information on sea-floor geology (age, lithology, origin) (1:700 000) in the
lithology and Russian territorial waters (and EEZ zone) is publicly available. Full
stratigraphy, coverage seabed substrata information at 1: 200 000 was produced by
coarser scale than VSEGEI in frame of survey project, permission is needed, data owner:
1 : 100 000 Rosnedra Agency.
Coastal behaviour.
Migration
VSEGEI has information about coastal erosion rates of Russian Baltic. Land
direction, rate and
uplift rate from the coastal area will be collate from public resources.
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
VSEGEI will provide data showing (potential) areas of seafloor (sand and
aggregates, oil and
gravel) aggregates and seafloor ferromanganese concretions in the Russian
gas, metallic
territorial waters (and EEZ zone)
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes, Information on boundaries and faults in the seafloor of the Russian
submarine territorial waters (and EEZ zone) is publicly available in scientific
landslides, volcanic publications.
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at VSEGEI has some data from scientifical project, undertaken together with
various time- GTK.
frames
Data and
metadata. There is no available multibeam data from the White Sea; VSEGEI can
Russian marine
Multibeam & provide metadata and raster pictures from seismic surveys for some
areas in White Sea
seismic surveys, limited areas, raw data is restricted.
borings
Seabed substrate
26,240 nm2 (White Sea-bed substrata information (1:100 000) are available for some limited
(maps), 1 : 100 000
Sea); coastal areas, an individual permission is needed, data owner: VSEGEI.
or more detailed
Full coverage seabed substrata information at 1: 1 000 000 is publicly
VSEGEI Seabed substrate
White Sea available; seabed substrate maps at 1:200 000 of sheets Q-37-XXV, XXVI; Q-
(Russia) length of coast (maps), coarser
37-XXVII, XXVIII; Q-37-XXXI, XXXII are publicly available. Seabed substrata
2300 km scale than 1 : 100
information at 1: 200 000 are available for some limited areas, permission
000
is needed, data owner: Rosnedra Agency.
Sediment
Information will be collated by VSEGEI from scientifical publications.
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and Sea-floor geology data at 1:100 000 or more detailed are available from
stratigraphy, limited areas; permission is needed, data owner: Rosnedra.
1 : 100 000 or
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Seafloor (bedrock) Information on sea-floor geology (age, lithology, origin) 1: 1 000 000 is
lithology and publicly available. Seabed (Quaternary deposits) maps at 1:500 000 of
stratigraphy, sheets Q-37-XXV, XXVI; Q-37-XXVII, XXVIII; Q-37-XXXI, XXXII are publicly
coarser scale than available. Seabed (bedrock) information at 1: 200 000 are available for
1 : 100 000 some limited areas, permission is needed, data owner: Rosnedra Agency.
Coastal behaviour.
Migration VSEGEI has information about coastal erosion rates of White Sea. Extra
direction, rate and information will be collated from scientifical publications. Land uplift rate
volume & from the coastal area will be collated from public resources.
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
aggregates, oil and VSEGEI will provide data showing about mineral resources from available
gas, metallic maps of 1:1 000 000 and 1: 200 000 scale.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
Information on boundaries and faults in the seafloor is publicly available in
submarine
scientific publications.
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at
Information will be collated by VSEGEI from scientifical publications.
various time-
frames
Data and
Russian marine
metadata. There is no available multibeam data from the Russian territorial waters
areas of Barents
Multibeam & (and EEZ zone); VSEGEI can provide metadata and raster pictures from
Sea - 380,905 nm2
seismic surveys, seismic surveys for some limited areas, raw data is restricted.
(Barents Sea);
borings
coastline lenght - Seabed substrate Sea-bed substrata information (1:100 000) the Russian territorial waters
3000 km (without (maps), 1 : 100 000 (and EEZ zone) are available for some limited coastal areas, permission is
islands) or more detailed needed, data owner: VSEGEI.
Full coverage seabed substrata information at 1: 1 000 000 from the
Seabed substrate Russian territorial waters (and EEZ zone) is publicly available, seabed
(maps), coarser substrate maps at 1:500 000 of sheets R-40-XXXI, XXXII; Q-39-I, II are
scale than 1 : 100 publicly available. Seabed substrata information at 1: 200 000 are available
VSEGEI 000 for some limited areas, permission is needed, data owner: Rosnedra
Barents Sea Agency.
(Russia)
Sediment
Information will be collated by VSEGEI from scientifical publications.
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and Sea-floor geology data at 1:100 000 or more detailed from the Russian
stratigraphy, territorial waters (and EEZ zone) are available from limited areas;
1 : 100 000 or permission is needed, data owner: Rosnedra.
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock) Information on sea-floor geology (age, lithology, origin) 1: 1 000 000 the
lithology and Russian territorial waters (and EEZ zone) is publicly available. Seabed
stratigraphy, (bedrock) maps at 1:500 000 of sheets R-40-XXXI, XXXII; Q-39-I, II. Seabed
(Quaternary deposits) maps at scale 1:200 000 are publicly availabe.
coarser scale than
Seabed substrate information at 1: 200 000 are available for some limited
1 : 100 000
areas, permission is needed, data owner: Rosnedra Agency.
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Coastal behaviour.
Migration VSEGEI has information about coastal erosion rates of Barents Sea. Extra
direction, rate and information will be collated from scientifical publications. Land uplift rate
volume & from the coastal area will be collated from public resources.
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
VSEGEI will provide data showing about mineral resources from the
aggregates, oil and
Russian territorial waters (and EEZ zone) from available maps of 1:1 000
gas, metallic
000 and 1: 200 000 scale.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes, Information on boundaries and faults in the seafloor from the Russian
submarine territorial waters (and EEZ zone) is publicly available in scientific
landslides, volcanic publications.
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at
Information will be collate by VSEGEI from scientific publications.
various time-
frames
Russian marine
areas of Caspian Data and
Sea -65,430 km2; For the Russian sector of Caspian Sea a database of sampling and profiling
metadata.
VSEGEI coastline lenght - data is collected and included bottom sampling sites (more than 2400),
Caspian Sea Multibeam &
(Russia) 1340 km (without geological and oil exploratory boreholes (more than 30) and more than
seismic surveys,
islands) 1300 seismic profiles (more than 1300) with total length around 72,300 km.
borings
Data and
metadata.
BGR can provide metadata from multibeam and seismic surveys.
Multibeam &
Information on the location of well data is available.
seismic surveys,
borings
Seabed substrate
(maps), 1 : 100 000 BGR will cooperate with BSH to deliver these data
or more detailed
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser
BGR will cooperate with BSH to deliver these data
scale than 1 : 100
German marine 000
areas in the Baltic Sediment
Sea ca. 15475 km² BGR will cooperate with BSH to deliver these data
BGR accumulation rate
(Baltic Sea) (EEZ: 4452 km²)
(Germany) Seafloor (bedrock)
and 2582 km coast
lithology and 1 : 100 000 maps derived from deep seismic surveys available as paper
length incl. inland
stratigraphy, maps, E.g. base Cretaceous to base Cambrian, Pommeranian Bay, Arcona
waters
1 : 100 000 or High (top basement).
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and Data of the German territorial waters (and EEZ zone) are publicly available
stratigraphy, on sea-floor geology (age, lithology, origin) in the scales 1:2 00 000, 1 : 1
coarser scale than 000 000 and 1 : 5 Million via the BGR web site.
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration BGR will collate available information from public resources and
direction, rate and publications if available.
volume &
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resilience
Mineral
Analogue Information is available as paper maps and reports of the
occurences
German shelf: Structural maps, maps of hydrocarbon prospectivity (
(including
Publications Krauss and Meyer 2004, Schlüter et al. 1997).. BGR will collate
aggregates, oil and
additional needed information from public resources. BGR will provide
gas, metallic
data showing (potential) areas of seafloor (sand and gravel) aggregates and
minerals, reports,
seafloor ferromanganese concretions in the German territorial waters (and
publications and
EEZ zone)
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities BGR monitors constantly Earth quakes in Germany and also the German
(earthquakes, Sea. Data are available. BGR has Information in project reports (SASO
submarine report and USO project, Greifwald). Additional Information on boundaries
landslides, volcanic and faults in the seafloor of the German territorial waters (and EEZ zone) is
centres, tsunamis, publicly available in scientific publications.
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at BGR will collate available information from public resources and
various time- publications if available.
frames
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
BGR
Caribbean Sea stratigraphy, Magnetics and gravimetry for the Colombia-Basin
(Germany)
coarser scale than
1 : 100 000
BGR can provide metadata on seismic surveys and wells compiled in past
Data and
German marine projects GeoSeas and GPDN. Other necessary data information on well
metadata.
areas in the North data and seismic surveys are available at the geological survey of Lower
Multibeam &
Sea 41034 km² Saxony (LBEG) against a fee. Projects GeoSeas and GPDN, institutions BSH,
seismic surveys,
(EEZ: 28539 km2 , BGR, LBEG can deliver metadata but only partly raw data, as most seismic
borings
data and deep wells are industry owned. Multibeam metadata from BSH.
length of coast Seabed substrate
German North Sea (maps), 1 : 100 000 BGR will cooperate with BSH to deliver these data
1300 km or more detailed
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser
BGR will cooperate with BSH to deliver these data
scale than 1 : 100
000
BGR
North Sea Sediment
(Germany) BGR will cooperate with BSH as far as possible to deliver these data
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Geophysical data are publicly available in different horizons under the
stratigraphy,
surface, starting at the base of middle Miocene
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and Data of the German territorial waters (and EEZ zone) are publicly available
stratigraphy, on sea-floor geology (age, lithology, origin) in the scales 1:2 00 000, 1 : 1
coarser scale than 000 000 and 1 : 5 Million via the BGR web site.
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration
BGR will collate needed information from public resources if available.
direction, rate and
volume &
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Mineral
occurences
(including
Data showing (potential) areas of seafloor (sand and gravel) aggregates in
aggregates, oil and
the German territorial waters (and EEZ zone) and additional information of
gas, metallic
aggregates is publicly available from the project of the German North Sea.
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities BGR monitors constantly Earth quakes in Germany and also the German
(earthquakes, Sea. Data are available. BGR has Information in project reports (SASO
submarine report and USO project, Greifwald). Additional Information on boundaries
landslides, volcanic and faults in the seafloor of the German territorial waters (and EEZ zone) is
centres, tsunamis, publicly available in scientific publications.
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at BGR will collate available information from public resources and
various time- publications.
frames
Data and
Marine areas metadata. There is no available multibeam data from the Ukrainian territorial waters;
41,941 nm2, 1,756 Multibeam & IGS can provide metadata from seismic surveys, raw data is restricted (data
km of coastline seismic surveys, owner Ukrgeofizika SGE). Borings are available. WP9
borings
Seabed substrate
Seabed substrate information at 1:100 000 or more detailed are available
(maps), 1 : 100 000
from limited areas. WP3
or more detailed
Seabed substrate
Full coverage seabed substrate information at 1 : 1 000 000 is available.
(maps), coarser
Seabed substrate information at 1:200 000 is available from limited areas.
scale than 1 : 100
WP3
000
Sediment
Information will be collated from scientifical publications. WP3
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
No seafloor (bedrock) data available in the scale of 1:100 000 or more
stratigraphy, 1 :
detailed. WP4
100 000 or more
IGS -
Black Sea detailed
Ukraine
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and Information on sea-floor geology (age, lithology, origin) 1:1 000 000 in the
stratigraphy, Ukrainian EEZ is available. Information at 1:200 000 is available from
coarser scale than limited areas. WP4
1 : 100 000
Coastal behaviour.
Migration
Data on migration direction and rate are availableI. Information will be
direction, rate and
annually updated with new data obtained during the monitoring. WP5
volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
aggregates, oil and Information on mineral occurences will be collated from geological funds
gas, metallic and scientific publications. WP7
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
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and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
submarine Available information will be collated from the scientific publications. WP6
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at There are some data (e.g. thickness of holocene sediments, pre-holocene
various time- maps) and IGS will collate needed information from public resources. WP8
frames
Data and
metadata.
ITU EMCOL have already provided metadata from multibeam and seismic
Multibeam &
surveys in SoM. Information on the location of well data is available.
seismic surveys,
borings
Seabed substrate
(maps), 1 : 100 000 ITU EMCOL have already provided dataset
or more detailed
Seabed substrate
(maps), coarser
ITU EMCOL have already provided dataset
scale than 1 : 100
000
Sediment
ITU EMCOL will provide the Holocene sedimentation rate
accumulation rate
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
stratigraphy, Digital maps derived from shallow seismic surveys available as paper maps.
1 : 100 000 or
more detailed
Seafloor (bedrock)
lithology and
Digital maps derived from shallow seismic surveys available as paper maps
Turkey marine stratigraphy,
ITU EMCOL areas in the Sea of coarser scale than eg. deltas and their foresets.
(Turkey) marmara (SoM) ca. 1 : 100 000
İstanbul Sea of Marmara 11505 km² (EEZ: Coastal behaviour.
Technical 3268 km²) and 927 Migration
University km coast length direction, rate and ITU EMCOL does not have any such data
without islands volume &
resilience
Mineral
occurences
(including
aggregates, oil and ITU EMCOL does not have any mineral occurence data, but can provide
gas, metallic only sapropel content of the Holocene sediments
minerals, reports,
publications and
databases)
Geological events
and event
probabilities
(earthquakes,
ITU EMCOL will provide record of tephra layers in the sediment cores. We
submarine
will also supply record of earthquekes and submarine landslides
landslides, volcanic
centres, tsunamis,
fluid emissions and
tectonics)
Submerged
landscapes at We will provide submerged lanscape for the onset of Holocene
various time-
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Annex I. GANNT chart
Months
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
WP1 Project management continues throughout the whole project
WP2 Geological data specification and sourcing
Web portal continuity until phasing down*
Construction of the data products and services for the central portal Further development of the data products and services
WP3 Seabed substrate, sediment accumulation rate and erosion rate
WP4 Seabed lithology and stratigraphy
WP5 Coastal behaviour
WP6 Geological events and probabilities
WP7 Mineral occurrences
WP8 Reconstructions of the submerged landscapes of the European continental shelf
WP9 Web services and technology
WP10 Dissemination activities throughout the project
WP11 The consortium will cooperate with the other EMODnet lots and Regional Sea conventions and other international actors throughout the project
WP12 Project analysis and sustainability.
Progress reports D1.1 D1.2 D1.3 D1.4 D1.5 D1.6 D1.7 D1.8
Interim report D2.1
Final report D2.2
Progress
According to schedule of EASME and the EMODnet secretariat
meetings
Project meetings
Deliverables 2 D2.1 D2.2
Deliverables 3 D3.1 D3.2
Milestones M1 M2 M3
D1.1-D1.8: Progress reports; D2.1 Interim report, D2.2: Final report; D3.1: Thematic data products/maps updated on Central portal, D3.2: Final data products/maps available
M1: Thematic data products updated T0+6 months; M2: Data specification and sourcing ready; M3: Interim report and evaluation of progress;
* phased out upon request from the Contracting Authority (websites will be maintained until specific notification and guidance will be provided)
Annex II. References
Mitchell, P. & Aldridge, J. (2018) Quantitative seabed sediment composition of the north-western European
continental shelf. Cefas report: C7223 EMODnet Geology 3. p31.
Mitchell, P., Spence, M. & Aldridge, J. (2019) Spatial prediction of sedimentation rates in the Baltic Sea.
Cefas report: C7223 EMODnet Geology 3. p25.
Mitchell, P., Aldridge, J. & Diesing, M. (2019) Legacy data: How decades of seabed sampling can produce
robust predictions and versatile products. Geosciences. 9:4, p18.
Mitchell, P., Spence, M., Aldridge, J., Kotilainen, A. & Diesing, M. (2020) Sedimentation rates in the Baltic
Sea: a machine learning approach. Continental Shelf Research. In review p32.
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EUROPEAN CLIMATE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND
ENVIRONMENT EXECUTIVE AGENCY (CINEA)
CINEA.D - Natural resources, climate, sustainable blue economy and clean energy
D.3 - Sustainable Blue Economy
SERVICE CONTRACT
NUMBER - EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812
European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) - Lot 2 - Geology
CALL - EASME/2020/OP/0006
1. The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency1 (CINEA)
(hereinafter referred to as ’the contracting authority’), acting under the powers delegated by
the European Commission, represented for the purposes of signing this contract by
Mr Vincent FAVREL, Head of Unit CINEA D.3 - Sustainable Blue Economy,
on the one part, and
2. Geologian Tutkimuskeskus - Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 02446807
Vuorimiehentie 5
02150 Espoo
Finland
VAT: FI02446807
appointed as the leader of the group by the members of the group that submitted the joint
tender
3. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning - Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 2021002528
Villavägen 18 (PO 670)
Uppsala
SE-751 28
Sweden
VAT: SE202100252801
The Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/173 of 12 February 2021 entrusted the legacy of the
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive
Agency (CINEA).
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4. Norges Geologiske Undersökelse - Geological Survey of Norway (NGU)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 970188290
Leiv Eirikssonsvei 39
(PO. 6315 Torgarden, 7491 Trondheim)
Trondheim
N-7040
Norway
VAT: N0970188290MVA
5. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 55145016
Øster Voldgade 10,
1350 Copenhagen K,
Denmark
VAT: DK55145016
6. Islenskar Orkurannsöknir - Iceland GeoSurvey (ISOR)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 6005034050
Grensásvegur 9
108 Reykjavik
Iceland
VAT: IS79468
7. Geological Survey of Estonia (EGT)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 77000387
F. R. Kreutzwaldi 5
44314 Rakvere
Estonia
VAT: EE 102038860
8. Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LEGMC)
Private Law Body
Main registration number: 50103237791
Maskavas iela 165
LV-1019, Riga
Latvia
VAT: LV50103237791
9. Lietuvos geologijos tarnyba prie Aplinkos ministerijos - Lithuanian Geological Survey
(LGT)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 8871078
S. Konarskio Str 35
LT-03123, Vilnius
Lithuania
VAT: LT887107811
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10. Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy - Polish Geological
Institute - Natural Research Institute (PGI-NRI)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 000332133
Rakowiecka 4
00975 Warsaw
Poland
VAT: PL5250008040
11. Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek -
Geological Survey of the Netherlands (TNO)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 27376655
Oude Waalsdorperweg 63
NL-2597 AK The Hague
Postal address P.O. Box 96864
NL-2509 JG The Hague
The Netherlands
VAT: NL002875718B01
12. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural
Sciences (RBINS)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 353070496
Rue Vautier 29
1000 Brussels
Belgium
VAT: BE0353070496
13. Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 582056149
3 Avenue Claude Guillemin
45100 Orléans,
France
VAT: FR67582056149
14. Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer (IFREMER)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 330715368
1625 Route de Sainte-Anne
29280
Plouzané
France
VAT: FR46330715368
15. Communications, Climate Action and Environments - Geological Survey Ireland (GSI)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: N/A
Beggars Bush
Haddington Road
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D04 K7X4
Ireland
VAT: N/A
16. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME, Spain)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: N/A
C/ Rios Rosas, 23
28003 Madrid
Spain
VAT: ESQ2818002D
17. Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 510265600
Rua C do Aeroporto
1749-077 Lisboa
Portugal
VAT: PT510265600
18. Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale - Servizio Geologico d'Italia
(ISPRA, Italia)
Public Law Body
Secondary registration number: 10125211002
Via Vitaliano Brancati 48
00144 Roma
Italy
VAT: IT10125211002
19. Geološki Zavod Slovenije - Geological Survey of Slovenia (GeoZs)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 5051410000
Dimičeva ulica 14
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
VAT: SI23064145
20. Hrvatski Geološki Institut - Croatian Geological Survey (HGI)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 080140285
Sachsova 2
P.O.Box 268
HR-10000 Zagreb
Croatia
VAT: HR43733878539
21. Ju Zavod Za Geološka Istraživanja - Geological Survey of Montenegro (GEOZAVOD)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 80012873
Naselje Rrusevac bb
81000 Podgorica
Montenegro
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VAT: ME3031025238
22. Fer Shërbimin Gjeologjik Shqiptar - Albanian Geological Survey (AGS)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: N/A
Rruga "Myslym Keta"
Ish-lnstituti Gjeografik i Ushtrise
Tiranë
Albania
VAT: ALJ61826126J
23. Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration (Greece)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: N/A
Odos Spirou Loui 1, Olympic Village
13677 Achamae
Greece
VAT: EL997401200
24. Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR, Greece)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 164
46,7 km Athens Sounio ave.
P.O.Box 712
P.C. 19013 Anavyssos Attiki
Greece
VAT: EL999355106
25. Institute of Oceanology - Bulgarian Academy of Science (IO-BAS, Bulgaria)
Private Law Body
Main registration number: 000080612
First May Street 40,
P.O.Box 152,
Varna 9000
Bulgaria
VAT: BG000080612
26. Institutui National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Geologie si Geoecologie Marina -
GEOECOMAR
Public Law Body
Main registration number: J40107517021997
23-25 Dimitrie Onciul Street,
RO-024053 Bucureşti
Romania
VAT: R05194978
27. Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus - Geological
Survey Department
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1 Lefkonos Street
2064 Strovolos
P.O. Box 24543
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1301 Lefkosia
Cyprus
VAT: N/A
28. The Malta Geological Survey through the Continental Shelf Department
Public Law Body
Main registration number: N/A
Block F, Antonio Maurizio Valperga, Street
Floriana FRN 1700
Malta
VAT: N/A
29. Universita Degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Roma (Dipartimento Scienze della Terra)
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 80209930587
Piazzale Aldo Moro 5
00185 Rome
Italy
VAT: IT02133771002
30. Tartu Ülikooli - University of Tartu
Public Law Body
Main registration number: 74001073
Ülikooli 18
50090 Tartu
Estonia
VAT: EE 100030417
31. Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas - Institute of Computer Science
(FORTH-ICS, Greece)
Private Law Body
Main registration number: N/A
N. Plastira 100
Vassilika Vouton, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete
Greece
VAT: EL090101655
32. Stichting Deitares
Private Law Body
Main registration number: 41146461
Boussinesqweg 1
2629 HV Delft
The Netherlands
VAT: NL800097476B01
(collectively ‘the contractor’), represented for the purposes of the signature of this contract by
Mr Kimmo TIILIKAINEN, Director General, Geologian Tutkimuskeskus - GTK (Geological
Survey of Finland),
on the other part,
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HAVE AGREED
to the special conditions, the general conditions for service contracts and the following
annexes:
Annex I- Tender specifications (reference No EASME/2020/OP/0006, Ares reference
Ares(2020)2604101 of 18/05/2020)
Annex II - Contractor’s tender (ARES reference Ares(2020)4088612 of 03/08/2020)
Annex III - Declaration on the list of pre-existing rights
which form an integral part of this contract (‘the contract’).
This contract sets out the obligations of the parties during and after the duration of this
contract.
All documents issued by the contractor (end-user agreements, general terms and conditions,
etc.) except its tender are held inapplicable, unless explicitly mentioned in the special
conditions of this contract. In all circumstances, in the event of contradiction between this
contract and documents issued by the contractor, this contract prevails, regardless of any
provision to the contrary in the contractor’s documents.
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Table of Content
SERVICE CONTRACT............................................................................................................1
TABLE OF CONTENT........................................................................................................... 8
I. SPECIAL CONDITIONS................................................................................................... 11
1.1. Order of priority of provisions................................................................................ 11
1.2. Subject matter...........................................................................................................11
1.3. Entry into force and duration...................................................................................11
1.4. Price.......................................................................................................................... 11
1.4.1. Price of the contract and maximum amount............................................11
1.4.2. Price revision index.....................................................................................11
1.4.3. Reimbursement of expenses......................................................................12
1.5. Payment arrangements............................................................................................. 12
1.5.1. Pre-financing............................................................................................... 12
1.5.2. Interim payment.......................................................................................... 12
1.5.3. Payment of the balance.............................................................................. 12
1.6. Guarantees................................................................................................................. 13
1.6.1. Performance guarantee............................................................................... 13
1.6.2. Retention money guarantee........................................................................ 13
1.7. Bank account.............................................................................................................13
1.8. Communication details............................................................................................ 13
1.9. Processing of personal data......................................................................................14
1.10. Exploitation of the results of the contract...........................................................15
1.10.1. Detailed list of modes of exploitation of the results............................ 15
1.10.2. Licence or transfer of pre-existing rights................................................16
1.10.3. Provision of list of pre-existing rights and documentary evidence..... 17
1.11. Termination by either party................................................................................. 17
1.12. Applicable law and settlement of disputes.......................................................... 17
II. GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR THE SERVICE CONTRACT.................................. 18
ILL Definitions................................ 18
11.2. Roles and responsibilities in the event of a joint tender.....................................20
11.3. Severability..............................................................................................................20
11.4. Performance of the contract................................................................................... 20
11.5. Communication between the parties......................................................................21
11.5.1 Form and means of communication.........................................................21
11.5.2 Date of communications by mail and email............................................ 22
11.5.3 Submission of e-documents via e-PRIOR................................. 22
11.5.4 Validity and date of e-documents............................................................. 23
11.5.5 Authorised persons in e-PRIOR............................................................... 24
11.6. Liability...................................................................................................................24
11.7. Conflict of interest and professional conflicting interests...................................25
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11.8. Confidentiality........................................................................................................ 25
11.9. Processing of personal data................................................................................... 26
11.10. Subcontracting...................................................................................................... 28
II. 11. Amendments......................................................................................................... 28
II. 12. Assignment............................................................................................................29
11.13. Intellectual property rights................................................................................... 29
II. 13.1. Ownership of the rights in the results...................................................29
II. 13.2. Licensing rights on pre-existing materials........................................... 29
II. 13.3. Exclusive rights...................................................................................... 30
II. 13.4. Identification of pre-existing rights................. .................................... 31
II. 13.5. Evidence of granting of pre-existing rights......................................... 32
II. 13.6. Quotation of works in the result........................................................... 32
II. 13.7. Moral rights of creators.........................................................................32
II.13.8. Image rights and sound recordings....................................................... 33
II. 13.9. Copyright notice for pre-existing rights.............................................. 33
II. 13.10. Visibility of Union funding and disclaimer........................................ 33
II. 14. Force majeure...................................................................................................... 33
11.15. Liquidated damages.............................................................................................. 34
II. 15.1. Delay in delivery.................................................................................... 34
II. 15.2. Procedure................................................................................................. 34
II. 15.3. Nature of liquidated damages................................................................ 34
II. 15.4. Claims and liability................................................................................. 34
11.16. Reduction in price................................................................................................. 35
II. 16.1. Quality standards.................................................................................... 35
IL 16.2. Procedure................................................................................................. 35
II. 16.3. Claims and liability................................................................................. 35
II. 17. Suspension of the performance of the contract..................................................35
II. 17.1. Suspension by the contractor................................................................. 35
II. 17.2. Suspension by the contracting authority..............................................36
IL 18. Termination of the contract................................................................................ 36
ИЛ 8.1. Grounds for terminationby the contracting authority.......................... 36
II. 18.2. Grounds for terminationby the contractor............................................ 37
II. 18.3. Procedure for termination.......................................................................37
ILI 8.4. Effects of termination............................................................................. 38
11.19. Invoices, value added tax and e-invoicing.......................................................... 38
II. 19.1. Invoices and value added tax................................................................. 38
II. 19.2. E-invoicing.............................................................................................. 39
11.20. Price revision.........................................................................................................39
11.21. Payments and guarantees................................................................................ 39
11.21.1. Date of payment.......................................................................................39
11.21.2. Currency.................................................................................................. 40
11.21.3. Conversion............................................................................................... 40
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11.21.4. Costs of transfer...................................................................................... 40
11.21.5. Pre-financing, performance and money retention guarantees............40
11.21.6. Interim payments and payment of the balance....................................41
11.21.7. Suspension of the time allowed for payment........................................ 41
11.21.8. Interest on late payment..........................................................................42
11.22. Reimbursements...................................................................................................42
11.23. Recovery............................................................................................................... 43
11.23.2. Recovery procedure................................................................................ 43
11.23.3. Interest on late payment..........................................................................43
11.23.4. Recovery rules in the case of joint tender............................................44
11.24. Checks and audits................................................................................................44
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I. Special Conditions
1.1. Order of priority of provisions
If there is any conflict between different provisions in this contract, the following rules must
be applied:
(a) The provisions set out in the special conditions take precedence over those in the other
parts of the contract.
(b) The provisions set out in the general conditions take precedence over those in the
other annexes.
(c) The provisions set out in the tender specifications (Annex I) take precedence over
those in the tender (Annex II).
1.2. Subject matter
The subject matter of the contract is: European Marine Observation and Data Network Lot 2 -
Geology
1.3. Entry into force and duration
1.3.1 The contract enters into force on force on 25/09/2021 if both parties have already
signed it.
1.3.2 The performance of the contract cannot start before its entry into force.
1.3.3 The duration of the performance of the contract must not exceed 24 months.
Performance of the contract starts from the date of entry into force of the contract.
The period of performance of the contract may be extended only with the express
written agreement of the parties before the expiration of such period.
1.3.5 The contract is renewed automatically once for 24 months, unless one of the parties
receives formal notification to the contrary at least three months before the end of the
ongoing duration. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations.
1.4. Price
1.4.1. Price of the contract and maximum amount
The price payable under this contract excluding renewals is EUR 2 420 000.00 [two million
four hundred twenty thousand].
The maximum amount covering all purchases under this contract is EUR 4 840 000.00 [four
million eight hundred forty thousand]. It includes EUR 2 420 000.00 [two million four
hundred twenty thousand] for the renewal.
1.4.2. Price revision index
Price revision is not applicable to this contract.
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1.4.3. Reimbursement of expenses
Reimbursement of expenses is not applicable to this contract.
1.5. Payment arrangements
1.5.1. Pre-financing
Pre-financing is not applicable to this contract.
1.5.2. Interim payment
1. The contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) may claim an interim payment equal
to 50 % of the price referred to in Article 1.4.1 in accordance with Article 11.21.6.
The contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) must send an invoice in paper format
for the interim payment as provided for in the tender specifications, accompanied by the
following:
(a) an interim report, and any other deliverable as provided for in section 1.10.2. of the
tender specifications.
2. The contracting authority must approve any submitted documents or deliverables and pay
within 60 days from receipt of the invoice.
3. The contracting authority may suspend the time limit for payment specified in point (2) in
accordance with Article 11.21.7. Once the suspension is lifted, the contracting authority shall
give its approval and pay within the remainder of the time-limit indicated in point (2) unless it
rejects partially or fully the submitted documents or deliverables.
1.5.3. Payment of the balance
1. The contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) may claim the payment of the
balance in accordance with Article 11.21.6.
The contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) must send an invoice in paper format
for payment of the balance due under the contract, as provided for in the tender specifications
and accompanied by the following:
(a) a list of all pre-existing rights to the results or parts of the results or a declaration
stating that there are no such pre-existing rights, as provided for in Article II. 13.4;
(b) a final report, and any other deliverable as provided for in section 1.10.2. of the tender
specifications.
2. The contracting authority must approve the submitted documents or deliverables and pay
within 60 days from receipt of the invoice.
3. The contracting authority may suspend the time limit for payment specified in point (2) in
accordance with Article 11.21.7.
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Once the suspension is lifted, the contracting authority shall give its approval and pay within
the remainder of the time-limit indicated in point (2) unless it rejects partially or fully the
submitted documents or deliverables.
1.6. Guarantees
Guarantees are not applicable to this contract.
1.6.1. Performance guarantee
Performance guarantee is not applicable to this contract.
1.6.2. Retention money guarantee
Retention money guarantee is not applicable to this contract.
1.7. Bank account
Payments must be made to the contractor’s (or leader’s in the case of a joint tender) bank
account denominated in euro, identified as follows:
Name of bank: Danske Bank A/S, Finland Branch
Full address of branch: Televisiokatu 1 - PL 1243 - 00075 DANSKE BANK -
FINLAND
Exact denomination of account holder: Geologian tutkimuskeskus, GTK
(Geological Survey of Finland)
IBAN: FI8980001900010621
BIC code: DABAFIHH
1.8. Communication details
For the purpose of this contract, communications must be sent to the following addresses:
Contracting authority:
European Commission
European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
Unit D.D.3 - Sustainable Blue Economy
Head of Unit
a) by ordinary or registered mail (postal service) please add:
W910
B-1049 Brussels
BELGIUM
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b) by an express delivery service or hand-delivery against signature, please add:
Mail Service
Avenue du Bourget 1
B-1140 Brussels
BELGIUM
c) In electronic format:
E-mail:
[email protected]
Contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender);
Dr. Henry VALLIUS
Senior scientist, Project manager
Geologian Tutkimuskeskus - GTK (Geological Survey of Finland)
PL 96 (Vuorimiehentie 5)
02151 Espoo
FINLAND
E-mail:
[email protected]
1.9. Processing of personal data
1.9.1 Processing of personal data by the contracting authority
For the purpose of Article II.9.1,
(a) the data controller is the Head of Unit D.3 in the European Climate, Infrastructure
and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA);
(b) the data protection notice is available at https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/about-us/data-
protection/data-protection-notice-procurement en
1.9.2 Processing of personal data by the contractor
For the purpose of Article II.9.2,
(a) the subject matter and purpose of the processing of personal data by the contractor are:
Developing an operational service where marine data is made interoperable and freely
available, and further developing data products based on observations of the sea,
providing free and open access to these data products and to the observations on which
these data products were built; dealing with user feedback and offering support to user
(b) The localisation of and access to the personal data processed by the contractor shall
comply with the following:
i. the personal data shall only be processed within the territory of the European
Union and the European Economic Area and will not leave that territory;
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ii. the data shall only be held in data centres located with the territory of the
European Union and the European Economic Area;
iii. no access shall be given to such data outside of the European Union and the
European Economic Area;
iv. the contractor may not change the location of data processing without the prior
written authorisation of the contracting authority;
v. any transfer of personal data under the contract to third countries or
international organisations shall fully comply with the requirements laid down
in Chapter V of Regulation (EU)2018/17252.
1.10. Exploitation of the results of the contract
1.10.1. Detailed list of modes of exploitation of the results
In accordance with Article II. 13.1 whereby the Union acquires ownership of the results as
defined in this contract, including the tender specifications, these results may be used by the
Union and by the contracting authority for any of the following modes of exploitation:
(a) use for its own purposes:
• making available to the staff of the contracting authority;
• making available to the persons and entities working for the contracting authority
or cooperating with it, including contractors, subcontractors whether legal or
natural persons;
• making it available to the other Union institutions, agencies and bodies, Member
States’ institutions;
• installing, uploading, processing;
• arranging, compiling, combining, retrieving;
• copying, reproducing in whole or in part and in unlimited number of copies.
(b) distribution to the public in hard copies, in electronic or digital format, on the internet
including social networks as a downloadable or non-downloadable file;
(c) communication through press information services;
(d) inclusion in widely accessible databases or indexes, such as via ‘open access’ or ‘open
data’ portals, or similar repositories, whether freely accessible or accessible only upon
subscription;
Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the
processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement
of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC, OJ L 295/39,
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(e) modifications by the contracting authority or by a third party in the name of the
contracting authority, including:
• shortening;
• summarising;
• modifying the content, the dimensions;
• making technical changes to the content (necessary correction of technical errors),
adding new parts or functionalities, changing functionalities, providing third
parties with additional information concerning the result (e.g. source code) with a
view to making modifications;
• addition of new elements, paragraphs, titles, leads, bolds, legend, table of content,
summary, graphics, subtitles, sound;
• addition of metadata, for text and data-mining purposes; addition of right-
management information; addition of technological protection measures;
• preparation in audio form, preparation as a presentation, animation, pictograms
story, slide-show, public presentation;
• extracting a part or dividing into parts;
• incorporating, including by cropping and cutting, the results or parts thereof in
other works, such as on websites and webpages;
• translating, inserting subtitles, dubbing in different language versions:
- all official languages of EU;
languages used within EU;
- languages of candidate countries;
(f) rights to authorise or license the modes of exploitation set out in any of the points (a)
to (e) to third parties, provided however that this does not apply to pre-existing rights and pre
existing materials, if they are only licensed to the Union, except as foreseen by Article
II. 13.2.;
(g) other adaptations which the parties may later agree; in such case, the following rules
apply: the contracting authority must consult the contractor. If necessary, the contractor must
in turn seek the agreement of any creator or other right holder and must reply to the
contracting authority within one month by providing its agreement, including any suggestions
of modifications, free of charge. The contractor may refuse the intended modification only if a
creator can demonstrate that the intended modification may harm his/her honour or
reputation, thereby violating his/her moral rights.
The list above is in addition to whatever rights already accrue to the Union on the basis of
existing exceptions in the applicable legislation, such as the copyright exception to ensure the
proper performance or reporting of administrative proceedings, in cases where such
exceptions apply.
1.10.2. Licence or transfer of pre-existing rights
All pre-existing rights incorporated in the results, if any, are licensed to the Union as set out
in Article II. 13.2.
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The contracting authority may use the pre-existing rights incorporated in the results as set out
in this contract.
1.10.3. Provision of list of pre-existing rights and documentary evidence
The contractor must provide the contracting authority with a list of pre-existing rights (Annex
III) as set out in Article II. 13.4 together with the invoice for payment of the balance at the
latest.
1.11. Termination by either party
Either party may terminate the contract by sending formal notification to the other party with
two month written notice.
If the contract is terminated:
(a) neither party is entitled to compensation;
(b)the contractor is entitled to payment only for the services provided before termination
takes effect.
The second, third and fourth paragraphs of Article II. 18.4 apply.
1.12. Applicable law and settlement of disputes
1.12.1. The contract is governed by Union law, complemented, where necessary, by the law of
the Kingdom of Belgium.
1.12.2. The courts of Brussels, Belgium, have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute
regarding the interpretation, application or validity of the contract.
SIGNATURES
For the contractor, For the contracting authority,
Mr Kimmo TIILIKAINEN Mr Vincent F A VREL
Director General Head of Unit
Geologian Tutkimuskeskus - CINEA D.3
Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) Qualified electronic signature by:
LUCA MARANGONI
Signature: 1 Signature:
Date: 2021-08-27 16:44:05 +02:00
Done at i$ on 2-&Ί- f Done at Brussels, on
In duplicate in English.
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II. General Conditions for the service contract
ILI. Definitions
For the purpose of this contract, the following definitions (indicated in italics in the text)
apply:
‘Back office’: the internal system(s) used by the parties to process electronic invoices;
‘Breach of obligations’: failure by the contractor to fulfil one or more of its contractual
obligations.
‘Confidential information or document’: any information or document received by either
party from the other or accessed by either party in the context of the performance of the
contract, that any of the parties has identified in writing as confidential. It may not include
information that is publicly available;
‘Conflict of interest’: a situation where the impartial and objective performance of the
contract by the contractor is compromised for reasons involving family, emotional life,
political or national affinity, economic interest, any other direct or indirect personal interest,
or any other shared interest with the contracting authority or any third party related to the
subject matter of the contract;
‘Creator’: means any natural person who contributes to the production of the result,
‘EDI message’ (electronic data interchange): a message created and exchanged through the
electronic transfer, from computer to computer, of commercial and administrative data using
an agreed standard;
‘e-PRIOR’: the service-oriented communication platform that provides a series of web
services and allows the exchange of standardised electronic messages and documents between
the parties. This is done either through web services, with a machine-to-machine connection
between the parties’ back office systems {EDI messages), or through a web application (the
supplier portal). The Platform may be used to exchange electronic documents (e-documents)
such as electronic requests for services, electronic specific contracts, and electronic
acceptance of services or electronic invoices between the parties.
‘Force majeure’: any unforeseeable, exceptional situation or event beyond the control of the
parties that prevents either of them from fulfilling any of their obligations under the contract.
The situation or event must not be attributable to error or negligence on the part of the parties
or on the part of the subcontractors and must prove to be inevitable despite their exercising
due diligence. Defaults of service, defects in equipment or material or delays in making them
available, labour disputes, strikes and financial difficulties may not be invoked as force
majeure, unless they stem directly from a relevant case offorce majeure',
‘Formal notification’ (or ‘formally notify’): form of communication between the parties
made in writing by mail or email, which provides the sender with compelling evidence that
the message was delivered to the specified recipient;
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‘Fraud’: an act or omission committed in order to make an unlawful gain for the perpetrator
or another by causing a loss to the Union's financial interests, and relating to: i) the use or
presentation of false, incorrect or incomplete statements or documents, which has as its effect
the misappropriation or wrongful retention of funds or assets from the Union budget, ii) the
non-disclosure of information in violation of a specific obligation, with the same effect or iii)
the misapplication of such funds or assets for purposes other than those for which they were
originally granted, which damages the Union's financial interests;
'Grave professional misconduct': a violation of applicable laws or regulations or ethical
standards of the profession to which a contractor or a related person belongs, including any
conduct leading to sexual or other exploitation or abuse, or any wrongful conduct of the
contractor or a related person which has an impact on its professional credibility where such
conduct denotes wrongful intent or gross negligence.
‘Interface control document’: the guideline document which lays down the technical
specifications, message standards, security standards, checks of syntax and semantics, etc. to
facilitate machine-to-machine connection. This document is updated on a regular basis;
‘Irregularity’: any infringement of a provision of Union law resulting from an act or
omission by an economic operator, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the
Union’s budget.
‘Notification’ (or ‘notify’): form of communication between the parties made in writing
including by electronic means;
‘Performance of the contract’: the execution of tasks and delivery of the purchased services
by the contractor to the contracting authority;
‘Personnel’: persons employed directly or indirectly or contracted by the contractor to
perform the contract;
‘Pre-existing material’: any material, document, technology or know-how which exists prior
to the contractor using it for the production of a result in the performance of the contract;
‘Pre-existing right’: any industrial and intellectual property right on pre-existing material·, it
may consist in a right of ownership, a licence right and/or right of use belonging to the
contractor, the creator, the contracting authority as well as to any other third parties;
‘Professional conflicting interest’: a situation in which the contractor’s previous or ongoing
professional activities affect its capacity to perform the contract to an appropriate quality
standard.
‘Related person’: any natural or legal person who is a member of the administrative,
management or supervisory body of the contractor, or who has powers of representation,
decision or control with regard to the contractor;
‘Result’: any intended outcome of the performance of the contract, whatever its form or
nature. A result may be further defined in this contract as a deliverable. A result may, in
addition to newly created materials produced specifically for the contracting authority by the
contractor or at its request, also include pre-existing materials',
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‘Supplier portal’: the e-PRIOR portal, which allows the contractor to exchange electronic
business documents, such as invoices, through a graphical user interface.
‘Union’: the European Union
II.2. Roles and responsibilities in the event of a joint
TENDER
In the event of a joint tender submitted by a group of economic operators and where the group
does not have legal personality or legal capacity, one member of the group is appointed as
leader of the group.
П.З. Severability
Each provision of this contract is severable and distinct from the others. If a provision is or
becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable to any extent, it must be severed from the remainder
of the contract. This does not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any other
provisions of the contract, which continue in full force and effect. The illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provision must be replaced by a legal, valid and enforceable substitute
provision which corresponds as closely as possible with the actual intent of the parties under
the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision. The replacement of such a provision must be
made in accordance with Article II. 11. The contract must be interpreted as if it had contained
the substitute provision as from its entry into force.
П.4. Performance of the contract
H.4.1 The contractor must provide services of high quality standards, in accordance with the
state of the art in the industry and the provisions of this contract, in particular the
tender specifications and the terms of its tender. Where the Union has the right to
make modifications to the results, they must be delivered in a format and with the
necessary information which effectively allow such modifications to be made in a
convenient manner.
II.4.2 The contractor must comply with the minimum requirements provided for in the tender
specifications. This includes compliance with applicable obligations under
environmental, social and labour law established by Union law, national law and
collective agreements or by the international environmental, social and labour law
provisions listed in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU3 and compliance with data
protection obligations resulting from Regulation (EU) 2016/6794 5and Regulation (EU)
2018/1725s.
3 OJ L 94 of 28.03.2014, p. 65
4 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the
protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free
movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, OJ L 119. 4.5.2016. p. 1, https://eur-
lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L .2016.119.01.0001.01 .ENG
5 Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on
the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union
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11.4.3 The contractor must obtain any permit or licence required in the State where the
services are to be provided.
11.4.4 All periods specified in the contract are calculated in calendar days, unless otherwise
specified.
11.4.5 The contractor must not present itself as a representative of the contracting authority
and must inform third parties that it is not part of the European public service.
11.4.6 The contractor is responsible for the personnel who carry out the services and
exercises its authority over its personnel without interference by the contracting
authority. The contractor must inform its personnel that:
(a) they may not accept any direct instructions from the contracting authority; and
(b) their participation in providing the services does not result in any employment or
contractual relationship with the contracting authority.
11.4.7 The contractor must ensure that the personnel performing the contract and any future
replacement personnel possess the professional qualifications and experience required
to provide the services, as the case may be on the basis of the selection criteria set out
in the tender specifications.
11.4.8 At the contracting authority’s reasoned request, the contractor must replace any
member ofpersonnel who:
(a) does not have the expertise required to provide the services; or
(b) has caused disruption at the premises of the contracting authority.
The contractor bears the cost of replacing its personnel and is responsible for any
delay in providing the services resulting from the replacement of personnel.
11.4.9 The contractor must record and report to the contracting authority any problem that
affects its ability to provide the services. The report must describe the problem, state
when it started and what action the contractor is taking to resolve it.
11.4.10 The contractor must immediately inform the Contracting authority of any changes in
the exclusion situations as declared, according to Article 137 (1) of Regulation (EU)
2018/1046.
II.5. Communication between the parties
II.5.1 Form and means of communication
Any communication of information, notices or documents under the contract must:
institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data and repealing
Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC, OJ L 295/39 21.11.2018,
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/]egal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018R1725&from=EN
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(a) be made in writing in paper or electronic format in the language of the contract;
(b) bear the contract number;
(c) be made using the relevant communication details set out in Article 1.8; and
(d) be sent by mail, email or, for the documents specified in the special conditions, via e-
PRIOR.
If a party requests written confirmation of an e-mail within a reasonable time, the other party
must provide an original signed paper version of the communication as soon as possible.
The parties agree that any communication made by email has full legal effect and is
admissible as evidence injudicial proceedings.
11.5.2 Date of communications by mail and email
Any communication is deemed to have been made when the receiving party receives it, unless
this contract refers to the date when the communication was sent.
E-mail is deemed to have been received by the receiving party on the day of dispatch of that
e-mail, provided that it is sent to the e-mail address indicated in Article 1.8. The sending party
must be able to prove the date of dispatch. In the event that the sending party receives a non
delivery report, it must make every effort to ensure that the other party actually receives the
communication by email or mail. In such a case, the sending party is not held in breach of its
obligation to send such communication within a specified deadline.
Mail sent to the contracting authority is deemed to have been received by the contracting
authority on the date on which the department responsible referred to in Article 1.8 registers it.
Formal notifications are considered to have been received by the receiving party on the date
of receipt indicated in the proof received by the sending party that the message was delivered
to the specified recipient.
11.5.3 Submission of e-documents via e-PRIOR
If provided for in the special conditions, the exchange of electronic documents (e-documents)
such as invoices between the parties is automated through the use of the e-PRIOR platform.
This platform provides two possibilities for such exchanges: either through web services
(machine-to-machine connection) or through a web application (the supplier portal).
The contracting authority takes the necessary measures to implement and maintain electronic
systems that enable the supplier portal to be used effectively.
In the case of machine-to-machine connection, a direct connection is established between the
parties’ back offices. In this case, the parties take the measures necessary on their side to
implement and maintain electronic systems that enable the machine-to-machine connection to
be used effectively. The electronic systems are specified in the interface control document.
The contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) must take the necessary technical
measures to set up a machine-to-machine connection and at its own cost.
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If communication via the supplier portal or via the web services (machine-to-machine
connection) is hindered by factors beyond the control of one party, it must notify the other
immediately and the parties must take the necessary measures to restore this communication.
If it is impossible to restore the communication within two working days, one party must
notify the other that alternative means of communication specified in Article II.5.1 will be
used until the supplier portal or the machine-to-machine connection is restored.
When a change in the interface control document requires adaptations, the contractor (or
leader in the case of a joint tender) has up to six months from receipt of the notification to
implement this change. This period can be shortened by mutual agreement of the parties. This
period does not apply to urgent measures required by the security policy of the contracting
authority to ensure integrity, confidentiality and non-repudiation of information and the
availability of e-PRIOR, which must be applied immediately.
II.5.4 Validity and date of e-documents
The parties agree that any e-document, including related attachments exchanged via e-PRIOR:
(a) is considered as equivalent to a paper document;
(b) is deemed to be the original of the document;
(c) is legally binding on the parties once an e-PRIOR authorised person has performed the
‘sign’ action in e-PRIOR and has full legal effect; and
(d) constitutes evidence of the information contained in it and is admissible as evidence in
judicial proceedings.
The parties expressly waive any rights to contest the validity of such a document solely on the
grounds that communications between the parties occurred through e-PRIOR or that the
document has been signed through e-PRIOR. If a direct connection is established between the
parties’ back offices to allow electronic transfer of documents, the parties agree that an e-
document, sent as mentioned in the interface control document, qualifies as an EDI message.
If the e-document is dispatched through the supplier portal, it is deemed to have been legally
issued or sent when the contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) is able to
successfully submit the e-document without any error messages. The generated PDF and
XML document for the e-document are considered as a proof of receipt by the contracting
authority.
In the event that an e-document is dispatched using a direct connection established between
the parties’ back offices, the e-document is deemed to have been legally issued or sent when
its status is ‘received’ as defined in the interface control document.
When using the supplier portal, the contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) can
download the PDF or XML message for each e-document for one year after submission. After
this period, copies of the e-documents are no longer available for automatic download from
the supplier portal.
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II.5.5 Authorised persons in e-PRIOR
The contractor submits a request for each person who needs to be assigned the role of ‘user’
in e-PRIOR. These persons are identified by means of the European Communication
Authentication Service (ECAS) and authorised to access and perform actions in e-PRIOR
within the permissions of the user roles that the contracting authority has assigned to them.
User roles enabling these e-PRIOR authorised persons to sign legally binding documents such
as specific tenders or specific contracts are granted only upon submission of supporting
documents proving that the authorised person is empowered to act as a legal representative of
the contractor.
П.6. Liability
11.6.1 The contracting authority is not liable for any damage or loss caused by the
contractor, including any damage or loss to third parties during or as a consequence of
performance of the contract.
11.6.2 If required by the relevant applicable legislation, the contractor must take out an
insurance policy against risks and damage or loss relating to the performance of the
contract. It must also take out supplementary insurance as reasonably required by
standard practice in the industry. Upon request, the contractor must provide evidence
of insurance coverage to the contracting authority.
11.6.3 The contractor is liable for any loss or damage caused to the contracting authority
during or as a consequence of performance of the contract, including in the event of
subcontracting, but only up to an amount not exceeding three times the total amount of
the contract. However, if the damage or loss is caused by the gross negligence or
wilful misconduct of the contractor or of its personnel or subcontractors, as well as in
the case of an action brought against the contracting authority by a third party for
breach of its intellectual property rights, the contractor is liable for the whole amount
of the damage or loss.
11.6.4 If a third party brings any action against the contracting authority in connection with
the performance of the contract, including any action for alleged breach of intellectual
property rights, the contractor must assist the contracting authority in the legal
proceedings, including by intervening in support of the contracting authority upon
request.
If the contracting authority’s liability towards the third party is established and that
such liability is caused by the contractor during or as a consequence of the
performance of the contract, Article II.6.3 applies.
11.6.5 If the contractor is composed of two or more economic operators (i.e. who submitted a
joint tender), they are all jointly and severally liable to the contracting authority for the
performance of the contract.
11.6.6 The contracting authority is not liable for any loss or damage caused to the contractor
during or as a consequence of performance of the contract, unless the loss or damage
was caused by wilful misconduct or gross negligence of the contracting authority.
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11.7. Conflict of interest and professional
CONFLICTING INTERESTS
11.7.1 The contractor must take all the necessary measures to prevent any situation of conflict
of interest or professional conflicting interest.
11.7.2 The contractor must notify the contracting authority in writing as soon as possible of
any situation that could constitute a conflict of interest or a professional conflicting
interest during the performance of the contract. The contractor must immediately take
action to rectify the situation.
The contracting authority may do any of the following:
(a) verify that the contractor’s action is appropriate;
(b) require the contractor to take further action within a specified deadline;
11.7.3 The contractor must pass on all the relevant obligations in writing to:
(a) its personne/;
(b) any natural person with the power to represent it or take decisions on its behalf;
(c) third parties involved in the performance of the contract, including subcontractors.
The contractor must also ensure that the persons referred to above are not placed in a
situation which could give rise to conflicts of interest.
11.8. Confidentiality
11.8.1 The contracting authority and the contractor must treat with confidentiality any
information or documents, in any format, disclosed in writing or orally relating to the
performance of the contract and identified in writing as confidential.
11.8.2 Each party must:
(a) not use confidential information or documents for any purpose other than to perform its
obligations under the contract without the prior written agreement of the other party;
(b) ensure the protection of such confidential information or documents with the same level
of protection as its own confidential information and in any case with due diligence;
(c) not disclose, directly or indirectly, confidential information or documents to third parties
without the prior written agreement of the other party.
11.8.3 The confidentiality obligations set out in this Article are binding on the contracting
authority and the contractor during the performance of the contract and for as long as
the information or documents remain confidential unless:
(a) the disclosing party agrees to release the receiving party flom the confidentiality
obligation earlier;
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(b) the confidential information or documents become public through other means than a
breach of the confidentiality obligation;
(c) the applicable law requires the disclosure of the confidential information or documents.
II.8.4 The contractor must obtain from any natural person with the power to represent it or
take decisions on its behalf, as well as from third parties involved in the performance
of the contract, a commitment that they will comply with this Article. At the request of
the contracting authority, the contractor must provide a document providing evidence
of this commitment.
П.9. Processing of personal data
11.9.1 Processing of personal data by the contracting authority
Any personal data included in or relating to the contract, including its implementation, shall
be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 2018/1725. Such data shall be processed
solely for the purposes of the implementation, management and monitoring of the contract by
the data controller.
The contractor or any other person whose personal data is processed by the data controller in
relation to this contract has specific rights as a data subject under Chapter III (Articles 14-25)
of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1725, in particular the right to access, rectify or erase their
personal data and the right to restrict or, where applicable, the right to object to processing or
the right to data portability.
Should the contractor or any other person whose personal data is processed in relation to this
contract have any queries concerning the processing of its personal data, it shall address itself
to the data controller. They may also address themselves to the Data Protection Officer of the
data controller. They have the right to lodge a complaint at any time to the European Data
Protection Supervisor.
Details concerning the processing of personal data are available in the data protection notice
referred to in Article 1.9.
11.9.2 Processing of personal data by the contractor
The processing of personal data by the contractor shall meet the requirements of Regulation
(EU) No 2018/1725 and be processed solely for the purposes set out by the controller.
The contractor shall assist the controller for the fulfilment of the controller’s obligation to
respond to requests for exercising rights of person whose personal data is processed in
relation to this contract as laid down in Chapter III (Articles 14-25) of Regulation (EU) No
2018/1725. The contractor shall inform without delay the controller about such requests.
The contractor may act only on documented written instructions and under the supervision of
the controller, in particular with regard to the purposes of the processing, the categories of
data that may be processed, the recipients of the data and the means by which the data subject
may exercise its rights.
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The contractor shall grant personnel access to the data to the extent strictly necessary for the
implementation, management and monitoring of the contract. The contractor must ensure that
personnel authorised to process personal data has committed itself to confidentiality or is
under appropriate statutory obligation of confidentiality in accordance with the provisions of
Article 11.8.
The contractor shall adopt appropriate technical and organisational security measures, giving
due regard to the risks inherent in the processing and to the nature, scope, context and
purposes of processing, in order to ensure, in particular, as appropriate:
(a) the pseudonymisation and encryption of personal data;
(b) the ability to ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of
processing systems and services;
(c) the ability to restore the availability and access to personal data in a timely manner in
the event of a physical or technical incident;
(d) a process for regularly testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of technical
and organisational measures for ensuring the security of the processing;
(e) measures to protect personal data from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss,
alteration, unauthorised disclosure of or access to personal data transmitted, stored or
otherwise processed.
The contractor shall notify relevant personal data breaches to the controller without undue
delay and at the latest within 48 hours after the contractor becomes aware of the breach. In
such cases, the contractor shall provide the controller with at least the following information:
(a) nature of the personal data breach including where possible, the categories and
approximate number of data subjects concerned and the categories and approximate
number of personal data records concerned;
(b) likely consequences of the breach;
(c) measures taken or proposed to be taken to address the breach, including, where
appropriate, measures to mitigate its possible adverse effects.
The contractor shall immediately inform the data controller if, in its opinion, an instruction
infringes Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, or other Union or Member
State data protection provisions as referred to in the tender specifications.
The contractor shall assist the controller for the fulfilment of its obligations pursuant to
Article 33 to 41 under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 to:
(a) ensure compliance with its data protection obligations regarding the security of the
processing, and the confidentiality of electronic communications and directories of
users;
(b) notify a personal data breach to the European Data Protection Supervisor;
(c) communicate a personal data breach without undue delay to the data subject, where
applicable;
(d) carry out data protection impact assessments and prior consultations as necessary.
The contractor shall maintain a record of all data processing operations carried on behalf of
the controller, transfers of personal data, security breaches, responses to requests for
exercising rights of people whose personal data is processed and requests for access to
personal data by third parties.
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The contracting authority is subject to Protocol 7 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the
European Union on the privileges and immunities of the European Union, particularly as
regards the inviolability of archives (including the physical location of data and services as set
out in Article 1.9.2) and data security, which includes personal data held on behalf of the
contracting authority in the premises of the contractor or subcontractor.
The contractor shall notify the contracting authority without delay of any legally binding
request for disclosure of the personal data processed on behalf of the contracting authority
made by any national public authority, including an authority from a third country. The
contractor may not give such access without the prior written authorisation of the contracting
authority.
The duration of processing of personal data by the contractor will not exceed the period
referred to in Article II.24.2. Upon expiry of this period, the contractor shall, at the choice of
the controller, return, without any undue delay in a commonly agreed format, all personal data
processed on behalf of the controller and the copies thereof or shall effectively delete all
personal data unless Union or national law requires a longer storage of personal data.
For the purpose of Article 11.10, if part or all of the processing of personal data is
subcontracted to a third party, the contractor shall pass on the obligations referred to in
Articles 1.9.2 and II.9.2 in writing to those parties, including subcontractors. At the request of
the contracting authority, the contractor shall provide a document providing evidence of this
commitment.
II. 10. Subcontracting
II. 10.1 The contractor must not subcontract and have the contract performed by third parties
beyond the third parties already mentioned in its tender without prior written
authorisation from the contracting authority.
II.10.2Even if the contracting authority authorises subcontracting, the contractor remains
bound by its contractual obligations and is solely responsible for the performance of
this contract.
II.10.3The contractor must ensure that the subcontract does not affect the rights of the
contracting authority under this contract, particularly those under Articles II.8, 11.13
and 11.24.
II.10.4 The contracting authority may request the contractor to replace a subcontractor found
to be in a situation provided for in points (d) and (e) of Article II. 18.1.
ILI 1. Amendments
II.ll.lAny amendment to the contract must be made in writing before all contractual
obligations have been fulfilled.
II. 11.2 Any amendment must not make changes to the contract that might alter the initial
conditions of the procurement procedure or result in unequal treatment of tenderers.
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11.12. Assignment
11.12.1 The contractor must not assign the rights and obligations arising from the contract,
including claims for payments or factoring, without prior written authorisation from
the contracting authority. In such cases, the contractor must provide the contracting
authority with the identity of the intended assignee.
11.12.2 Any right or obligation assigned by the contractor without authorisation is not
enforceable against the contracting authority.
11.13. Intellectual property rights
II.13.1. Ownership of the rights in the results
The Union acquires irrevocably worldwide ownership of the results and of all intellectual
property rights on the newly created materials produced specifically for the Union under the
contract and incorporated in the results, without prejudice however to the rules applying to
pre-existing rights on pre-existing materials, as per Article II. 13.2.
The intellectual property rights so acquired include any rights, such as copyright and other
intellectual or industrial property rights, to any of the results and in all technological solutions
and information created or produced by the contractor or by its subcontractor in in
performance of the contract. The contracting authority may exploit and use the acquired
rights as stipulated in this contract. The Union acquires all the rights as from the moment the
contractor has created the results.
The payment of the price includes any fees payable to the contractor about the acquisition of
ownership of rights by the Union including for all modes of exploitation and of use of the
results.
II. 13.2. Licensing rights on pre-existing materials
Unless provided otherwise in the special conditions, the Union does not acquire ownership of
pre-existing rights under this contract.
The contractor licenses the pre-existing rights on a royalty-free, non-exclusive and
irrevocable basis to the Union, which may use the pre-existing materials for all the modes of
exploitation set out in this contract or in specific contracts. Unless otherwise agreed, the
licence is non-transferable and cannot be sub-licensed, except as provided hereafter:
(a) the pre-existing rights can be sub-licensed by the contracting authority to persons and
entities working for it or cooperating with it, including contractors and subcontractors,
whether legal or natural persons, but only for the purpose of their mission for the Union;
(b) if the result is a "document" such as a report or a study, and it is meant to be published, the
existence of pre-existing materials in the result may not prevent the publication of the
document, its translation or its "reuse", it being understood however that the "reuse" may only
be made of the result as a whole and not of the pre-existing materials taken separately from
the result, for the sake of this provision, "reuse" and "document" have the meaning given by
the Commission Decision of 12 December 2011 on the reuse of Commission documents
(2011/833/EU).
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All pre-existing rights are licensed to the Union from the moment the results are delivered
and approved by the contracting authority.
The licensing of pre-existing rights to the Union under this contract covers all territories
worldwide and is valid for the duration of intellectual property rights protection.
The payment of the price as set out in the specific contracts is deemed to also include any fees
payable to the contractor in relation to the licensing of pre-existing rights to the Union,
including for all forms of exploitation and of use of the results.
Where implementation of the contract requires that the contractor uses pre-existing materials
belonging to the contracting authority, the contracting authority may request that the
contractor signs an adequate licence agreement. Such use by the contractor will not entail any
transfer of rights to the contractor and is limited to the needs of this contract.
II.13.3. Exclusive rights
The Union acquires the following exclusive rights:
(a) reproduction: the right to authorise or prohibit direct or indirect, temporary or permanent
reproduction of the results by any means (mechanical, digital or other) and in any form,
in whole or in part;
(b) communication to the public: the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit any display,
performance or communication to the public, by wire or wireless means, including the
making available to the public of the results in such a way that members of the public
may access them from a place and at a time individually chosen by them; this also
includes the communication on Internet and broadcasting by cable or by satellite;
(c) distribution: the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit any form of distribution of results
or copies of the results to the public, by sale or otherwise;
(d) rental: the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit rental or lending of the results or of
copies of the results',
(e) adaptation: the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit any modification of the results;
(f) translation: the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit any translation, adaptation,
arrangement, creation of derivative works based on the results, and any other alteration of
the results, subject to the respect of moral rights of authors, where applicable;
(g) where the results are or include a database: the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit the
extraction of all or a substantial part of the contents of the database to another medium by
any means or in any form; and the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit the re
utilization of all or a substantial part of the contents of the database by the distribution of
copies, by renting, by on-line or other forms of transmission;
(h) where the results are or include a patentable subject-matter: the right to register them as a
patent and to further exploit such patent to the fullest extent;
(i) where the results are or include logos or subject-matter which could be registered as a
trademark: the right to register such logo or subject-matter as a trademark and to further
exploit and use it;
(j) where the results are or include know-how: the right to use such know-how as is
necessary to make use of the results to the full extent provided for by this contract, and
the right to make it available to contractors or subcontractors acting on behalf of the
contracting authority, subject to their signing of adequate confidentiality undertakings
where necessary;
(k) where the results are documents:
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(i) the right to authorise the reuse of the documents in conformity with the
Commission Decision of 12 December 2011 on the reuse of Commission
documents (2011/833/EU), to the extent it is applicable and the documents fall
within its scope and are not excluded by any of its provisions; for the sake of this
provision, "reuse" and "document" have the meaning given to them by this
Decision;
(ii) the right to store and archive the results in line with the document management
rules applicable to the contracting authority, including digitisation or converting the
format for preservation or new use purposes;
(l) where the results are or incorporate software, including source code, object code and,
where relevant, documentation, preparatory materials and manuals, in addition to the
other rights mentioned in this Article:
(i) end-user rights, for all uses by the Union or by subcontractors which result from
this contract and from the intention of the parties;
(ii) the rights to receive both the source code and the object code;
(m) the right to license to third parties any of the exclusive rights or of the modes of
exploitation set out in this contract; however, for pre-existing materials which are only
licensed to the Union, the right to sub-license does not apply, except in the two cases
foreseen by Article II.13.2.;
(n) to the extent that the contractor may invoke moral rights, the right for the contracting
authority, except where otherwise provided in this contract, to publish the results with or
without mentioning the creators)’ name(s), and the right to decide when and whether the
results may be disclosed and published.
The contractor warrants that the exclusive rights and the modes of exploitation may be
exercised by the Union on all parts of the results, be it via a transfer of ownership of the
rights, on those parts which were specifically created by the contractor, or via a licence of the
pre-existing rights, on those parts consisting ofpre-existing materials.
Where pre-existing materials are inserted in the results, the contracting authority may accept
reasonable restrictions impacting on the above list, provided that the said materials are easily
identifiable and separable from the rest, that they do not correspond to substantial elements of
the results, and that, should the need arise, satisfactory replacement solutions exist, at no
additional costs to the contracting authority. In such case, the contractor will have to clearly
inform the contracting authority before making such choice and the contracting authority has
the right to refuse it.
II. 13.4. Identification of pre-existing rights
When delivering the results, the contractor must warrant that, for any use that the contracting
authority may envisage within the limits set in this contract, the newly created parts and the
pre-existing material incorporated in the results are free of claims from creators or from any
third parties and all the necessary pre-existing rights have been obtained or licensed.
To that effect, the contractor must establish a list of all pre-existing rights to the results of this
contract or parts thereof, including identification of the rights’ owners. If there are no pre
existing rights to the results, the contractor must provide a declaration to that effect. The
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contractor must provide this list or declaration to the contracting authority together with the
invoice for payment of the balance at the latest.
II.13.5. Evidence of granting of pre-existing rights
Upon request by the contracting authority, the contractor must, in addition to the list
mentioned under Article II. 13.4., provide evidence that it has the ownership or the right to use
all the listed pre-existing rights, except for the rights owned or licensed by the Union. The
contracting authority may request this evidence even after the end of this contract.
This provision also applies to image rights and sound recordings.
This evidence may refer, for example, to rights to: parts of other documents, images, graphs,
sounds, music, tables, data, software, technical inventions, know-how, IT development tools,
routines, subroutines or other programs (‘background technology’), concepts, designs,
installations or pieces of art, data, source or background materials or any other parts of
external origin.
This evidence must include, as appropriate:
(a) the name and version number of a software product;
(b) the full identification of the work and its author, developer, creator, translator, data
entry person, graphic designer, publisher, editor, photographer, producer;
(c) a copy of the licence to use the product or of the agreement granting the relevant rights
to the contractor or a reference to this licence;
(d) a copy of the agreement or extract from the employment contract granting the relevant
rights to the contractor where parts of the results were created by its personnel·,
(e) the text of the disclaimer notice if any.
Provision of evidence does not release the contractor from its responsibilities if it is found that
it does not hold the necessary rights, regardless of when and by whom this fact is revealed.
The contractor also warrants that it possesses the relevant rights or powers to execute the
transfer and that it has paid or has verified payment of all due fees including fees due to
collecting societies, related to the final results.
IL 13.6. Quotation of works in the result
In the result, the contractor must clearly point out all quotations of existing works. The
complete reference should include as appropriate, the following: name of the author, title of
the work, date and place of publication, date of creation, address of publication on the
internet, number, volume and other information that allows the origin to be easily identified.
II.13.7. Moral rights of creators
By delivering the results, the contractor warrants that the creators will not object to the
following on the basis of their moral rights under copyright:
(a) that their names be mentioned or not mentioned when the results are presented to the
public;
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(b) that the results be divulged or not after they have been delivered in their final version
to the contracting authority;
(c) that the results be adapted, provided that this is done in a manner which is not
prejudicial to the creator's honour or reputation.
If moral rights on parts of the results protected by copyright may exist, the contractor must
obtain the consent of creators regarding the granting or waiver of the relevant moral rights in
accordance with the applicable legal provisions and be ready to provide documentary
evidence upon request.
11.13.8. Image rights and sound recordings
If natural persons appear in a result or their voice or any other private element is recorded in a
recognisable manner, the contractor must obtain a statement by these persons (or, in the case
of minors, by the persons exercising parental authority) giving their permission for the
described use of their image, voice or private element and, on request, submit a copy of the
permission to the contracting authority. The contractor must take the necessary measures to
obtain such consent in accordance with the applicable legal provisions.
11.13.9. Copyright notice for pre-existing rights
When the contractor retains pre-existing rights on parts of the results, reference must be
inserted to that effect when the result is used as set out in Article 1.10.1, with the following
disclaimer: ‘© — year — European Union. All rights reserved. Certain parts are licensed
under conditions to the EU’, or with any other equivalent disclaimer as the contracting
authority may consider best appropriate, or as the parties may agree on a case-by-case basis.
This does not apply where inserting such reference would be impossible, notably for practical
reasons.
11.13.10. Visibility of Union funding and disclaimer
When making use of the results, the contractor must declare that they have been produced
under a contract with the Union and that the opinions expressed are those of the contractor
only and do not represent the contracting authority’s official position. The contracting
authority may waive this obligation in writing or provide the text of the disclaimer.
11.14. Force majeure
II.14.1 If a party is affected by force majeure, it must immediately notify the other party,
stating the nature of the circumstances, their likely duration and foreseeable effects.
II.14.2A party is not liable for any delay or failure to perform its obligations under the
contract if that delay or failure is a result offorce majeure. If the contractor is unable
to fulfil its contractual obligations owing to force majeure, it has the right to
remuneration only for the services actually provided.
II.14.3The parties must take all necessary measures to limit any damage due to force
majeure.
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11.15. Liquidated damages
H.15.1. Delay in delivery
If the contractor fails to perform its contractual obligations within the applicable time limits
set out in this contract, the contracting authority may claim liquidated damages for each day
of delay using the following formula:
0.3 x (V/d)
where
V is the price of the relevant purchase or deliverable or result or, failing that, the price
specified in Article 1.4.1 ;
d is the duration specified for delivery of the relevant purchase or deliverable or result
or, failing that, the duration of performance of the contract specified in Article 1.3.3
expressed in days.
Liquidated damages may be imposed together with a reduction in price under the conditions
laid down in Article 11.16.
II.15.2. Procedure
The contracting authority must formally notify the contractor of its intention to apply
liquidated damages and the corresponding calculated amount.
The contractor has 30 days following the date of receipt to submit observations. Failing that,
the decision becomes enforceable the day after the time limit for submitting observations has
elapsed.
If the contractor submits observations, the contracting authority, taking into account the
relevant observations, must notify the contractor:
(a) of the withdrawal of its intention to apply liquidated damages; or
(b) of its final decision to apply liquidated damages and the corresponding amount.
II. 15.3. Nature of liquidated damages
The parties expressly acknowledge and agree that any amount payable under this Article is
not a penalty and represents a reasonable estimate of fair compensation for the damage
incurred due to failure to provide the services within the applicable time limits set out in this
contract.
II.15.4. Claims and liability
Any claim for liquidated damages does not affect the contractor’s actual or potential liability
or the contracting authority’s rights under Article 11.18.
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11.16. Reduction in price
11.16.1. Quality standards
If the contractor fails to provide the service in accordance with the contract (‘unperformed
obligations’) or if it fails to provide the service in accordance with the expected quality levels
specified in the tender specifications (‘low quality delivery’), the contracting authority may
reduce or recover payments proportionally to the seriousness of the unperformed obligations
or low quality delivery. This includes in particular cases where the contracting authority
cannot approve a result, report or deliverable as defined in Article 1.5 after the contractor has
submitted the required additional information, correction or new version.
A reduction in price may be imposed together with liquidated damages under the conditions
of Article 11.15.
11.16.2. Procedure
The contracting authority must formally notify the contractor of its intention to reduce
payment and the corresponding calculated amount.
The contractor has 30 days following the date of receipt to submit observations. Failing that,
the decision becomes enforceable the day after the time limit for submitting observations has
elapsed.
If the contractor submits observations, the contracting authority, taking into account the
relevant observations, must notify the contractor:
(a) of the withdrawal of its intention to reduce payment; or
(b) of its final decision to reduce payment and the corresponding amount.
11.16.3. Claims and liability
Any reduction in price does not affect the contractor’s actual or potential liability or the
contracting authority’s rights under Article 11.18.
11.17. Suspension of the performance of the contract
П.17.1. Suspension by the contractor
If the contractor is affected by force majeure, it may suspend the performance of the contract.
The contractor must immediately notify the contracting authority of the suspension. The
notification must include a description of the force majeure and state when the contractor
expects to resume the performance of the contract.
The contractor must notify the contracting authority as soon as it is able to resume
performance of the contract, unless the contracting authority has already terminated the
contract.
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II.17.2. Suspension by the contracting authority
The contracting authority may suspend the performance of the contract or any part of it:
(a) if the procedure for awarding the contract or the performance of the contract proves to
have been subject to irregularities, fraud or breach of obligations',
(b) in order to verify whether the presumed irregularities, fraud or breach of obligations
have actually occurred.
The contracting authority must formally notify the contractor of the suspension and the
reasons for it. Suspension takes effect on the date of formal notification, or at a later date if
the formal notification so provides.
The contracting authority must notify the contractor as soon as the verification is completed
whether:
(a) it is lifting the suspension; or
(b) it intends to terminate the contract under Article II. 18.1(f) or (j).
The contractor is not entitled to compensation for suspension of any part of the contract.
The contracting authority may in addition suspend the time allowed for payments in
accordance with Article 11.21.7.
11.18. Termination of the contract
II.18.1. Grounds for termination by the contracting authority
The contracting authority may terminate the contract in the following circumstances:
(a) if provision of the services under the contract has not actually started within 15 days
of the scheduled date and the contracting authority considers that the new date
proposed, if any, unacceptable, taking into account Article II. 11.2;
(b) if the contractor is unable, through its own fault, to obtain any permit or licence
required for performance of the contract',
(c) if the contractor does not perform the contract in accordance with the tender
specifications or is in breach of another substantial contractual obligation.
(d) if the contractor or any person that assumes unlimited liability for the debts of the
contractor is in one of the situations provided for in points (a) and (b) of Article 136(1)
of the Financial Regulation6;
6 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July
2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations
(EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No
1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No
541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, OJ L 193 of 30.7.2018, p.l
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(e) if the contractor or any related person is in one of the situations provided for in points
(c) to (h) of Article 136(1) or to Article 136(2) of the Financial Regulation.
(f) if the procedure for awarding the contract or the performance of the contract prove to
have been subject to irregularities, fraud or breach of obligations;
(g) if the contractor does not comply with applicable obligations under environmental,
social and labour law established by Union law, national law, collective agreements or
by the international environmental, social and labour law provisions listed in Annex X
to Directive 2014/24/EU;
(h) if the contractor is in a situation that could constitute a conflict of interest or a
professional conflicting interest as referred to in Article II.7;
(i) if a change to the contractor’s legal, financial, technical, organisational or ownership
situation is likely to substantially affect the performance of the contract or
substantially modify the conditions under which the contract was initially awarded, or
a change regarding the exclusion situations listed in Art 136 of Regulation (EU)
2018/1046 that calls into question the decision to award the contract;
(j) in the event offorce majeure, where either resuming implementation is impossible or
the necessary ensuing amendments to the contract would mean that the tender
specifications are no longer fulfilled or result in unequal treatment of tenderers or
contractors;
(k) if the contractor is in breach of the data protection obligations resulting from Article
11.9.2;
(l) if the contractor does not comply with the applicable data protection obligations
resulting from Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
11.18.2. Grounds for termination by the contractor
The contractor may terminate the contract if the contracting authority fails to comply with its
obligations, in particular the obligation to provide the information needed for the contractor to
perform the contract as provided for in the tender specifications.
11.18.3. Procedure for termination
A party must formally notify the other party of its intention to terminate the contract and the
grounds for termination.
The other party has 30 days following the date of receipt to submit observations, including the
measures it has taken or will take to continue fulfilling its contractual obligations. Failing that,
the decision to terminate becomes enforceable the day after the time limit for submitting
observations has elapsed.
If the other party submits observations, the party intending to terminate must formally notify it
either of the withdrawal of its intention to terminate or of its final decision to terminate.
In the cases referred to in points (a) to (d), (g) to (i), (k) and (1) of Article II. 18.1 and in
Article II. 18.2, the date on which the termination takes effect must be specified in the formal
notification.
In the cases referred to in points (e), (f) and (j) of Article II. 18.1, the termination takes effect
on the day following the date on which the contractor receives notification of termination.
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In addition, at the request of the contracting authority and regardless of the grounds for
termination, the contractor must provide all necessary assistance, including information,
documents and files, to allow the contracting authority to complete, continue or transfer the
services to a new contractor or internally, without interruption or adverse effect on the quality
or continuity of the services. The parties may agree to draw up a transition plan detailing the
contractor’s assistance unless such plan is already detailed in other contractual documents or
in the tender specifications. The contractor must provide such assistance at no additional cost,
except if it can demonstrate that it requires substantial additional resources or means, in which
case it must provide an estimate of the costs involved and the parties will negotiate an
arrangement in good faith.
II.18.4. Effects of termination
The contracting authority may claim compensation for such damage. The contractor is liable
for damage incurred by the contracting authority as a result of the termination of the contract,
including the additional cost of appointing and contracting another contractor to provide or
complete the services, except if the damage is a result of a termination in accordance with
Article II.18.1(j) or Article II. 18.2. The contracting authority may claim compensation for
such damage.
The contractor is not entitled to compensation for any loss resulting from the termination of
the contract, including loss of anticipated profits, unless the loss was caused by the situation
specified in Article II. 18.2.
The contractor must take all appropriate measures to minimise costs, prevent damage and
cancel or reduce its commitments.
Within 60 days of the date of termination, the contractor must submit any report, deliverable
or result and any invoice required for services that were provided before the date of
termination.
In the case of joint tenders, the contracting authority may terminate the contract with each
member of the group separately on the basis of points (d), (e), (g), (k) and (1) of Article
II. 18.1, under the conditions set out in Article II. 11.2.
11.19. Invoices, value added tax and e-invoicing
II.19.1. Invoices and value added tax
Invoices must contain the contractor’s (or leader’s in the case of a joint tender) identification
data, the amount, the currency and the date, as well as the contract reference.
Invoices must indicate the place of taxation of the contractor (or leader in the case of a joint
tender) for value added tax (VAT) purposes and must specify separately amounts not
including VAT and amounts including VAT.
The contracting authority is exempt from all taxes and duties, including VAT, in accordance
with Articles 3 and 4 of the Protocol 7 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union on the privileges and immunities of the European Union.
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The contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) must complete the necessary formalities
with the relevant authorities to ensure that the supplies and services required for performance
of the contract are exempt from taxes and duties, including VAT.
II.19.2. E-invoicing
If provided for in the special conditions, the contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender)
submits invoices in electronic format if the conditions regarding electronic signature specified
by Directive 2006/112/EC on VAT are fulfilled, i.e. using a qualified electronic signature or
through electronic data interchange.
Reception of invoices by standard format (pdf) or email is not accepted.
11.20. Price revision
If a price revision index is provided in Article 1.4.2, this Article applies to it.
Prices are fixed and not subject to revision during the first year of the contract.
At the beginning of the second and every following year of the contract, each price may be
revised upwards or downwards at the request of one of the parties.
A party may request a price revision in writing no later than three months before the
anniversary date of entry into force of the contract. The other party must acknowledge the
request within 14 days of receipt.
At the anniversary date, the contracting authority must communicate the final index for the
month in which the request was received, or failing that, the last provisional index available
for that month. The contractor establishes the new price on this basis and communicates it as
soon as possible to the contracting authority for verification.
The price revision is calculated using the following formula:
Ir
Pr = Po x ( — )
Io
where: Pr = revised price;
Po = price in the tender;
Io = index for the month in which the contract enters into force;
Ir = index for the month in which the request to revise prices is received.
11.21. Payments and guarantees
IL21.1. Date of payment
The date of payment is deemed to be the date on which the contracting authority's account is
debited.
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11.21.2. Currency
Payments are made in euros, unless another currency is provided for in Article 1.7.
11.21.3. Conversion
The contracting authority makes any conversion between the euro and another currency at the
daily euro exchange rate published in the Official Journal of the European Union, or failing
that, at the monthly accounting exchange rate, as established by the European Commission
and published on the website indicated below, applicable on the day when it issues the
payment order.
The contractor makes any conversion between the euro and another currency at the monthly
accounting exchange rate, established by the Commission and published on the website
indicated below, applicable on the date of the invoice.
http://ec.europa.eu/budget/contracts grants/info contracts/inforeuro/inforeuro en.cfm
11.21.4. Costs of transfer
The costs of the transfer are borne as follows:
(a) the contracting authority bears the costs of dispatch charged by its bank;
(b) the contractor bears the costs of receipt charged by its bank;
(c) the party causing repetition of the transfer bears the costs for repeated transfer.
11.21.5. Pre-financing, performance and money retention guarantees
If, as provided for in Article 1.6, a financial guarantee is required for the payment of pre
financing, as performance guarantee or as retention money guarantee, it must fulfil the
following conditions:
(a) the financial guarantee is provided by a bank or a financial institution approved by the
contracting authority or, at the request of the contractor and with the agreement of the
contracting authority, by a third party; and
(b) the guarantee shall have the effect of making the bank or financial institution or the
third party provide irrevocable collateral security, or stand as first-call guarantor of the
contractor's obligations without requiring that the contracting authority has recourse
against the principal debtor (the contractor).
The contractor bears the cost of providing such guarantee.
Pre-financing guarantees must remain in force until the pre-financing is cleared against
interim payments or payment of the balance. Where the payment of the balance takes the form
of a debit note, the pre-financing guarantee must remain in force for three months after the
debit note is sent to the contractor. The contracting authority must release the guarantee
within the following month.
Performance guarantees cover compliance with substantial contractual obligations until the
contracting authority has given its final approval for the service. The performance guarantee
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must not exceed 10 % of the total price of the contract. The contracting authority must release
the guarantee fully after final approval of the service, as provided for in the contract.
Retention money guarantees cover full delivery of the service in accordance with the contract
including during the contract liability period and until its final approval by the contracting
authority. The retention money guarantee must not exceed 10 % of the total price of the
contract. The contracting authority must release the guarantee after the expiry of the contract
liability period as provided for in the contract.
The contracting authority must not request a retention money guarantee where it has
requested a performance guarantee.
11.21.6. Interim payments and payment of the balance
The contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) must send an invoice for interim
payment, as provided for in Article 1.5 or in the tender specifications.
The contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) must send an invoice for payment of the
balance within 60 days of the end of the period of provision of the services, as provided for in
Article 1.5 or in the tender specifications.
Payment of the invoice and approval of documents does not imply recognition of the
regularity, authenticity, completeness and correctness of the declarations and information they
contain.
Payment of the balance may take the form of recovery.
11.21.7. Suspension of the time allowed for payment
The contracting authority may suspend the payment periods specified in Article 1.5 at any
time by notifying the contractor (or leader in the case of a joint tender) that its invoice cannot
be processed. The reasons the contracting authority may cite for not being able to process an
invoice are:
(a) because it does not comply with the contract;
(b) because the contractor has not produced the appropriate documents or deliverables; or
(c) because the contracting authority has observations on the documents or deliverables
submitted with the invoice.
The contracting authority must notify the contractor (or leader in the case of joint tender) as
soon as possible of any such suspension, giving the reasons for it. In cases b) and c) referred
above, the contracting authority shall notify the contractor (or leader in case of a joint tender)
the time limits to submit additional information or corrections or a new version of the
documents or deliverables if the contracting authority requires it.
Suspension takes effect on the date the contracting authority sends the notification. The
remaining payment period resumes from the date on which the requested information or
revised documents are received or the necessary further verification, including on-the-spot
checks, is carried out. Where the suspension period exceeds two months, the contractor (or
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leader in the case of a joint tender) may request the contracting authority to justify the
continued suspension.
Where the payment periods have been suspended following rejection of a document referred
to in the first paragraph of this Article and the new document produced is also rejected, the
contracting authority reserves the right to terminate the contract in accordance with
Article 11.18.1(c).
11.21.8. Interest on late payment
On expiry of the payment periods specified in Article 1.5, the contractor (or leader in the case
of a joint tender) is entitled to interest on late payment at the rate applied by the European
Central Bank for its main refinancing operations in euros (the reference rate) plus eight
points. The reference rate is the rate in force, as published in the C series of the Official
Journal of the European Union, on the first day of the month in which the payment period
ends.
Suspension of the payment period as provided for in Article 11.21.7 is not considered as
giving rise to late payment.
Interest on late payment covers the period running from the day following the due date for
payment up to and including the date of payment as defined in Article 11.21.1.
However, when the calculated interest is EUR 200 or less, it must be paid to the contractor (or
leader in the case of a joint tender) only if it requests it within two months of receiving late
payment.
11.22. Reimbursements
11.22.1 If provided for in the special conditions or in the tender specifications, the contracting
authority must reimburse expenses directly connected with the provision of the
services either when the contractor provides it with supporting documents or on the
basis of flat rates.
11.22.2 The contracting authority reimburses travel and subsistence expenses on the basis of
the shortest itinerary and the minimum number of nights necessary for overnight stay
at the destination.
11.22.3 The contracting authority reimburses travel expenses as follows:
(a) travel by air: up to the maximum cost of an economy class ticket at the time of the
reservation;
(b) travel by boat or rail: up to the maximum cost of a first class ticket;
(c) travel by car: at the rate of one first class rail ticket for the same journey and on the
same day;
In addition, the contracting authority reimburses travel outside Union territory if it has given
its prior written approval for the expenses.
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II.22.4The contracting authority reimburses subsistence expenses on the basis of a daily
subsistence allowance as follows:
(a) for journeys of less than 200 km for a return trip, no subsistence allowance is payable;
(b) the daily subsistence allowance is payable only on receipt of supporting documents
proving that the person concerned was present at the destination;
(c) the daily subsistence allowance takes the form of a flat-rate payment to cover all
subsistence expenses, including meals, local transport including transport to and from
the airport or station, insurance and sundries;
(d) the daily subsistence allowance is reimbursed at the flat rates specified in Article 1.4.3;
(e) accommodation is reimbursed on receipt of supporting documents proving the
necessary overnight stay at the destination, up to the flat-rate ceilings specified in
Article 1.4.3.
II.22.5 The contracting authority reimburses the cost of shipment of equipment or
unaccompanied luggage if it has given prior written approval for the expense.
11.23. Recovery
II.23.1 If an amount is to be recovered under the terms of the contract, the contractor must
repay the contracting authority the amount in question.
11.23.2. Recovery procedure
Before recovery, the contracting authority must formally notify the contractor of its intention
to recover the amount it claims, specifying the amount due and the reasons for recovery and
inviting the contractor to make any observations within 30 days of receipt.
If no observations have been submitted or if, despite the observations submitted, the
contracting authority decides to pursue the recovery procedure, it must confirm recovery by
formally notifying a debit note to the contractor, specifying the date of payment. The
contractor must pay in accordance with the provisions specified in the debit note.
If the contractor does not pay by the due date, the contracting authority may, after informing
the contractor in writing, recover the amounts due:
(a) by offsetting them against any amounts owed to the contractor by the Union or by the
European Atomic Energy Community or by an executive agency when it implements
the Union budget;
(b) by calling in a financial guarantee if the contractor has submitted one to the
contracting authority;
(c) by taking legal action.
11.23.3. Interest on late payment
If the contractor does not honour the obligation to pay the amount due by the date set by the
contracting authority in the debit note, the amount due bears interest at the rate indicated in
Article 11.21.8. Interest on late payments will cover the period starting on the day after the due
date for payment and ending on the date when the contracting authority receives the full
amount owed.
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Any partial payment is first entered against charges and interest on late payment and then
against the principal amount.
II.23.4. Recovery rules in the case of joint tender
If the contract is signed by a group (joint tender), the group is jointly and severally liable
under the conditions set out in Article II.6 (liability). The contracting authority shall send the
debit note first to the leader of the group.
If the leader does not pay by the due date the whole amount, and if the amount due cannot be
offset or can only be offset partially in accordance with Article 11.23.2 (a), then the
contracting authority may claim the amount still due to any other member or members of the
group by respectively notifying them with a debit note in conformity with the provisions laid
down in Article 11.23.2.
11.24. Checks and audits
II.24.1 The contracting authority and the European Anti-Fraud Office may check or require an
audit on the performance of the contract. This may be carried out either by OLAF’s
own staff or by any outside body authorised to do so on its behalf.
Such checks and audits may be initiated at any moment during the performance of the
contract and up to five years starting from the payment of the balance.
The audit procedure is initiated on the date of receipt of the relevant letter sent by the
contracting authority. Audits are carried out on a confidential basis.
II.24.2The contractor must keep all original documents stored on any appropriate medium,
including digitised originals if authorised under national law, for a period of five years
starting from the payment of the balance.
11.24.3 The contractor must grant the contracting authority’s staff and outside personnel
authorised by the contracting authority the appropriate right of access to sites and
premises where the contract is performed and to all the information, including
information in electronic format, needed to conduct such checks and audits. The
contractor must ensure that the information is readily available at the moment of the
check or audit and, if so requested, that information is handed over in an appropriate
format.
11.24.4 On the basis of the findings made during the audit, a provisional report is drawn up.
The contracting authority or its authorised representative must send it to the
contractor, who has 30 days following the date of receipt to submit observations. The
contractor must receive the final report within 60 days following the expiry of that
deadline to submit observations.
On the basis of the final audit findings, the contracting authority may recover all or
part of the payments made in accordance with Article 11.23 and may take any other
measure which it considers necessary.
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II.24.5 In accordance with Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November
1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspection carried out by the Commission in
order to protect the European Communities’ financial interests against fraud and
other irregularities and Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European
Parliament and the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigation
conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office , the European Anti-Fraud Office may
carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, to establish
whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity under the
contract affecting the financial interests of the Union. Findings arising from an
investigation may lead to criminal prosecution under national law.
The investigations may be carried out at any moment during the provision of the
services and up to five years starting from the payment of the balance.
II.24.6The Court of Auditors and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office established by
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/19397 (‘the EPPO’) have the same rights as the
contracting authority, particularly right of access, for the purpose of checks, audits and
investigations.
Annex III
Declaration on the list of pre-existing rights
I, [insert name of the authorised representative of the contractor] representing [insert name of
the contractor] (‘the contractor’), party to the contract [insert title and number] [option 1:
warrant that the results are free of rights or claims from creators or from any third parties for
any use the contracting authority may envisage and declare that the results do not contain any
pre-existing rights to the results or parts of the results or to pre-existing materials as defined in
the above-mentioned contract.] [option 2: warrant that the results and the pre-existing
material incorporated in the results are free of rights or claims from creators or from any third
parties for any use the contracting authority may envisage and declare that the results contain
the following pre-existing rights:]
Please fill in the table - one line per pre-existing right
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Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the
establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
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Result concerned Pre-existing material Rights to pre-existing Identification of
concerned material rights’ holder
Date, place, signature
Saatja: Sten Suuroja </O=MAJANDUS-TEEDE-SIDEMINISTEERIUM/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=DD9C16D7D40B427AAB5691FD3>
Saaja: Sirli Sipp Kulli, Liina Sadam
Teema: Fwd: Renewal of Service Contract EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 - EMODnet Geology - Ares(2023)4980525
Tere.
Mul on rõõm teatada, et Emodnet Geology projekt jätkub.
Kena päeva jätku.
Sten
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Dear all,
I'm happy to inform you that CINEA has implemented the automatic renewal clause that was included in our Service Contract. The contract is therefore renewed for an additional period of 24 months (up to 24/09/2025) (see the attached letter from CINEA). The renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations, so we will continue working according to our plans. The price to be paid by CINEA for the renewal period will be EUR 2,420,000.00 (two million four hundred twenty thousand), which is exactly the same amount as for the first 24 months. Due to changes in the consortium during the first 24 months (removal of VSEGEI and addition of Caspian Locus, as well as some changes in future responsibilities) we need to adjust the budget slightly, but it will not affect any of your shares negatively. We will come with a new budget closer to the end of the recent contract (before 24.9.2023).
Wishing you all a nice summer!
Best Regards,
Henry
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Please find attached document Ares(2023)4980525 sent by Vincent Favrel and dated 18/07/2023.
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EUROPEAN CLIMATE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND
ENVIRONMENT EXECUTIVE AGENCY (CINEA)
CINEA.D - Natural resources, climate, sustainable blue economy and clean energy
D.3 - Sustainable Blue Economy
Brussels
CINEA.D.D3/VF/cinea.a.a2(2021)5751025
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Mr Kimmo TIILIKAINEN
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Geologian Tutkimuskeskus -
GTK (Geological Survey of
Finland)
Vuorimiehentie 5
02150 Espoo
Finland
Email:
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Subject: Service Contract EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812
“European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) – Lot 2 -
Geology”
Signed contract
Dear Mr Tiilikainen,
With reference to the service contract EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812,
which we received signed (hand-written) by post on 13/08/2021, please find herewith the
electronic version of the contract signed by the contracting authority using a Qualified
Electronic Signature (QES) compliant with Regulation (EU) n°910/2014 (eIDAS
Regulation). This is considered as the “signed service contract” and enters into force on
the date it stipulates. No paper copy will follow.
I wish you a successful implementation of the contract.
Yours faithfully,
Luca MARANGONI
Deputy Head of Unit
Qualified electronic signature by:
on behalf of Vincent FAVREL
LUCA MARANGONI Head of Unit
Date: 2021-08-27 16:42:46 +02:00
Enclosure: 1 original of the service contract
European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), W910 - B-1049 Brussels, BELGIUM
[email protected]
Ref. Ares(2021)4745351 - 23/07/2021
Annex 1 - Summary evaluation sheet
EUROPEAN CLIMATE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND
ENVIRONMENT EXECUTIVE AGENCY (CINEA)
CINEA.D - Natural resources, climate, sustainable blue economy and clean energy
D.3 - Sustainable Blue Economy
SUMMARY EVALUATION SHEET
CALL FOR TENDER: EASME/2020/OP/0006 “European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet)” – Lot 2 “Geology”
(EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11)
NAME OF TENDERER: Geologian Tutkimuskeskus -Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) (joint tender)
CRITERION 1: Appropriate approach for unrestricted and fast access to data in repositories.
This criterion is assessed on the basis of:
• inputs
• objectives
• method
• specific risks, including potential impact, level of impact and mitigation measures
• expected outcome
• the effort involved expressed as fraction of total project
• the composition and organisation of the proposed team
European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), B-1049 Brussels, BELGIUM
[email protected]
• Gantt chart
Maximum score 6 points; minimum score accepted 3 points.
TENDERER SCORE COMMENTS
Joint tender led by 4 The approach described in the tender to ensure unrestricted and fast access to data in repositories is good.
Geologian
Tutkimuskeskus - The tender includes an inventory containing a very significant amount of data and data products made
Geological Survey of available to the project. All of them are free of restrictions of use. The architecture proposed for access to
Finland (GTK) these repositories includes a metadata catalogue and several “data-entity indices” that together will allow
efficient, fast and user-friendly discovery of datasets and individual features. In addition, direct access to raw
tables in a relational database is available on request, which is a positive point.
Services are in compliance with relevant international standards (such as INSPIRE, or Open Geospatial
Consortium -OGC-) and comply with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and
Reusable).
Although the tender outlines in sufficient detail how access to data in repositories will be granted, only
limited novelties (as compared to the approach of the existing EMODnet Geology Portal) are proposed, which
is a shortcoming.
The estimated effort associated to ensuring access to data in repositories represents 15% of the total project
budget, which is considered appropriate and proportional. The profiles of the staff involved are fit for
purpose.
The Gantt chart provided, however, does not include sufficient detail on the specific tasks and their planned
schedule. Risks are considered insignificant by the tender, however relevant potential risks such as poor
quality of the data provided, shortage of metadata or inconsistency of the data sets are not sufficiently
addressed, which is a weakness.
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CRITERION 2: Degree of facilitation of machine-to-machine communication.
This criterion is assessed on the basis of:
• inputs
• objectives
• method
• specific risks, including potential impact, level of impact and mitigation measures
• expected outcome
• the effort involved expressed as fraction of total project
• the composition and organisation of the proposed team
• Gantt chart
Maximum score 6 points; minimum score accepted 3 points.
TENDERER SCORE COMMENTS
The tender demonstrates a sufficient degree of facilitation of machine-to-machine communication.
Joint tender led by 3
Geologian The tender explains that OGC services (WMS, WFS, CSW, etc.) are the main way through which data,
Tutkimuskeskus - metadata and data products are made available for users to transfer them to their own applications and
Geological Survey of platforms, which is good. Procedures and guides are made available online to facilitate access. This is also
Finland (GTK) appropriate and welcomed.
OGC services are set up on top of the data-entity indices to provide an interface to the meta-information for
measurement data. The development of common methodologies and progressive implementation of similar
services also on top of the distributed repositories will further enhance machine-to-machine connectivity to
the data themselves.
According to the tender, best practices from other EU projects will be taken into account and new
technologies for machine-to-machine communication are proposed to be investigated. This is positive,
however, the tender could have benefited from further analysis and more detailed proposals for improvement,
in particular in the context of the migration to the EMODnet Central Portal.
The estimated effort allocated to facilitating machine-to-machine communications, represents 10% of the total
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project budget, which is considered appropriate and proportional. The team has the relevant competences
needed to perform the proposed tasks.
The Gantt chart provided does not include information on the schedule of specific tasks related to machine-to-
machine connections. Potential risks such as the need of adaptation of the machine-to-machine services in the
context of the required migration to the EMODnet Central portal, and the relative mitigation measures, are
not addressed in the tender, which is a weakness.
CRITERION 3: Quality of the method of preparing data products.
This criterion is assessed on the basis of:
• inputs
• objectives
• method
• specific risks, including potential impact, level of impact and mitigation measures
• expected outcome
• the effort involved expressed as fraction of total project
• the composition and organisation of the proposed team
• Gantt chart
Maximum score 18 points; minimum score accepted 9 points.
TENDERER SCORE COMMENTS
Joint tender led by 14 The tender demonstrates good quality of the method of preparing data products.
Geologian
Tutkimuskeskus - The tender states that data products are to be produced by the partners involved in work packages 3 to 8,
Geological Survey of with datasets first being checked, validated and tested in the context of WP2 (Geological data specification
Finland (GTK) and sourcing), which will ensure an appropriate level of quality, this is a good point.
According to the tender, the preparation of harmonised maps involves several steps: at a national level,
partners conduct a comprehensive audit and evaluation of national geological spatial datasets at multiple
scales. On a transnational level, partners sharing boundaries align descriptions and fix border artefacts. On a
pan-European level, the WP leader collates all contributions, using them to form a single data product with
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associated attribute tables. As required by the tender specifications, data products are made available for the
following themes: seabed substrate, sediment accumulation rate and erosion rate, sea-floor geology, coastal
behaviour, geological events and probabilities, mineral occurrences and submerged landscapes. Both the
method proposed and the variety of products planned to be produced, are very satisfactory and in line with the
tender requirements.
To improve visualization, several relevant developments are planned, such as changing automatically the
colour palette when zooming in, so that details specific for that smaller area are highlighted, or adjusting
content and legends according to the user’s current map view. These are positive aspects; however, the tender
does not make it clear whether these developments could be implemented after the transition of the portal
contents to the EMODnet Central Portal.
The estimated effort associated to preparing data products represents 50% of the total project budget, which is
considered appropriate and proportional, as this is a core task of this project. The profiles of the staff involved
are in line with the needs for this task.
The Gantt chart provided, however, does not include details on the specific schedule for the different tasks
related to preparing data products. Furthermore, the tender does not address potential risks such as poor
quality or availability of data input, inconsistency of the data sets from partners sharing boundaries, etc. This
is a weak aspect in the offer.
CRITERION 4: Degree to which contract builds on existing EMODnet structure.
This criterion is assessed on the basis of:
• inputs
• objectives
• method
• specific risks, including potential impact, level of impact and mitigation measures
• expected outcome
• the effort involved expressed as fraction of total project
• the composition and organisation of the proposed team
• Gantt chart
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Maximum score 6 points; minimum score accepted 3 points.
TENDERER SCORE COMMENTS
The tender builds fully on the existing EMODnet structure, which is very positive and in line with the
Joint tender led by 5 requirements of the tender specifications.
Geologian
Tutkimuskeskus - The project described in the tender is fully conceived as a continuation of the previous version of the
Geological Survey of EMODnet Geology portal that has been operational over the past years. It therefore builds extensively on the
Finland (GTK) existing methods and approach, and will ensure that the developments and investments made so far, as well as
the services already made available through the portal, are not jeopardised. This approach is relevant and
welcomed.
Building up on the existing structure, the tender proposes fine-tuning, updating and further improving of the
available services, while complying with the new requirement of the tender specifications, according to which
the contents of the current Geology portal have to be migrated to the EMODnet Central Portal.
The strong links with other EMODnet thematic portals that have been built over the past years are planned to
be reinforced in the context of the new project. The tender contains a work package aiming specifically at
this, which is very positive.
Potential risks are not appropriately identified, as the tender considers the longevity of the partnership a
guarantee of good collaboration. Relevant risks, such as those arising from the required process of
centralisation are ignored in the tender, which results in a shortcoming.
CRITERION 5: Quality of the method for evaluating interoperability with international partners
This criterion is assessed on the basis of:
• inputs
• objectives
• method
• specific risks, including potential impact, level of impact and mitigation measures
• expected outcome
• the effort involved expressed as fraction of total project
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• the composition and organisation of the proposed team
• Gantt chart
Maximum score 6 points; minimum score accepted 3 points.
TENDERER SCORE COMMENTS
Interoperability with international partners is very good.
Joint tender led by 5
Geologian The tender ensures a high degree of interaction with international partners, such as:
Tutkimuskeskus -
Geological Survey of the Atlantic Seabed Mapping International Working Group (ASMIWG), which aims at developing
Finland (GTK) and implementing a cohesive seabed mapping strategy, underpinning the Galway Vision Statement
and the security of Atlantic Ocean resources;
the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), the World’s largest marine geoscience
programme, which works across 23 countries from 5 continents, providing a potential route to
expanding the global reach of EMODnet beyond just North America and Europe;
the Seabed 2030 project, a collaborative initiative between the Nippon Foundation and GEBCO
(General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans).
These interactions, together with the adherence of EMODnet Geology to widely accepted international
standards (OGC, INSPIRE, etc.) will allow standards and protocols for data acquisition, storage and use to be
aligned at an international scale.
The estimated effort associated to evaluating interoperability with international partners represents 10% of the
total project budget, which is considered appropriate and proportional to the involvement proposed. Although
the risk of failing to ensure interoperability with international partners is low, given the consolidated
involvement of the consortium and/or its partners with relevant international initiatives, the tender does not
address potential risks in this area, where external factors may play a significant role. The capabilities of the
staff participating in the project are fully in line with the needs. The schedule for activities related to ensuring
interoperability with international partners is, however, not indicated in the Gantt chart provided, which
results in a shortcoming.
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CRITERION 6: Soundness of project management: proposed mechanisms to comply with project deadlines and assure quality of output.
This criterion is assessed on the basis of:
• inputs
• objectives
• method
• specific risks, including potential impact, level of impact and mitigation measures
• expected outcome
• the effort involved expressed as fraction of total project
• the composition and organisation of the proposed team
• Gantt chart
Maximum score 10 points; minimum score accepted 5 points.
TENDERER SCORE COMMENTS
Joint tender led by 8 The tender proposes relevant project management structure and means, with adequate mechanisms to ensure
Geologian compliance with project deadlines and assure quality of output. This is appropriate and welcomed.
Tutkimuskeskus -
The workplan proposed is structured around 12 relevant work packages, the first one (WP1) being
Geological Survey of
specifically aimed at gearing the management of the project. The tender defines which of the project partners
Finland (GTK) will have the leading role for each of the WPs and proposes a relevant management structure that consists of a
Project Coordinator and a Steering Group (integrated by the WP leaders). These are positive points of the
proposal.
The tender also pays attention to the need of maintaining close collaboration with the rest of EMODnet
partners and stakeholders. This is positive, however, in view of the forthcoming centralization, further
emphasis on the collaboration planned with the stakeholders responsible for the EMODnet Central Portal
would have contributed to a stronger proposal.
The estimated effort allocated to project management (10% of total budget) is appropriate and proportional to
the tasks proposed. The composition and organisation of the proposed teams are in line with the needs
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described for the different tasks to be undertaken.
The risks associated to project management are appropriately addressed in the tender and considered low.
However, the evaluation committee considers that not all the main risks associated to each of the WPs are
identified, and that there is a tendency to minimise those that are outlined. A too light risk assessment may
compromise the outcomes of the project in case unexpected challenges would materialise. This is a real
weakness.
The Gantt chart provided broadly depicts the time span of each work packages and includes the schedule for
the production of the project main deliverables. However, a detailed schedule of the specific tasks to be
undertaken is not provided, and this results in an additional shortcoming.
CRITERION 7: Strength of guarantee of the continuity of the service.
This criterion is assessed on the basis of:
Legacy Strategy explaining how the tenderer will enable a smooth transition to EASME or a party to be designated by EASME.
Maximum score 8 points; minimum score accepted 4 points.
TENDERER SCORE COMMENTS
Joint tender led by 5 The tender provides sufficient guarantee of continuity of the service at the end of the contract. A number of
Geologian arrangements are planned to this purpose:
Tutkimuskeskus -
Documentation of the system and its artefacts from a business, functional, application and technical
Geological Survey of
perspective to facilitate the appropriate knowledge sharing associated with the handover procedure;
Finland (GTK)
Exclusive use of open source software in line with the Open Source strategy of the European
Commission;
Well documented programme code, and transfer of the associated intellectual property rights to the
contracting authority by the end of the contract;
A modular architecture ensuring scalability and flexibility in terms of deployment in EC’s IT
infrastructure;
Adoption of EC’s corporate visual identity in all services and associated documentation.
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However, according to the tender, the above arrangements refer only to the central IT components (metadata
catalogue, data entity indices, web portal, etc.) and not to data and data products. Although some mechanisms
are described to ensure these could continue to be supplied beyond the lifetime of the project (notably through
the European Geological Data Infrastructure –EGDI–), this raises concerns on whether full continuity of the
service would be possible. A detailed assessment of potential risks linked to project handover is not included
in the tender. This is a shortcoming.
CRITERION 8: Quantity of primary data contributed to the project.
This criterion is assessed on the basis of:
a) data owner
b) reference number
c) sea basin
d) description of data set (survey, geological map, mineral resources)
e) area covered (NM2) or (for coastal data) length (km)
As a minimum, the data shall include one geological map from each sea basin, one survey from each basin and mineral resources from at least three
basins.
Maximum score 40 points; minimum score accepted 20 points.
TENDERER SCORE COMMENTS
The quantity of primary data contributed to the project is very high.
Joint tender led by 37
Geologian According to the data inventory provided with the tender, more than 30 organisations, many of which having
Tutkimuskeskus - responsibility for coastal and marine geological mapping in their respective countries, have committed to
Geological Survey of contribute with data to the project. The evaluation committee considers that the quantity, relevance and
Finland (GTK) geographic coverage of the data to be provided are a strong asset of this tender.
The tender also mentions that project partners will make efforts to obtain additional data during the lifetime of
the project, which is a welcomed point. As an example, Russian subcontractor VSEGEI, will provide data on
the Caspian sea, but in its role of regional coordinator for this area, it will also request input from the other
Caspian Sea countries. Similarly, partners with a Caribbean presence or past will use their networks to solicit
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input and expertise from local organisations.
A detailed assessment of potential risks linked to data acquisition is, however, not included in the tender.
TOTAL QUALITY SCORE 81/100
Accepted for final evaluation YES
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CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT ___________________________________________________________________________ THIS CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT is to establish the rules for th e participation of undertakings of the Parties under the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) - Lot2/SI2.853812 , by acronym EMODnet 5 . Table of Content s Article 1 – DEFINITIONS .................................................................. .................. 3 Article 2 - PARTIES AND APPLICABLE CONDITIONS …………………… 3 Article 3 - ORDER OF PRIORITY OF CONDITIONS ……………………… 5 Article 4 - SUBJECT OF SERVICE CONTRACT AND PROJECT W ORK …. 6 Article 5 - ENTRY INTO FORCE AND DURATION................................... .… 6 Article 6 - PROJECT PRICE................................................................................ 6 Article 7 - PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS …………………………………… 7 Article 8 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT ………………………………………. 8 Article 9 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND USE OF RESULTS 8 Article 10 - RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROJECT WORK ; LIABILITY ……... 9 Article 11 - CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ……………………………… 10 Article 12- DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND APPLICABLE LAW …………… 10 Article 13 - OTHER TERMS ……………………………………………… ….. 1 1 Article – 14 SIGNATURES ……………………………………………………. 1 1 SIGNATURE PAGES …………………………………………………………. 1 3 -4 3 T his Consortium Agreement is made by the Parties listed below, to implement the EMODnet 5 Project (“ Project ”) , based on the conditions set up in the Service Contract ( EASME/EMFF/20 20 / 3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 , Call No. E ASME/ 2020/OP/0006 ) “ EUROPEAN MARINE OBSERVATION AND DATA NETWORK (EMODnet) – Lot 2 - Geology ” ) signed by and between the E uropean Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) and Geologian tutkimuskeskus (GTK) as appointed l eader of the consortium by the members of the group that submitted the t ender (“ Tender ”) for the Service Contract. Article 1 - DEFINITIONS The definitions described in the Service Contract shall be applicable in this Agreement with the following additional definitions: “Consortium Agreement” or “ Agreement” means this agreement as agreed by the Parties to implement the Project in accordance with the Tender and the Service Contract ; “Contracting Authority” means the E uropean Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) ; “ Defaulting Party ” means a Party breaching its obligations pursuant to this Agreement ; “ Party ” / “ Parties ” means the members of this Consortium Agreement to undertake the Project work under the Service Contract, together forming the Contractor; “Tender” means the Parties’ joint tender that is attached to the Service Contract as Annex II ( Contractor’s tender ( ARES reference Ares( 2020)4088612 of 03/08/2020 ) ; “ Tender Specifications ” means the t ender specifications (reference No EASME/2020/OP/0006, Ares reference Ares( 2020)2604101 of 18/05/2020) attached to the Service Contract as Annex I. Article 2 – PARTIES AND APPLICABLE CONDITIONS The Part ies operate jointly as the Contractor of the Service Contract and participate as Parties to this Consortium Agreement (with their participant numbers 2.-32. in accordance with the Service Contract ) as written below: 2. Geologian Tutkimuskeskus - Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) (as Lead ) – Vuorimiehentie 5 , 0215 0 Espoo, Finland (Main registration number: 0244680-7 , VAT: FI02446807) and 3. Sveriges Geologiska Undersök ning - Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) , Villavägen 18 ( PO 670 ), Uppsala , SE-751 28 Sweden ( Main registration number: 2021002528 , VAT : S E202100252801) 4 . Norges geologiske unders ø kelse - Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) , Leiv Eirikssonsvei , 39 , ( PO. 6315 Torgarden , 7491 Trondheim ) , Trondheim, N-7 040 Norway ( Main registration number: 970188290, VAT: NO970188290MVA) 5 . Geologi cal Survey of Denmark and Green land (GEUS) , Øster Voldgade 10 , DK-1350 Copenhagen K , Denmark ( Main registration number: 55145016, VAT: DK55145016) 6 . Íslenskar Orkurannsóknir - Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR), Grensásvegur 9, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland (Main registration number: 6005034050, VAT: IS79468) 7 . Geological Survey of Estonia (EG T ) , F.R. Kreut zwaldi 5, 44314 Rakvere , Estonia ( Main registration number: 77000387, VAT: EE102038860) 8 . Latvijas Vides, geologijas un meteorolog ijas centrs – Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (L EGMC), Maskavas iela 165, LV-1019 Riga, Latvia ( Main registration number: 50103237791, VAT: LV50103237791) 9 . Lietuvos geologijos tarnyba prie Aplinkos ministerijos - Lithuanian Geological Survey (LGT) , S. Konarskio Str 35 , LT-03123 Vilnius , Lithuania ( Main registration number: 8871078, VAT: LT887107811) 1 0 . Pa ń stwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Pa ń stwowy Instytut Badawczy - Polish Geological Institute - Nat ion al Research Institute (PGI-NRI) , Rakowiecka 4 , 0097 5 Warsaw , Poland ( Main registration number: 000332133, VAT: PL5250008040) 1 1 . Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Geological Survey of the Netherlands (TNO) , Oude Waalsdorperweg 63, NL-2597 AK The Hague, The Netherlands ; Postal address P.O. Box 96864 NL-2509 JG The Hague The Netherlands ( Main registration number: 27376655 , VAT: NL002875718B01 ) 1 2 . Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) , Rue Vautier 29 , 1000 Brussels , Belgium ( Main registration number: 353070496, VAT: BE0353070496) 1 3 . BRGM ( Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières ) , 3 Avenue Claude Guillemin , 45100 Orléans , France (Main registration number : 582056149, VAT: FR67582056149) 1 4 . Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer ( IFREMER ) , 1625 Route de Sainte-Anne, 29280 Plouzané, France (Main registration number : 330715368, VAT: FR46330715368) 1 5 . Communications, Climate Action and Environments - Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) , Beggars Bush , Haddington Road , Dublin D04 K7X4 , Ireland 1 6 . Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, M.P. (CSIC) , C/ Serrano 117, 28006 Madrid, Spain (VAT: ESQ2818002D) 1 7 . Instituto Português do M a r e da Atmosfera (IPMA) , Rua C do Aeroporto , 1749-077 Lisboa , Portugal ( Main registration number : 510265600, VAT: PT510265600) 18 . Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale . Servizio Geologico d'ltalia (ISPRA , Italia ) , Via Vitaliano Brancati 48, 00144 Roma, Italy ( Secondary registration number : 10125211002, VAT: IT10125211002) 1 9 . Geolo š ki Zavod Slovenije - Geological Survey of Slovenia ( GeoZs ) , Dimičeva ulica 14 , 1000 Ljubljana , Slovenia ( Main registration number: 5051410000, VAT: SI23064145) 2 0 . Hrvatski g eolo š ki Institut - Croatian Geological Survey (HGI ) , Sachsova 2 , ( P.O. Box 268 ), HR-10000 Zagreb , Croatia ( Main registration number: 080140285, VAT: HR43733878539) 2 1 . Ju Zavod Za Geolo š ka Istra ž ivanja - Geological Survey of Montenegro (GEOZAVOD) , Naselje Krusevac bb, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro ( Main registration number: 80012873, VAT: ME3031025238) 2 2 . Per Shërbimin Gjeologjik Shqiptar – Albanian Geological Survey ( A GS) , Rruga " Myslym Keta" , Ish-Instituti Gjeografik i Ushtrise , Tiran ë , Albania ( VAT: ALJ61826126J) 2 3 . Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration (Greece) ( HSGME ), 13677 Acharnae , Greece ( VAT: EL997401200) 24 . Hellenic Cente r for Marine Research ( HCMR , Greece ) , 46.7 km Athens- Sounio Avenue , ( P.O. Box 712 ), P.C. 19013, Anavyssos , Attiki , Greece ( Main registration number: 164, VAT: EL999355106) 2 5 . Institute of Oceanology - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences ( IO-BAS , Bulgaria ) , First May Str. 40 , ( P.O. Box 152 ), Varna 9000 , Bulgaria ( Main registration number: 000080612, VAT: BG000080612) 26 . Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Geologie si Geoecologie Marina (G EO E COMAR ) , 23-25 Dimitrie O n ciul Street , RO-024053 Bucu resti , Romania (Main registration number : J40107517021997, VAT: RO5194978) 27 . Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus - Geological Survey Department ( GSC) , 1 Lefkonos Street , 2064 Strovolos P.O. Box 24543 1301 Lef kosia , Cyprus 28 . Continental Shelf Department , Ministry for Finance and Employment , Block F, Antonio Maurizio Valperga , Street, Floriana FRN 1700 , Malta 29 . Universita Degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza , Roma ( Dipartimento Scienze della Terra) ( UNIROMA) , Piazzale Aldo Moro 5 , 00185 Rome , Italy ( Main registration number : 80209930587, VAT: IT02133771002) 3 0 . Tartu Ülikool — University of Tartu ( UNITARTU ) , Ülikooli 18 , 50090 Tartu , Estonia (Main registration number: 74001073, VAT: EE100030417) 3 1 . Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas - Institute of Computer Science (FORTH-ICS , Greece ) , N. Plastira 100 , Vassilika Vouton , GR-700 13 Heraklion , Crete , Greece ( VAT: EL090101655) 32. Stichting Deltares , Boussinesqweg 1, 2629 HV Delft, The Netherlands (Main registration number: 41146461, VAT: NL800097476B01) HAVE AGREED to this Consortium Agreement and also to accept the special and general conditions of the Service Contract , including its annexes: Annex I - Tender specifications (reference No EASME/201 9 / OP/003 , Ares reference Ares( 2020)2604101 of 18/05/2020 ) Annex II - Contractor’s tender ( ARES reference Ares( 2020)4088612 of 03/08/2020 Annex III - Declaration on the list of pre-existing rights w hich form an integral part of th e Service Co ntract and equally of this Consortium Agreement . A copy of the Service Contract with its annexes is attached to this Agreement as APPENDIX A . In this Consortium Agreement the P arties agree on their obligations in implementing the R esults as defined in the T ender documents as accepted by the Contracting Authority . All communication between the Contracting Authority and the members of this Consortium will take place by the Lead. The representative of the Lead is the Project Manager: PhD. Henry VALLIUS Senior Scientist Contact address: Geologian t utkimuskeskus - Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) Vuorimiehentie 5 0215 0 Espoo FINLAND E-mail:
[email protected] The Lead may replace the above-named representative by a person with at least similar skills, provided that the Lead notifie s the other Part ies of the same in advance in writing. Article 3 – ORDER OF PRIORITY OF CONDITIONS A ccording to the Service Contract, a ll documents issued by the C ontractor or the Parties (end-user agreements, general terms and conditions, etc.) are held inapplicable, unless explicitly mentioned in the special conditions of the Service Contract . In all circumstances, in the event of contradiction between the Service C ontra ct and documents issued by the C ontractor or the Parties , th e Service C ontract shall prevail . Article 4 – SUBJECT MATTER OF SERVICE CONTRACT AND PROJECT WORK In accordance with the Service Contract, Article I.2., t he subject matter of the Service Contract and Project work is : “ European Marine Observation and Data Network Lot 2 – Geology ”. Article 5 – ENTRY INTO FORCE AND DURATION T he Service C ontract enter s into force on 25 September 2021 . W hen all Parties have signed this Consortium Agreement , it takes effect (even retroactively) at the latest from the date of entry into force of the Service Contract . T he Project implementation shall not start before the Service Contract is in force. The duration of the performance of the Project must not exceed 24 months. The period of performance of the Project may be extended only with the written additional agreement by the Contracting Authority. The Service C ontract is renewed automatically once for 24 months, unless either of the Contracting Authority or the Contractor received f ormal notification to the contrary least three (3) months before the end of the duration of the performance of the contract. The Lead shall promptly inform the other Parties if such notification is received by the Contractor. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations. Except in the case of force majeure ( as defined in the Service Contract, General Conditions, II.1. Definitions, page 18 ) a ll Parties accept to continue cooperation in case the terms are in line with the Service Contract and this Consortium Agreement shall remain in force until all Contractor’s obligations under the Service Contract have been duly fulfilled . Article 6 – PROJECT PRICE The p rice of the Service Contract ( excluding renewal ) is maximum of EUR 2 , 42 0,000.00 ( two million four hundred twenty thousand e uro). The maximum amount covering all purchases under th e Service Contract is EUR 4 , 840 , 000.00 ( four million eight hundred forty thousand ) . This includes EUR 2 , 420 , 000.00 ( two million four hundred twenty thousand ) for the renewal. The shares of the Parties are allocated per Party in the budget for the Project works. The Parties agree to implement their tasks as agreed in the Tender Specifications against the price agreed in the Service Contract and as allocated in the Project budget. Any modifications to the allocated charges shall be subject to a separate agreement. No reimbursement of expenses applies to the Service Contract or this Agreement. Article 7 – PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS Interim payments GTK as the Lead shall claim an interim payment equal to 50 % of the Contract pr ice in accordance with Article I.5.2. of the Service Contract, by send ing the Contracting Authority an invoice in paper format , accompanied by the Interim Report and any other documents as provided for in the Service Contract . All Parties commit the mselves to deliver their deliverable to the respective Work Package ( WP ) L eader in time and the WP L eader s shall collect the deliverables for the Interim Report in due time as stated in the Se rvice Contract. In case the C ontracting A uthority approves submitted Interim Report and deliverables , it shall ma ke payment to G TK within 60 days from receipt of the invoice. GTK shall make the transmission to ea ch Party of its payment share latest within 28 days after receiving the payment from the Contracting Authority . Payment of the balance GTK as the Lead shall claim payment of the balance in accordance with Article I.5.3. of the Service Contract, by send ing the Contracting Authority an invoice in paper format, accompanied by the list of, or declaration on, the pre-existing rights and the Final Report and any other documents as provided for in the Service Contract . In case the C ontracting A uthority approves the submitted documents and deliverables , it shall make payment to G TK within 60 days from receipt of the invoice. GTK shall make the transmission to each Party of its payment share latest within 28 days after receiving the payment from the Contracting Authority Concerning all payments In case extra deliverables are needed to be delivered or the Contracting Authority is late in its payment procedure GTK is entitled to make the payments to the Parties after recei pt of the funds from the Contracting Authority to its bank account . GTK is responsible to inform all Parties about the reasons for delay in payment. Article 8 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT The Project shall be managed by the Lead assisted by the Steering Group (SG), which consists of the Lead and Project WP Leaders. SG shall be convened by the Lead as Chairman whenever it is necessary, at least two times a year. Meetings shall be convened with at least seven (7) days' prior notice with an agenda. The meetings of SG can be arranged either in physical or in virtual form such as audio, video or other electronic conference technique. SG is not an actual decision - making body of the Project, but it is essential for following the Project implementation and to keep the Project activities on schedule . SG’s main duties are: - to follow overall management of Project goals and the implementation of Work Package deliverables and to check internal Project reports within three months’ periods, - to review and draft updated documents for approval by the Parties and the Contracting Authority, when necessary, - to acknowledg e new Parties to the Consortium if necessary due to an exit of a Party, - to follow the Project resources in accordance with Work Plan, - to recommend new ideas and methods for the Project implementation , and - to handle those matters relating to a Defaulting Party. The minutes of SG meetings shall be prepared and transmitted by the Lead to all Parties without delay. The minutes shall be considered as accepted if no objections have been communicated to the Lead within fifteen (15) days from receipt. Article 9 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND USE OF RESULTS The Parties have accepted the terms of the Service Contract concerning Intellectual Property Rights i n the Articles II.13.1- II.13. 10 . This includes accept ing the terms whereby the Union acquires ownership of the results as defined in the Service Contract and the Project results may be used by the Union and by th e Contracting A uthority for the modes of exploitation as stated in Article II.13.3 of the Service Contract. The Contracting A uthority may use the pre-existing rights incorporated in the Project results as agreed in the S ervice Contract. The Parties in concern shall provide the Contracting A uthority with a list of pre-existing rights (Annex Ш of t h e Service Contract ) as set out in Article П .13.4 of the Service Contract . Each Party shall provide its list of pre-existing rights to the Lead so that the Lead is able to send t he combined document to the Contracting Authority together with the invoice for payment of the balance at the latest. In addition, each Part y agree s to provide the Lead with evidence of its ownership or the right to use all the listed pre-existing rights so that the Lead is able to send such evidence to the Contracting Authority in accordance with the Service Contract Article II.13.5. Article 10 – RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROJECT WORK ; LIABILITY The Parties are jointly responsible for the Project implementation to the Contracting A uthority . However, among themselves the P arties have agreed to bear complete responsibility for their own share of the Project work as described in the Tender documents. Responsibility for own work Subject to the limitations of liability under this Article 10 , e ach Party shall be liable for all negligence in its own undertakings in the Project work and to keep delivering and reporting in line with Tender documents and the Service Contract . No Party shall be responsible to any other Party for any indirect or consequential loss or similar damage such as, but not limited to, loss of profit, loss of revenue or loss of contracts, provided such damage was not caused by willful misconduct or gross negligence. For any remaining contractual liability, a Party’s aggregate liability towards the other Parties collectively shall be limited to once the amount of the Party’s share of the price of the Service Contract as allocated in the Project budget referred to in Article, except in case of willful misconduct or gross negligence. For the avoidance of doubt: th e limitation s in this paragraph are not applicable in the event of claim s by the Contracting Authority but the paragraph under heading “ Claims of the Contracting Authority ” below shall apply. . Each Party shall hold the other Part ies harmless from a ny claims made by third parties arising out of the first Party’s actions pursuant to this Agreement, except to the extent that such claims are attributable to the negligence or willful misconduct of another Party hereto. The Party which is in delay or otherwise in default ( t he “ Defaulting Party ” ) shall: a) be in risk to be dismissed from the Project in the event that the breach is not remedied within sixty (60) days of a written notice from the Lead. In th e case of a substantial breach of its obligations the Parties may jointly terminate this Consortium Agreement with respect to the Defaulting Party less than 30 days’ prior written notice ; b) shall be deemed to have agreed to the termination as the other Parties shall decide, that those tasks assigned to the Defaulting Party specified in the WP, shall be assigned to one or several other entities, which is/are chosen by the other Parties and the Lead at the meeting of the Steering Group ; c ) subject to the limitation of its aggregate liability mentioned earlier in this Article 10 assume all reasonable direct cost increase (if any) resulting from assignment referred to in (a) above, in comparison with the costs of the Project work of the Defaulting Party as specified in the Tender documents; and d ) receive payment for work, which has been completed , accepted and paid for by the Contracting Authority . The Party in delay shall inform the Lead as soon as the delay is to be seen. The Lead shall then inform the Contracting Authority about the delay by a Party. Any Party having to leave / leaving the Project shall continue to grant Access Rights to its Background and Results purs uant to the Service Contract and this Consortium Agreement as if it had remained a s Party for the whole duration of the Project. Claims of the Contracting Authority Should the Contracting Authority make any claim for (including but not limited to) reimbursement, indemnity , liquidated damages or payment of damages from one or more Parties, each Party shall be liable towards the other Parties (including the Lead) and shall indemnify each of the other Parties in respect of liability resulting from acts or omissions of itself, its employees or its agents, provided, however, that the liability of a Party in case of such claim shall not exceed three (3) times its share of the price of the Service Contract . The limitation of liability does not, however , apply in case of willful misconduct or gross negligence of that Party. Any amount exceeding the above liability cap (where applicable) claimed by the Contracting Authority shall be apportioned among all the Parties, including the Party whose act or omission gave rise to that claim, proportionally to their share of the Project Price . In the event it is not possible to attribute the failure to any Party, the amount claimed by the Contracting Authority shall be apportioned among all the Parties proportionally to their share of price of the Service Contract. Article 11 - CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION Confidential Information in whatever form or mode of transmission, which is disclosed by a Party (the “ Disclosing Party ”) to any other Party (the “ Recipient ”) in connection with the Project during its implementation and which has been explicitly marked as “confidential”, or when disclosed orally, has been identified as confidential at the time of disclosure and has been confirmed confidential afterwards in writing, shall be kept confidential. The Recipients hereby undertake to any commitment of non-disclosure under this Agreement and the Service Contract, for a period of five ( 5 ) years after the end date of the Project. The Service Contract shall not prevent the communication of Confidential Information to the European Commission, if necessary. The confidentiality commitment under this Article 11 shall remain in force even if any provision of this A greement should become invalid, illegal , or unenforceable . Article 1 2- DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND APPLICABLE LAW T he Service Contract is governed by Union law, complemented, where necessary, by the La w of the Kingdom of Belgium. This Consortium Agreement is governed by the substantive Law of the Kingdom of Belgium. However, n othing in this Consortium Agreement shall be deemed to require a Party to breach any mandatory statutory law under which the Party is operating. Where, in the event of a dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement , the P arties wish to seek an amicable settlement of that dispute by conciliation, the conciliation shall take place in accordance with the UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules as at present in force. If the Parties are not able to reach an amicable settle ment to their dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, it shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as at present in force . The number of arbitrators shall be one (1) and the language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English. The place of arbitration shall be Brussels, Belgium. The Parties shall be obliged to accept and apply the decisions of the arbitrator subject to the applicable law hereby agreed upon and in compliance with the provisions of the European law. Article 13 – OTHER TERMS Use of names, logos or trademarks Nothing in this Consortium Agreement shall be construed as conferring rights to use in advertising, publicity or otherwise the name of the Parties or any of their logos or trademarks without their prior written approval. No representation, partnership or agency The Parties shall not be entitled to act or to make legally binding declarations on behalf of any other Party. Nothing in this Consortium Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a joint venture, agency, partnership, interest grouping or any other kind of formal business grouping or entity between the Parties. Assignment and amendments No rights or obligations of the Parties arising from this Consortium Agreement may be assigned or transferred, in whole or in part, to any third party without the other Parties’ prior formal approval. Amendments and modifications to the text of this Consortium Agreement shall require a formal amendment agreed by all P arties. Notices and other communication between the Parties Any notice to be given under this Consortium Agreement shall be in writing to the addresses and recipients as listed in the current address list kept by the Lead. E -mail with acknowledgement of receipt fulfills the conditions of written form . Any change of persons or contact details shall be notified immediately by the respective Party to the Lead. The address list shall be accessible to all concerned. I n case a formal notice , consent or approval is required , such notice shall be signed by an authorised representative of a Party and shall either be served personally or sent by mail with recorded delivery. Article – 14 SIGNATURES The Parties have caused this Consortium Agreement to be duly signed by the undersigned authorised representatives in separate signature pages marked individually for each Party of the Project as follows: SIGNATURE PAGE 1/ 3 1 Geologian T utkimuskeskus – Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) (no. 2) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Kimmo Tiilikainen Olli Breilin Director General Director, Operative Units CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 2/ 31 Sveriges Geologiska Undersök ning - Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) (no. 3 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 3/ 31 Norges geologiske unders ø kelse - Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) (no. 4 ) Place and Date ______________________ Kjersti Løvseth Ruud Reidulv Bøe Division director Section leader Earth Surface and Seabed Marine Geology CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 4/ 31 Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) (no. 5 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 5/ 31 Íslenskar Orkuranns ó knir - Iceland GeoSurvey (ISOR) (no. 6 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 6/ 31 Geological Survey of Estonia (EGT) (no. 7 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 7/ 31 Latvijas Vides, geolog ijas un meteorolog ijas centrs – Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LEGMC) (no. 8 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 8/ 31 Lietuvos geologijos tarnyba prie Aplinkos ministerijos - Lithuanian Geological Survey (LGT ) (no. 9 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 9/ 31 Pa ń stwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Pa ń stwowy Instytut Badawczy - Polish Geological Institute - Nat ion al Research Institute (PGI-NRI) (no. 10 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 10/ 31 Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Geological Survey of the Netherlands (TNO) ( no. 11) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 11/ 31 Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) (no. 1 2) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 12/ 31 Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (no. 13 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 13/ 31 Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer (IFREMER) (no. 14 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 14/ 31 Communications, Climate Action and Environments - Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) (no. 15 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 15/3 1 Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, M.P. (CSIC) (no. 16 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 16/3 1 Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) (no. 17 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 17/3 1 Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale . Servizio Geologico d'ltalia (ISPRA) (no. 18 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 18/3 1 Geolo š ki Zavod Slovenije - Geological Survey of Slovenia ( GeoZs ) (no. 19 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 19/3 1 Hrvatski g eološki Institut - Croatian Geological Surv ey (HGI) (no. 2 0 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 20/3 1 Ju Zavod Za Geoloska Istra ž i van ja - Geological Survey of Montenegro (GEOZAVOD) (no. 2 1 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 21/ 3 1 Per Shërbimin Gjeologjik Shqiptar – Albania n Geological Survey ( A GS) (no. 2 2 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 22/3 1 Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration ( HSGME ) (no. 2 3 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 23/3 1 Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) (no. 2 4 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 24/3 1 Institute of Oceanology - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IO-BAS) (no. 2 5 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 25/3 1 Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Geologie si Geoecologie Marina (GEOECOMAR) (no. 2 6 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/2020/3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812, Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 26/3 1 Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus - Geological Survey Department (GSC) (no. 2 7 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/20 20 / 3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 , Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 27/3 1 Continental Shelf Department , Ministry for Finance and Employment (no. 2 8 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/20 20 / 3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 , Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 28/3 1 Universita Degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza , Roma ( Dipartimento Science della Terra) (UNIROMA) (no. 2 9 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/20 20 / 3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 , Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 29/3 1 Tartu Ülikool — University of Tartu (UNITARTU) (no. 30 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/20 20 / 3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 , Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 30/3 1 Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas - Institute of Computer Science (FORTH-ICS) (no. 31 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/20 20 / 3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 , Project acronym EMODnet 5. SIGNATURE PAGE 31/31 Stichting Deltares (no. 3 2 ) Place and Date ______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Signatory: Signatory: Title: Title: CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT relating to the Service Contract for EASME/EMFF/20 20 / 3.1.11/Lot2/SI2.853812 , Project acronym EMODnet 5 .
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Ref. Ares(2020)2604101 - 18/05/2020
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)
Department A – COSME, H2020 SME and EMFF
Unit A.3 - EMFF
CALL FOR TENDERS
European Marine Observation and Data Network
(EMODnet)
(2019-1.3.1.9 & 2020-1.3.1.11)
EASME/2020/OP/0006
TENDER SPECIFICATIONS
Open Procedure
EASME/2020/OP/0006: European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................... 4
1.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 4
1.2. Background information and context ........................................................................... 4
1.3. General and specific objectives .................................................................................... 6
1.4. Tasks and geographical scope ...................................................................................... 7
1.4.1. Tasks .............................................................................................................. 8
1.4.2. Transition and Handover details at the end of the contract ....................... 10
1.4.3. Geographical scope of the tasks .................................................................. 10
1.5. Input by the Contracting Authority ............................................................................ 10
1.6. General guidance on methodology ............................................................................ 11
1.6.1. Data and metadata to be made available ................................................... 12
1.6.2. Quantity of primary data ............................................................................. 14
1.6.3. Data products to be made available............................................................ 15
1.6.4. Information for central portal ..................................................................... 17
1.6.5. User identification ....................................................................................... 17
1.7. Performance and quality requirements ..................................................................... 18
1.8. Starting date of the contract and duration ................................................................ 18
1.9. Value of the market .................................................................................................... 19
1.10. Planning, outputs and deliverables ............................................................................ 19
1.10.1. Quarterly Progress Report ........................................................................... 19
1.10.2. Interim and Final outputs and deliverables................................................. 19
2. CONTENT, STRUCTURE AND GRAPHIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE DELIVERABLES .................. 22
2.1. Content ....................................................................................................................... 22
2.1.1. Interim and Final report .............................................................................. 22
2.1.2. Requirements for publication on Internet .................................................. 22
2.1.3. Thematic portal features ............................................................................. 22
2.1.4. Graphic Requirements ................................................................................. 23
3. INFORMATION ON TENDERING ............................................................................................. 23
3.1. Participation................................................................................................................ 23
3.2. Contractual conditions................................................................................................ 24
3.3. Compliance with applicable law ................................................................................. 24
3.4. Joint tenders ............................................................................................................... 24
3.5. Sub-contracting........................................................................................................... 24
3.6. Costs............................................................................................................................ 25
3.7. Content of the tender ................................................................................................. 25
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3.8. Identification of the tenderer ..................................................................................... 26
4. EVALUATION AND AWARD .................................................................................................... 26
4.1. Evaluation steps .......................................................................................................... 26
4.2. Verification of non-exclusion ...................................................................................... 27
4.3. Selection criteria ......................................................................................................... 27
4.3.1. Declaration and evidence ............................................................................ 28
4.3.2. Legal and regulatory capacity ...................................................................... 28
4.3.3. Economic and financial capacity criteria ..................................................... 28
4.3.4. Technical and professional capacity criteria and evidence ......................... 29
4.4. Award criteria ............................................................................................................. 30
4.5. Ranking of tenders ...................................................................................................... 32
4.6. Information to tenderers on the final evaluation....................................................... 32
5. ANNEXES ................................................................................................................................ 32
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1. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
1.1. INTRODUCTION
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (henceforth "EASME" or "the
Contracting Authority")1, acting under the powers delegated by the European Commission
(referred to below as "the Commission" or "the EC"), is launching this invitation to tender with a
view to concluding seven service contracts for further development and maintenance of the
European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) 2.
1.2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND CONTEXT
EMODnet is a long-term marine initiative dedicated to facilitating the discovery and access to
marine data and data products representing the following seven main themes: bathymetry,
biology, chemistry, geology, human activities, physics, and seabed habitats. For each of these
themes, EMODnet has created a gateway to a range of data archives. The purpose of this tender
is to further the development of these seven EMODnet thematic areas. A Steering Committee
and a Technical Working Group3 have been established to guide the development of the
EMODnet services.
This call for tenders is based on Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund4 and repealing
Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No
791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
More specifically, it is based on the Commission Implementing Decisions C(2018) 8395 final of
13 December 2018 and C(2019) 8977 final of 17 December 2019 on the financing of the
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and the adoption of the work programmes for
2019 and 2020 respectively5.
A vision for the accessibility and interoperability of marine knowledge in 2020 was set out in the
European Commission’s 2012 Green Paper6:
"…a seamless multi-resolution digital seabed map of European waters by 2020. It should be of
the highest resolution possible, covering topography, geology, habitats and ecosystems. It should
be accompanied by access to timely observations and information on the present and past
physical, chemical and biological state of the overlying water column, by associated data on
human activities, by their impact on the sea and by oceanographic forecasts. All this should be
easily accessible, interoperable and free of restrictions on use. It should be nourished by a
sustainable process that progressively improves its fitness for purpose and helps Member States
maximise the potential of their marine observation, sampling and surveying programmes".
1
EASME was set up by Commission Implementing Decision (2013/771/EU) of 17 December 2013 establishing the
"Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized enterprises" and repealing Decisions 2004/20/EC and
2007/372/EC (OJ L 341 of 18.12.2013). EASME replaces and supersedes former Executive Agency for
Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI).
2
More information on the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) on http://emodnet.eu/
3
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/maritimeforum/en/frontpage/602
4
Official Journal of the European Union, L 149/1, 20.5.2014.
5
C(2018) 8395 final, item 1.3.1.9 European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), C(2019) 8977 final,
item 3.1.11 European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet),
https://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/emff/annual-work-programme-grants-and-procurement_en
6
Green Paper, Marine Knowledge 2020, from seabed mapping to ocean forecasting Brussels, 29 August 2012,
COM(2012) 473 final.
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This target has now been achieved through a partnership of over a hundred and fifty
organisations working through the European Marine Observation and Data Network
(EMODnet). This is an initiative launched by the European Commission's Directorate-General for
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) as part of its Marine Knowledge 2020 strategy7.
Under EMODnet, these organisations joined forces to assemble marine data from diverse
sources and resources in order to make them more accessible and more interoperable. Most of
the effort went on building gateways to national, regional or thematic repositories and creating
products based on these data.
The work involved in making the data accessible, interoperable and available was done through
thematic groups, each of which were responsible for processing data on a particular theme.
These themes are bathymetry8, biology9, chemistry10, geology11, human activities12, physics13,
and seabed habitats14. The subject of the present call focuses on further developments for these
themes. The contractors shall build on the work previously achieved by the thematic groups. All
services and products previously delivered will be handed over at the start of the contract
following a process similar to the one described in section 1.4.2.
A dedicated secretariat15 monitors the output of the EMODnet thematic groups and provides
technical support to a central portal,16 which provides information on the work of the thematic
groups and directs users to their data, metadata and data products. The aim is to develop a
more coherent, effective, efficient, integrated and fit for purpose EMODnet, and to stimulate its
use by industry, policy and scientific data users.
A data ingestion17 facility became operational in 2016. This helps organisations or individuals
holding data to submit them to EMODnet for safe-keeping and dissemination.
EMODnet is part of the EU’s digital agenda and builts on INSPIRE18 and OGC standards19 which
allows users to find, view and download data and products using standard protocols. The use of
these protocols means that users can obtain the data and products not only through EMODnet
portals but also through applications on other platforms that gather them through machine to
machine communication.
Since 2016, annual reports20 have been published that describe EMODnet progress.
The 2020 target having been achieved, the project will now move into a new phase. The basic
objectives remain the same. It will continue to contribute to increasing productivity of those
working on marine issues, stimulating innovation in the blue economy and reducing uncertainty
in our knowledge of the behaviour of the sea by increasing the accessibility and interoperability
of marine data21. It will continue to be an essential contribution to the data and information
7
https://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/policy/marine_knowledge_2020_en
8
https://www.emodnet-bathymetry.eu/
9
https://www.emodnet-biology.eu/
10
http://www.emodnet.eu/chemistry
11
https://www.emodnet-geology.eu/
12
https://www.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/
13 http://www.emodnet-physics.eu/Portal
14
http://www.emodnet.eu/seabed-habitats
15
http://www.emodnet.eu/about-secretariat
16
http://www.emodnet.eu/
17
https://www.emodnet-ingestion.eu/
18
Directive 2007/2/EC – see also http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/
19
http://www.opengeospatial.org/
20
https://www.emodnet.eu/annual-reports
21
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Marine Knowledge 2020,
marine data and observation for smart and sustainable growth COM/2010/0461 final. http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:52010DC0461
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sharing provisions in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive22 and the Maritime Spatial
Planning Directive.23 It will continue to provide additional sources of in-situ data to the
Copernicus programme24. A memorandum of understanding between DG MARE and DG GROW
in 2019 consolidated cooperation and interoperability between the two initiatives for the
physics and chemistry. Data from both EMODnet and Copernicus are distributed according to
INSPIRE25 protocols and are thus interoperable. Engagement with regional sea conventions and
the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea26 (ICES) will continue.
The basic structure of EMODnet will be maintained. There will continue to be seven thematic
groups, an ingestion facility and a secretariat, but further steps towards providing a seamless fit-
for-purpose service will include:
- a single portal for finding, viewing and downloading data. The thematic groups will
continue to be responsible for providing free and unrestricted access to data, for
building data products, for providing access to the products and for curating the data
and data products made available to users. However, six months after start of contract,
all data access will be done through the central portal.
− full automation of performance indicators where possible;
− higher resolution seabed maps and other data products;
− further attention to the land sea-interface;
− support to implementation of Water Framework Directive for coastal zones and nature
directives;
− support the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive;
− support the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive;
− support to priorities of Green Deal insofar as they deal with marine issues – e.g.
decarbonisation, biodiversity, etc.;
− further integration with work done in seas around continents other than Europe;
− inclusion of fishing effort as well as vessel density;
− classification of marine protected areas by level of protection, as well as definition and
classification of “spatial protection measures”;
− Inclusion of desalination plants.
1.3. GENERAL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
The general objective of this tender is to further develop an operational service whereby marine
data and data products built with common standards can be found, viewed and downloaded in
a way that is free of charge and free of restrictions of use.
EASME wishes to enter into a series of seven service contracts, one for each of the following
thematic lots:
− lot 1 bathymetry
− lot 2 geology
− lot 3 seabed habitats
− lot 4 physics
− lot 5 chemistry
22
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/marine/eu-coast-and-marine-policy/marine-strategy-framework-
directive/index_en.htm
23
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014L0089&from=EN
24
Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 establishing the
Copernicus Programme and repealing Regulation (EU) No 911/2010
25
Directive 2007/2/EC – see also http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/
26
https://www.ices.dk/Pages/default.aspx
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− lot 6 biology
− lot 7 human activities
The specific objective of each lot is to contribute to the operational service by maintaining and
enhancing services for the parameters under their responsibility.
Within the course of this contract, existing thematic portals will be phased out upon request
from the Contracting Authority (websites will be maintained until specific notification and
guidance will be provided) and from that point, access to data will be centralized through the
EMODnet central portal.
1.4. TASKS AND GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE
The contractor of each lot is required to :
1. maintaining and improving a method of access to data held in repositories, common to
all thematic lots;
2. constructing products from one or more data sources that provide users with
information about the distribution and quality of parameters in time and space;
3. maintaining and improving procedures for machine-to-machine connections for all data
and data products while ensuring a common approach along the different lots;
4. interacting with the administrators of the EMODnet central portal to ensure that the
data and data products can be found, viewed and downloaded with ease from that
central portal;
5. providing content for a reserved space for each thematic group within the EMODnet
central portal;
6. ensuring coherence with efforts of regional sea conventions and other relevant local
actors;
7. engaging with EU reporting mechanisms (e.g. through participation in working groups
TG-DATA);
8. exploiting opportunities for interoperability with data distributed by non-EU
organisations;
9. actively participating in the INSPIRE Directive27 and Digital Earth28 processes and
ensuring compliance;
10. monitoring quality and performance and dealing with user feedback through a help
desk service;
11. Maintaining continuity with the thematic portals for a maximum of six months from the
start of the contract.
The service shall build on products and services developed by the previous EMODnet thematic
groups, aim for complete interoperability with services developed by other thematic groups
while following the INSPIRE Directive29 as well as be open to receive data provided through the
EMODnet ingestion facility30. The service shall facilitate the accessibility of all data and data
products (existing and new) through EU Open Data initiatives such as the Open Data Portal31,
the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC32) and others.
27
Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an
Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE). http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/ALL/?uri=OJ%3AL%3A2007%3A108%3ATOC
28
Commission Communication “The European Green Deal” COM(2019) 640 final
29
Directive 2007/2/EC – see also http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/
30
https://www.emodnet-ingestion.eu/
31
https://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/home
32
https://ec.europa.eu/research/openscience/index.cfm?pg=open-science-cloud
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In order to facilitate technological harmonization across all lots, new technological
developments (e.g. cloud) shall be implemented only after thorough discussion/review at the
Technical Working Group or Steering Committee and validation by the Contracting Authority.
The Contracting Authority may also decide to impose solutions whenever needed, in order to
achieve the required technological harmonisation and the transfer to a single EMODnet entry
point. Mandatory technical guidelines and realistic timelines would be provided to the
contractors, which will be implemented in the specified time, as part of this contract.
1.4.1. Tasks
The following tasks apply to all thematic lots.
Task 1: maintain and improve a common method of access to data held in repositories:
- Data can be held by the organisation collecting them, by national bodies such as
National Oceanographic Data Centres charged with stewardship of data, by bodies
responsible for a particular parameter such as phytoplankton distribution or by bodies
with a mandate for a shared sea basin;
- In any case the data must be made interoperable, such that all data of a particular type
collected within a defined time and space window can be found, visualised and
downloaded in a way that makes the physical location of the data invisible to the user
and that allows data from different sources to be assembled without further processing;
- Develop a plan for streamlining data holdings, including through Cloud technologies.
The plan and solutions for streamlining data holdings should allow data, metadata and
data products to be found, visualised and downloaded through a unified approach. The
plan will be discussed in EMODnet’s Steering Committee and will be validated through
the Contracting Authority. Technical guidelines will be provided to the contractors,
which will be implemented under a specified timeframe.
Task 2: Construct products from one or more data sources that provide users with information
about the distribution and quality of parameters in time and space:
− Maintain users’ requirements for new products and develop a common decision-making
process for new product development so that new products are fit for purpose and
used by a critical mass of beneficiaries;
− Products that provide users with information about the distribution of parameters in
time and space shall be constructed from one or more data sources. These shall be
made available free of charge and free of restrictions of use.
Task 3: Develop procedures for machine-to-machine connections to data and data products:
- Application programme interfaces, such as web services, shall be developed that allow
metadata, data and data products to be found, viewed and downloaded by applications
running on other machines including computers and smartphones. The plan and
solutions for machine-to-machine communication will be common between the portals
and will be dictated through a unified approach. The plan will be discussed in
EMODnet’s Steering Committee and will be validated through the Contracting
Authority. Mandatory technical guidelines will be provided to the contractors, which
will be implemented in the specified time.
Task 4: Contribute data, data products and content to a central portal that allows users to find,
view and download data and data products:
− Ensure that meta-data are discoverable easily by the central portal for cataloguing and
INSPIRE services;
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− Ensure that data and data products can be discovered, viewed, downloaded and
accessed by the central portal;
− Participate in regular meetings of a technical working group to ensure coherence with
the other thematic groups.
Task 5: Contributing content to dedicated spaces in Central Portal:
- Particular efforts shall be made to animate these spaces and create a thematic
community. The space shall include at a minimum summaries of meetings, quarterly
progress reports, blogs, use cases and list of partners. Specific advice on how to manage
the content shall be provided by the Secretariat. The thematic group will have access
rights that allow them to modify the content.
Task 6: Ensure the involvement of regional sea conventions33:
- Particular efforts shall be made to ensure maximum coherence with data delivery to
and from regional sea conventions and the International Council for Exploration of the
Sea34.
Task 7: Contribute to the implementation of EU legislation and broader initiatives for open data
- Initiate conversations and collaborations with other relevant EU initiatives and parties,
analysing and disseminating data on coasts, aiming at establishing seamless data
provision between coastal land and sea;
- Help EU Member States fulfil reporting obligations (e.g. through engagement with TG-
DATA, Member States Expert Group on Spatial Planning), actively participating in the
INSPIRE Directive and ensuring compliance;
- Maintain compatibility with European Open Data Portal, EOSC, Digital Earth or other EU
wide initiatives.
Task 8: Monitor quality/performance and deal with user feedback:
- The usage of the service shall be closely monitored through common indicators defined
jointly by the contractor of the thematic lot, the EMODnet secretariat and the services
of the European Commission through the EMODnet Steering Committee;
− Each portal shall facilitate the creation/maintenance of a centralized catalogue of
products updated at least twice a year depending on new developments;
− Feedback from users shall be monitored, analysed and users contacted within 2 working
days;
− The help-desk shall offer telephone queries and an on-line chat service by means of a
live operator available from 9:00 to 17:00 (Brussels time) from Monday to Friday.
Contact by e-mail shall also be possible. The telephone service shall not be charged at
premium rates and e-mails shall be answered within two working days. A record shall be
kept of all contacts and the reaction to them.
Task 9: Maintain the existing thematic web portal for a maximum of six months from the start of
the projects
33
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/marine/international-cooperation/regional-sea-conventions/index_en.htm
34
http://www.ices.dk/Pages/default.aspx
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The thematic portals shall be phased out within six months of the start of the contract and
all services accessed through the central portal.
1.4.2. Transition and Handover details at the end of the contract
The contractor must provide an adequate overview of the state of play at the end of the
contract and must guarantee its cooperation for transition meetings and handing over the
products and services developed under this contract, as well as their management, in a
progressive, secured and orderly manner to the contracting authority or any party designated
by the contracting authority.
To this end, the contractor will undertake the necessary actions to safeguard the continuity of
the products and services developed. Together with its final report, the contractor will provide
the full list of pre-existing rights, if any, within the result of the contract and provide evidence
on their acquisition, to ensure the full use of the results and any pre-existing material (if
applicable), by the contracting authority.
In their offer, tenderers shall include a Legacy Strategy explaining how they will enable a
smooth transition to EASME or to any party to be designated by EASME. This strategy must
ensure that IT tools and databases are compatible with the European Commission's information
technology architecture and guidelines35 and also refer to the transfer of Intellectual Property
Rights (see Articles I.10 and II.13 of the draft service contract).
1.4.3. Geographical scope of the tasks
The metadata, data and data products must cover for the water column, seabed and coastline
as follows:
- complete coverage of the Baltic, Barents, Black, Mediterranean and North Seas;
- coverage of jurisdictional waters (including continental shelf and claimed extended
continental shelf) of Member States, the United Kingdom (UK) and Norway for the
North East Atlantic (Celtic Seas, Iberian Coast and Bay of Biscay, Macaronesia,
Norwegian Sea, Caribbean Sea);
- For Lot 2 Geology and Lot 3 Seabed Habitats only - complete coverage of the Caspian
Sea;
The dataset ‘Europe’s seas’ published by the EEA36 should be taken as reference in regards to
the use of boundaries between marine regions as far as the Marine Strategy Framework is
concerned.
Thematic groups are strongly encouraged to include data and data products from outside these
areas. The data and data products must be free of restrictions of use and interoperable with
European data and data products.
1.5. INPUT BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
Once the contract is signed, EASME will facilitate the contact with the previous contractors
responsible for the respective thematic portals, to ensure that the handover of the products
and services takes place.
During the period of contract execution and upon request of the contractor, EASME will provide
letters of introduction to potential sources of data, explaining the context of requests for access
and distribution.
35
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/informatics/index_en.htm
36
https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/europe-seas
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1.6. GENERAL GUIDANCE ON METHODOLOGY
In implementing this service, the following principles must be respected:
(1) Data must be free of charge and free of restrictions of use, including in relation to
pre-existing rights37;
(2) Data and data products shall be accompanied by metadata covering at least:
(a) ownership;
(b) assessment of accuracy and precision according to pre-existing standards
in the marine field;
(c) indication of method used for their measurement or construction.
(3) Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)-based standards38 shall be used that:
(a) are common to all thematic groups. These will be progressively developed
through decisions of DG-MARE guided by the EMODnet Steering
Committee in which the Contractor for this service will be represented.
Documentation to guide users of data shall be developed.
(b) respect INSPIRE rules: Services or functionalities covered by INSPIRE shall
be compliant with specifications of the INSPIRE Directive and conformant
with INSPIRE technical guidelines and good practices. If conformance with
technical guidelines is shown to be incompatible with the quality of the
services/functionalities required, the data or information providers and
relevant stakeholders (including the INSPIRE community) shall come to an
agreement of standards or implementation practices that can guarantee
interoperability between the different services/platforms.
(4) The services must be operating within 3 months of the start date of these
contracts. To begin with, they will offer products and services developed by
previous EMODnet thematic groups and will progressively offer products and
services developed under these contracts as they become available.
The EMODnet Secretariat shall be the primary point of contact for the contractors for any
request of a technical nature. Questions on specific strategies for reaching the action's
objectives shall normally be discussed and answered at EMODnet Steering Committee meetings
(which are usually held in Brussels or other European cities). In case of discrepancies in
information, the contractor shall follow the instructions received from EASME being the
contracting authority.
The contractor shall ensure methodological consistency with the rest of EMODnet portals.
Guidance in these regards will be provided by the EMODnet Secretariat and will be discussed at
the EMODnet Steering Committee meetings. The progress of the contractor in issues of
technical coherence will be monitored closely through quarterly progress reports (see section
1.10.2). A timely adaptation will be considered as a prerequisite for the successful completion of
the contract.
37
Those responsible for making nautical charts may use the data and data products but the products themselves cannot be used
for navigational purposes.
38
http://www.opengeospatial.org/
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1.6.1. Data and metadata to be made available
Overall the strategy shall not be to maintain all these data within one database but to provide
access to them.
lot 1 bathymetry surveys (side beam, multibeam)
lot 2 geology multibeam, seismic and boring surveys
lot 3 seabed habitats benthic surveys (to validate current broad scale habitats and to
provide a description of the associated biological communities)
essential fish habitats in three regional seas
coastal wetlands classified by type
lot 4 physics measurements from fixed and moving platforms
changes in sea-level
horizontal velocity of water column
ice cover
inflow from rivers
salinity of the water column
underwater sound (noise)
temperature of the water column
water clarity (light attenuation)
wave height and period
wind speed and direction
lot 5 chemistry measurements of concentration of chemicals in seawater,
sediments and biota, particularly those relevant to the Marine
Strategy Framework Directive, the Water Framework Directive, the
Nitrates Directive or to global climate change:
acidity (from pH, pCO2, Total Inorganic Carbon, alkalinity)
antifoulants (such as TBT, TPT)
chlorophyll
fertilisers (such as nitrogen (DIN, TN), phosphorus (DIP, TP))
heavy metals (such as mercury, cadmium lead)
hydrocarbons (such as anthracene, fluoroanthene)
marine litter39 (collected on beaches, in fishermen's nets, or in
specific surveys). This shall include macro-objects (nets, bottles
etc.) as well as fragments and microparticles in water column,
sediments and beaches
microplastics
nutrient loads (nitrates, phosphorus, others if available) to
regional seas by major rivers (combined with river flows),
whenever possible
organic matter e.g. from sewers or mari-culture (such as total
carbon (TOC))
39
The various efforts to collect marine litter shall be assembled and normalised to a common
classification.
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partial pressures of dissolved gases (such as oxygen, carbon
dioxide)
pesticides and biocides (such as DDT, HCB)
pharmaceuticals (such as oxytetracycline)
plastics (such as polyethelyne, polypropylene40)
radionuclides (such as 137Cs, 239Pu)
silicates
lot 6 biology Observations of marine species: it shall include information on long-
term trends and distribution of the following species groups:
phytoplankton
zooplankton
angiosperms
macro-algae
invertebrate bottom fauna
birds (surface observation at sea and coastal nesting)
mammals
reptiles
fish (commercial exploited species, sharks, rays)
The service shall provide free access to all the data and metadata
obtained within the EurOBIS41 and WORMS42 databases and at least
three other separately managed databases. The service shall be
predisposed to provide access to data from fisheries surveys should
these data become available.
Lot 7 human activities Data on ongoing or past human activities that take place on the
sea shall be made available and include activities that could have
an influence on the marine environment or how other activities
are conducted or managed. Attributes may include geographical
coordinates, changes in time, intensity of activity and:
aggregate extraction gravel extracted per year, area of
activity
aquaculture species of fish, shellfish and algae,
(including production tonnage per year,
freshwater) method of cultivation, area
cultural heritage prehistoric and historic
settlements etc.
desalination plants Output of fresh water
dredging status (years operational), purpose
(e.g. navigational)
40
Metadata shall also include fragment size.
41
http://www.eurobis.org/
42
http://www.marinespecies.org/
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fisheries effort Days per km2 and kW-days per km2
on at least an annual basis
fisheries zones ICES and FAO nomenclature
military zones activity, type, duration, noise
oil and gas area, status (exploration,
exploration and exploitation), type of hydrocarbon,
extraction activity (drilling, pumping, etc.)
ports area, traffic, waste collected
ocean energy facility area, type (tide, wave, thermal
gradient, etc.), status (planned,
under construction, operational),
power
pipelines and cables types of cable or pipeline, capacity
(special attention to connectors
from wind farms to shore)
protected areas legal basis for protection,
management measures, species
protected, level of protection (no-
take etc.)
waste disposal status (years operational)
(solids, including
dredge material,
dumped munitions,
marine
constructions)
spatial planning state of plan (e.g. in force, in
zones preparation), type of activity (e.g.
aquaculture, offshore wind
energy), type of use (e.g. Priority
Sea Use, Reserved Sea Use,
Allowed Sea Use, Restricted Sea
Use, Forbidden Sea Use)
wind-farms number of turbines, generation
capacity, status (planned, under
construction, operational), annual
electrical output, (fixed, floating)
1.6.2. Quantity of primary data
For all lots the tenderer must provide a table indicating the quantity of primary data available to
the project. The tenderer will have to assess what is already available through each lot and in
what level (free access, restrictions of use), explain if they will manage to maintain it and
demonstrate the additions that will be made available. They may be linked dynamically to up-
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to-date resources maintained by the data owner but the contractor must have permission to
make them publicly available.
The table shall be prepared in digital format (Excel, Access or similar) and delivered in electronic
form as an annex to the technical offer. The form of the table is different for each lot. The
columns of the table shall all include a reference number and data owner. In addition:
lot 1 bathymetry description of data set (type of survey, digital terrain model
etc.)
area covered (NM2)
sea basin
lot 2 geology description of data set (survey, geological map, mineral
resources)
area covered (NM2) or (for coastal data) length (km)
sea basin
As a minimum the data shall include one geological map from each
sea basin, one survey from each basin and mineral resources from
at least three basins.
lot 3 seabed habitats These shall not be the modelled habitats produced as part of the
tender. Rather they shall be digital data or maps from surveys.
– description of habitat map or set of habitat maps
– coverage
– sea basin
lot 4 physics description of data set (measuring station, ferry box, survey
etc.)
real time, archived or both
parameters measured
lot 5 chemistry description of data set (measurement station, consolidated
data set)
parameters measured
number of records
lot 6 biology description of data set (survey, database and more when
available)
taxa covered
number of records
Lot 7 human activities description and source(s) of dataset
1.6.3. Data products to be made available
Previous service contracts of EMODnet have aimed for a common resolution across the whole
of a sea basin.
The aim under this call for tender is to provide as fine detail as the underlying data permit. Thus,
areas that have been surveyed extensively shall be at a higher resolution than those where no
surveys have been made.
lot 1 bathymetry A multi-resolution digital terrain model of European seas with a base
resolution of 3 arc seconds or higher
and higher resolution (down to ¼ arc seconds) where the underlying
data permit it. Contiguous high resolution areas should be joined into
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single products so that users can select, view and download all or part
of the product
A best-estimate digital coastline related to the GRS80 ellipsoid shall
be set up including:
– mean sea level
– highest astronomical tide level
– lowest astronomical tide level
– level of the hydrographic vertical datum
– legal baseline
– indications of most appropriate technique for future mapping
– intertidal area
The metadata shall include:
– ownership
– assessment of accuracy and precision
– links to data used to construct the data
– indication of method used for their construction
lot 2 geology seabed
– substrate
– sediment accumulation rate and erosion rate;
– (bedrock) lithology
– (bedrock) stratigraphy
coastal behaviour
– migration direction, rate and volume
– morphology
– resilience
mineral occurrences (e.g. oil and gas, aggregates, metallic minerals)
geological events and probabilities (e.g. earthquakes, submarine
landslides, volcanic centres)
reconstructions of the submerged landscapes of the European
continental shelf at various time-frames (e.g. Last Glacial Maximum
(LGM) and older low sea-level stages), with particular focus on:
– Shorelines and coastal environments and deposits (lagoons,
dunes, estuaries etc., marine terraces, beachrocks);
– Valleys and riverbeds, terraces and associated deposits;
– River-deltas and delta-clinoforms;
– Submerged water points, e.g. Submarine Groundwater
Discharges (=submerged springs), and freshwater lakes;
– Thickness of Holocene deposits above LGM landscape;
– Flora and fauna on the submerged landscapes.
A common classification process shall be adopted for all data.
The resolution shall be at 1:100,000 all over but finer where the
underlying data permit.
Efforts shall be made to ensure compatibility with terrestrial efforts at the
sea-land interface
lot 3 seabed a base layer of modelled habitats at a scale of 1:100,000 or better for
habitats all sea basins using common EUNIS classification, taking into account
the latest revisions;
access to the data products (energy, opacity, etc.) used to construct
these modelled habitats;
a library of digital habitat maps from national and regional collections
as well as from completed EU projects. Where feasible, collections
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shall be combined and harmonised into single layers.
lot 4 physics a smooth process to extract both near-real-time and archived data of a
particular parameter with one single command;
a consolidated validated map layer of in-situ sea-level rise at the coast;
both absolute and relative to the land. The map shall also include
confidence/uncertainty estimates;
a consolidated dataset of river inflows to each sea-basin in terms of
flow, temperature and sediments.
lot 5 chemistry The contractor shall allow users to find, view and download digital map
layers allowing them to analyse changes over time and space. These shall
include:
– Concentration in water, sediment and biota. In the case of
marine litter, amount (macro-litter) or concentration (micro-
litter) in the coastline, water column and seabed;
– special higher resolution efforts and mass flows at river mouths.
The chemicals chosen must reflect importance to the Marine Strategy
Framework Directive and Water Framework Directive.
lot 6 biology digital map layers allowing analysis of changes in species abundance
and extent over time and space. The layers shall include those where
data from more than one survey have been included and those from
where data more than one data source (eg. OBIS and WORMS) have
been included;
species migration routes including timing and duration, particularly
those that might be affected by construction or deployment of new
coastal or offshore infrastructure. Seabirds and cetaceans are of
particular interest.
Lot 7 human digital map layers showing
activities – the average number of vessels of certain type (cargo, passenger,
fishing etc.) in a given period within a grid cell;
– fishing effort (days and MW-days) per gear type.
1.6.4. Information for central portal
The thematic group must provide:
1. metadata, data and data products through web services
2. content for space on central portal including summaries of meetings, quarterly progress
reports (see section 1.10.1), use cases, list of partners.
1.6.5. User identification
The EMODnet Steering Committee will deliver guidelines for user identification that must be
adopted by the contractor. These will include:
− anonymous browsing;
− a user identification system to be defined by EASME that is common for all EMODnet
thematic groups;
− a common and unobtrusive way of identifying what downloaded data will be used for.
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1.7. PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
The following lists the expected results in concise and approximate terms, so as to give a
general idea of what will be requested from the contractor.
The project will deliver a web service providing data, metadata and data products through the
central portal and machine-to-machine communication. During the project, the contractor will
cooperate with the EMODnet Secretariat in automating the process of performance data
gathering and making the performance data publicly available. This will reduce the effort
involved in preparing and communicating the indicators.
Performance will be measured by usage of the marine data access services, technical
monitoring of the services and user satisfaction. Typical (but not exhaustive) measures include:
1. monthly and annual page views;
2. most popular page in past month and past year;
3. number of data, and data products downloaded;
4. types of user downloading data – public, private, research;
5. databases connected to system;
6. data records in total and available for download without restriction of re-use;
7. response time, downtime;
8. providers.
The EMODnet Secretariat manages the list of the indicators and may refine/modify that list
during the course of the contract based on needs. The Secretariat is also running regularly
satisfaction surveys.
Efforts are ongoing to automate as far as possible the reporting of indicators and these may be
adjusted in light of feasibility. Primary performance indicators are usage and user satisfaction.
1.8. STARTING DATE OF THE CONTRACT AND DURATION
It is expected that the contracts under this call for tender are signed prior to the expiry of the
current service contracts, namely:
Lot theme Planned Starting date for the lot
1 bathymetry 20 December 2020
2 geology 25 September 2021
3 seabed habitats 25 September 2021
4 physics 23 August 2021
5 chemistry 3 October 2021
6 biology 19 April 2021
7 human activities 3 March 2021
Each contract shall enter into force immediately after the expiration of the current related
project. Should both parties not have signed by that date the contract shall enter into force on
the date on which it is signed by the last contracting party.
The duration of the tasks shall not exceed 24 months from that date. The execution of the tasks
shall not start before the specific date specified in the contract or before the related contract
has been signed. The work will follow the timetable detailed below.
The contract for each lot may be renewed once, for a period of 24 additional months,
depending on the future needs and on the budget availability.
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1.9. VALUE OF THE MARKET
The maximum amount for the execution of all the tasks referred to in each lot of this call for
tenders is €12,926,267, including all charges and expenses, and excluding any renewals.
The maximum amounts per lot are the following:
Lot theme maximum amount for the lot
1 bathymetry €2,800,000
2 geology €2,420,000
3 seabed habitats €1,370,000
4 physics €1,050,000
5 chemistry €2,250,000
6 biology €1,500,633
7 human activities €1,535,634
No contract offer above the maximum amount per lot will be considered.
The maximum amount for the possible renewal, for all contracts, is €12,926,267 including all
charges and expenses. The maximum amounts per lot are the same as the ones specified above.
No price quotation for the renewal above the maximum amount for the lot will be considered.
1.10. PLANNING, OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES
The contractor must provide the required deliverables in accordance with the conditions of the
draft service contract. When requested in the contract, the deliverables will accompany the
request for payments.
Documents will be submitted in English in an electronic format compatible with Microsoft
Word. No paper copies are required.
1.10.1. Quarterly Progress Report
Brief progress reports must be sent to the Contracting Authority within 15 calendar days from
the end of each quarter, as to coordinate with reports from the other thematic groups. These
reports shall not exceed 15 pages. The aim is to identify main achievements and unexpected
difficulties and to provide progress indicators. The template is designed by the EMODnet
Secretariat and provided by EASME. The template may be subject to modification and
adaptation in agreement with EASME.
EASME will provide comments on the progress reports, if any, within 45 calendar days from
reception.
1.10.2. Interim and Final outputs and deliverables
A. EMODnet interim and final reports will follow the template designed by the EMODnet
Secretariat and provided by EASME. The template may be subject to modification and
adaptation in agreement with EASME. The reports shall be brief but informative and will be
published. Their current structure is the following:
1. Publishable Executive summary (maximum 750 words, final report only – not
interim report);
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2. Introduction;
3. Highlights of the reporting period43;
4. Summary of the work done during the reporting period;
5. Challenges encountered during the reporting period;
6. Allocation of project resources;
7. Meetings held;
8. Task updates;
9. User Feedback;
10. Outreach and communication activities;
11. Updates on Progress Indicators:
(a) Volume of data made available through the portal;
(b) Organisations supplying each type of data based on (formal) sharing
agreements and broken down into country and organisation type (e.g.
government, industry, science);
(c) Organisations that have been approached to supply data with no result,
including type of data sought and reason why it has not been supplied;
(d) Volume of each type of data and of each data product downloaded from
the portal;
(e) Organisations that have downloaded each data type;
(f) User statistics to determine the main pages utilised and to identify
preferred user navigation routes;
(g) List of what the downloaded data has been used for (divided into
categories e.g. Government planning, pollution assessment and
(commercial) environmental assessment, etc.);
(h) List of user bodies connected through web services.
12. Additional User Statistics;
13. Recommendations for follow-up actions by the EU.
Annex: Other documentation attached List of abbreviations and acronyms
B. The web-services allowing finding, viewing and downloading must be running within 3
months of the start of the project.
C. Tools and guidelines for the handover of the service to the Contracting Authority or to any
other body shall be put in place and ready to be provided to EASME together with the final
report.
Timetable (months/weeks/days) Actions/Deliverables
Reference date (T0) Start date of the contract
Quarterly (Synchronized schedule over Quarterly Progress reports to EASME
the lots. Deadlines are 15 January, 15
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Reporting period is first 12 months for the interim report and the whole 24 months for the final
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April, 15 July and 15 October) )
T0 + 3 months All data and products available through the central
portal
T0 + 6 months Thematic portal phased out
T0 + 12 months Submission of the Interim report
Submission of interim request for payment (50% )
T0 + 24 months (end of the contract) Submission of the Final report and deliverables,
including:
Tools and guidelines for the handover
List of pre-existing rights
Submission of the request for payment of the
balance
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2. CONTENT, STRUCTURE AND GRAPHIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE DELIVERABLES
The contractor must deliver the interim and final reports as indicated below.
2.1. CONTENT
2.1.1. Interim and Final report
The interim and final reports must follow the structure specified in section 1.10.2, and must also
include:
− specific identifiers which must be incorporated on the cover page provided by the
Contracting Authority;
− the following disclaimer:
“The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s)
and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of EASME or of the
Commission. Neither EASME, nor the Commission can guarantee the
accuracy of the data included in this study. Neither EASME, nor the
Commission or any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for
the use which may be made of the information contained therein.”
2.1.2. Requirements for publication on Internet
EASME is committed to making online information as accessible as possible to the largest
possible number of users including those with visual, auditory, cognitive or physical disabilities,
and those not having the latest technologies. EASME supports the Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines 2.0 of the W3C.
For full details on the Commission policy on accessibility for information providers, see:
http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/standards/accessibility/index_en.htm
For the publishable versions of the study, abstract and executive summary, the contractor must
respect the W3C guidelines for accessible pdf documents as provided at:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/.
2.1.3. Thematic portal features
The thematic portals shall respect the guidelines and policy mentioned under section 2.1.2
above. As mentioned in section 1.2 and 1.3, the work shall build on the current portals by the
thematic groups. Coordination with both the EMODnet Secretariat and the contractors
responsible for other EMODnet web portals is required, as to ensure maximum consistency
amongst them.
The primary purpose of the portals is to provide a gateway to data, metadata and data
products. The digital maps are necessary but they are not an end in themselves. They are to
help users and providers understanding the density of measurements, where there are data
gaps and where the data are imprecise. Necessary features of the portals are listed below:
Signing in
The objective is to achieve the minimum of formality when downloading data.
Anonymous users shall be allowed maximum access. Where identification is
required, the EMODnet user identification scheme, currently under development,
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must be used. Other identifications may be used only until the EMODnet identifier
is finalised.
Search
It must allow the search of a time and space window (the space may be chosen
through the digital map, through coordinates or by a sea-area).
Viewing
The dynamic map facility must allow the viewing within a specified time and space
window of:
i. Measurement points
ii. Values of data and data products within a specified time and space
window
iii. Quality of data
2.1.4. Graphic Requirements
The contractor must deliver all publishable deliverables in full compliance with the corporate
visual identity of the European Commission, by applying the graphic rules set out in the
European Commission's Visual Identity Manual, including its logo. The graphic rules, the Manual
and further information are available at:
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/communication/services/visual_identity/index_en.htm
3. INFORMATION ON TENDERING
3.1. PARTICIPATION
Participation in this procurement procedure is open on equal terms to all natural and legal
persons coming within the scope of the Treaties, as well as to international organisations.
It is also open to all natural and legal persons established in a third country which has a special
agreement with the Union in the field of public procurement on the conditions laid down in that
agreement.44
States covered by the plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement concluded within
the World Trade Organisation are not included in this call for tenders as the Executive Agencies
are not signatories of the Agreement.
In the case of a joint tender (see section 3.4), each member of the group must have access to
this procurement procedure.
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Third countries with a special agreement in the field of public procurement that have been given access to
procurement procedures of the Union institutions, agencies and bodies regardless of the value of the purchase
are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, , Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and
Serbia.
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For UK tenderers:
Please be aware that following the entry into force of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement* on 1
February 2020 and in particular Articles 127(6), 137 and 138, the references to natural or legal
persons residing or established in a Member State of the European Union are to be understood
as including natural or legal persons residing or established in the United Kingdom. UK residents
and entities are therefore eligible to participate under this call.
* Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community
3.2. CONTRACTUAL CONDITIONS
The tenderer should bear in mind the provisions of the draft contract which specifies the rights
and obligations of the contractor, particularly those on payments, performance of the contract,
confidentiality, and checks and audits.
3.3. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW
The tender must comply with applicable environmental, social and labour law obligations
established by Union law, national legislation, collective agreements or the international
environmental, social and labour conventions listed in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU45.
Information about the environmental policy of EASME is provided in Annex 9 to these
specifications.
3.4. JOINT TENDERS
A joint tender is a situation where a tender is submitted by a group of economic operators
(natural or legal persons). Joint tenders may include subcontractors in addition to the members
of the group.
In case of joint tender, all members of the group assume joint and several liability towards the
Contracting Authority for the performance of the contract as a whole, i.e. both financial and
operational liability. Nevertheless, tenderers must designate one of the economic operators as a
single point of contact ("the leader") for the Contracting Authority for administrative and
financial aspects as well as operational management of the contract.
After the award, the Contracting Authority will sign the contract either with all members of the
group, or with the leader on behalf of all members of the group, authorised by the other
members via powers of attorney.
3.5. SUB-CONTRACTING
Subcontracting is the situation where a contract has been or is to be established between the
contracting authority and a contractor/tenderer only and where the contractor or tenderer, in
order to carry out that contract, enters into legal commitments with other entities for
performing parts of the contract. The contracting authority has no direct legal commitment with
the subcontractor(s). Examples of subcontractors include contractors' suppliers or free-lance
experts. In practice, any third party involved in the contract implementation which has no legal
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and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65).
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link with the contracting authority but with the contractor will be considered as subcontractor
(e.g. any other company which does not participate in the contract execution but provides
financial capacity).
Subcontracting is permitted but the contractor will retain full liability towards the contracting
authority for performance of the contract as a whole.
The rules of access to EU public procurement (Section 3.1) do not apply to subcontractors.
Tenderers are required to identify subcontractors whose share of the contract is above 10% or
whose capacity is necessary to fulfil the selection criteria (see Section 4.2).
Tenderers are also required to provide a list of all subcontractors (Annex 5.3) and to indicate
which parts of the work will be subcontracted.
During contract performance, the change of any subcontractor or any additional subcontracting
will be subject to prior written approval of the Contracting Authority.
3.6. COSTS
Tenderers themselves will bear the costs of drawing up their tenders and EASME will not be
liable to pay any compensation if a tender is rejected or if it decides not to select any tender.
3.7. CONTENT OF THE TENDER
The tenders must be presented as follows:
Part A: Identification of the tenderer (see Section 3.8)
Part B: Non-exclusion (see Section 4.2)
Part C: Selection (see Section 4.3)
Part D: Technical offer (including Annex 6)
The technical offer must cover all aspects and tasks required in the tender specifications
and provide all the information needed to apply the award criteria. Offers deviating from
the requirements or not covering all minimum requirements may be rejected on the basis of
non-compliance with the tender specifications and will not be evaluated.
For the appraisal, the written submission shall include a clear and detailed description of
the organisation, resources and methodology proposed. The tenderers will provide a
practical and detailed description of the resources and services proposed to achieve the
objectives and results set out in Sections 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 above.
Part E: Financial offer (Annex 7)
The price for the tender must be quoted in euro. Tenderers from countries outside the euro
zone have to quote their prices in euro. The price quoted may not be revised in line with
exchange rate movements. It is for the tenderer to bear the risks or the benefits deriving
from any variation.
Prices must be quoted free of all duties, taxes and other charges, including VAT, as the
European Union is exempt from such charges under Articles 3 and 4 of the Protocol on the
privileges and immunities of the European Union. The amount of VAT may be shown
separately.
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The quoted price must be a fixed amount which includes all charges (including travel and
subsistence). Travel and subsistence expenses are not refundable separately.
A price must also be quoted to cover the tasks for the possible renewal (see above sections
1.8 and 1.9). That price must be consistent with the prices quoted for same tasks under the
initial contract. In particular, the price quote must be transparent in showing clearly the use
of the same units and unit prices in the pricing of the tasks concerned by the renewal, and
proportional to the activities involved. The price quoted for the optional renewal of the
contract will be taken into consideration when calculating the ranking of tenders (see
Section 4.5).
3.8. IDENTIFICATION OF THE TENDERER
The tender must include a cover letter (letter of submission of tender - Annex 2) presenting the
name of the tenderer (including all entities in case of joint offer) and identified subcontractors if
applicable, and the name of the single point of contact (leader) in relation to this procedure.
In case of joint tender, the cover letter must be signed either by an authorised representative
for each member, or by the leader authorised by the other members with powers of attorney
(Annex 4). The signed powers of attorney must be included in the tender as well.
Subcontractors that are identified in the tender must provide a letter of intent (Annex 5.1)
signed by an authorised representative stating their willingness to provide the services
presented in the tender and in line with the present tender specifications.
The tenderer (and each member of the group in case of joint tender) must declare whether it is
a Small or Medium Size Enterprise in accordance with Commission Recommendation
2003/361/EC46. This information is used for statistical purposes only.
In the course of this tender procedure the EU Validation Services may contact tenderers via the
Participant Register and ask for supporting documents with respect to the legal existence and
status. Please note that a request for supporting documents in no way implies that the
tenderer has been successful.
Nevertheless, the Contracting Authority may ask, in the course of the procedure, for
complementary supporting documents, other than those requested by the EU Validation
Services. Such complementary documents may be asked so as to complete the checks on the
compliance of successful entities with the selection criteria and/or to ensure that the entity is
not in one of the exclusion situations referred to in this call for tenders.
4. EVALUATION AND AWARD
4.1. EVALUATION STEPS
The evaluation is based solely on the information provided in the submitted tender. It involves
the following:
Verification of non-exclusion of tenderers on the basis of the exclusion criteria
Selection of tenderers on the basis of selection criteria
Verification of compliance with the minimum requirements set out in these tender
specifications
Evaluation of tenders on the basis of the award criteria
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The contracting authority may reject abnormally low tenders, in particular if it established that
the tenderer or a subcontractor does not comply with applicable obligations in the fields of
environmental, social and labour law.
The Contracting Authority will assess these criteria in no particular order. The successful
tenderer must pass all criteria to be awarded the contract.
4.2. VERIFICATION OF NON-EXCLUSION
All tenderers must provide a declaration on honour (Annex 3), signed and dated by an
authorised representative, stating that they are not in one of the situations of exclusion listed in
that declaration on honour.
In case of joint tender, each member of the group must provide a declaration on honour signed
by an authorised representative.
In case of subcontracting, subcontractors whose share of the contract is above 10% or whose
capacity is necessary to fulfil the selection criteria must provide a declaration on honour signed
by an authorised representative.
The contracting authority reserves the right to verify whether the successful tenderer is in one
of the situations of exclusion by requiring the supporting documents listed in the declaration of
honour.
The successful tenderer must provide the documents mentioned as supporting evidence in the
declaration on honour before signature of the contract and within a deadline given by the
contracting authority. This requirement applies to each member of the group in case of joint
tender and to all subcontractors whose share of the contract is above 10% or whose capacity is
necessary to fulfil the selection criteria.
The obligation to submit supporting evidence does not apply to international organisations.
A tenderer (or a member of the group in case of joint tender, or a subcontractor) is not required
to submit the documentary evidence if it has already been submitted for another procurement
procedure and provided the documents were issued not more than one year before the date of
their request by the contracting authority and are still valid at that date. In such cases, the
tenderer must declare on its honour that the documentary evidence has already been provided
in a previous procurement procedure, indicate the reference of the procedure and confirm that
that there has been no change in its situation.
A tenderer (or a member of the group in case of joint tender, or a subcontractor) is not required
to submit a specific document if the contracting authority can access the document in question
on a national database free of charge.
4.3. SELECTION CRITERIA
Tenderers must prove their economic, financial, technical and professional capacity to carry out
the work subject to this procurement procedure.
The tenderer may rely on the capacities of other entities, regardless of the legal nature of the
links which it has with them. It must in that case prove to the Contracting Authority that it will
have at its disposal the resources necessary for performance of the contract, for example by
producing an undertaking on the part of those entities to place those resources at its disposal
(Annex 5.2).
The tender must include the proportion of the contract that the tenderer intends to
subcontract.
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4.3.1. Declaration and evidence
The tenderers (and each member of the group in case of joint tender) and subcontractors
whose capacity is necessary to fulfil the selection criteria must provide the declaration on
honour (see Annex 3), signed and dated by an authorised representative, stating that they fulfil
the selection criteria applicable to them. In case of joint tender or subcontracting, the criteria
applicable to the tenderer as a whole will be verified by combining the various declarations for a
consolidated assessment.
This declaration is part of the declaration used for exclusion criteria (see Section 4.2) so only
one declaration covering both aspects should be provided by each concerned entity.
The Contracting Authority will evaluate selection criteria on the basis of the declarations on
honour (Annex 3) and the information included in the tables in Annex 2.1 and Annex 2.2, fully
completed and the evidence where requested. .
After contract award, the successful tenderer might be required to provide additional necessary
evidence before signature of the contract and within a deadline given by the Contracting
Authority. This requirement applies to each member of the group in case of joint tender and to
subcontractors whose capacity is necessary to fulfil the selection criteria.
A tenderer (or a member of the group in case of joint tender, or a subcontractor) is not required
to submit the documentary evidence if it has already been submitted for another procurement
procedure and provided the documents were issued not more than one year before the date of
their request by the contracting authority and are still valid at that date. In such cases, the
tenderer must declare on its honour that the documentary evidence has already been provided
in a previous procurement procedure, indicate the reference of the procedure and confirm that
that there has been no change in its situation.
A tenderer (or a member of the group in case of joint tender, or a subcontractor) is not required
to submit a specific document if the contracting authority can access the document in question
on a national database free of charge.
4.3.2. Legal and regulatory capacity
Not applicable
4.3.3. Economic and financial capacity criteria
The tenderer must have the necessary economic and financial capacity to perform this contract
until its end. In order to prove its capacity, the tenderer must comply with the following
criterion:
Its average annual turnover for the last two financial years for which the accounts have been
closed shall amount to at least two times the estimated annual contract value of the lot, as
specified under section 1.9 of these tender specification.
To this effect, the following should be provided with the tender in eSubmission from all
tenderers and subcontractors whose capacity is necessary to fulfil the combined capacity:
Statement of Turnover in accordance with Annex 2.1 of these tender specifications
completed with the information requested.
For tenderers (including all members of the group) except subcontractors:
In the course of this tender procedure the EU Validation Services may contact tenderers via
the Participant Register and ask for supporting documents with respect to their economic
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and financial capacity. Please note that a request for supporting documents in no way
implies that the tenderer has been successful.
Nevertheless, the Contracting Authority may ask, in the course of the procedure, for
complementary supporting documents, other than those requested by the EU Validation
Services. Such complementary documents may be asked so as to complete the checks on
the compliance of successful entities with the selection criteria.
For subcontractors:
Subcontractors contributing to the combined financial and economic capacity of tenderers
should submit with the tender the following documents in eSubmission:
Copy of the Profit and Loss accounts for the last two years for which the accounts have
been closed from each concerned legal entity;
Failing that,
Appropriate statements from banks;
or
Evidence of professional risk indemnity insurance.
If, for some exceptional reason which the Contracting Authority considers justified, a tenderer is
unable to provide one or other of the above documents, it may prove its economic and financial
capacity by any other document which the Contracting Authority considers appropriate. In any
case, the Contracting Authority must at least be notified of the exceptional reason and its
justification. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request any other document
enabling it to verify the tenderer's economic and financial capacity.
4.3.4. Technical and professional capacity criteria and evidence
Tenders must provide in their tender the table in Annex 2.2 of these tender specifications,
exhaustively completed with all the necessary information.
The evidence mentioned below must be provided with the tender. .
Criteria relating to tenderers:
Tenderers (in case of a joint tender the combined capacity of all members of the group and
identified subcontractors) must comply with the criteria listed below.
The project references indicated below consist in a list of relevant services provided in the past
three years, with the description of the services provided, the sums, dates, names of
subcontractors and/or consortium members and their roles, clients, public or private.
Criteria relating to tenderers Evidence
Criterion 1: Ability to develop a common Evidence 1: the tenderer must provide
method of access to data held in repositories proof of experience in development of
and ability to providing access to data and services offering access to data or data
data products. products from at least three EU Member
States in at least one operational service.
Criterion 2: Ability to construct data products Evidence 2: the tenderer must provide
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Criteria relating to tenderers Evidence
from one or more data sources that provide proof of experience in the development
users with information about the distribution of at least two types of products - these
of parameters in time and space, relevant to could be map layers or time series or
the lot. harmonised datasets from
heterogeneous sources in the last three
years.
Criterion 3: Ability to develop machine-to- Evidence 3: the tenderer must provide
machine connections to data and data proof of development of at least one
products. operational service offering machine-to-
machine connections between marine
data and user.
Criterion 4: Ability to ensure interoperability Evidence 4: the tenderer must provide a
with international partners and knowledge of summary of relevant work done (e.g.
international standards. projects) (maximum one page) in the last
three years. These must highlight how
interoperability with at least one
international partner (non-EU country or
international organisation) has been
sought and how at least one
international standard has been used.
Criterion 5: Ability to provide user support Evidence 5: the tenderer must provide
and feedback. proof of experience in handling user
questions from at least one platform in
the last three years.
Criterion 6: Capacity to obtain access to data Evidence 6: the tenderer must provide at
and permission of owners. least three signed authorisations to use
data (these authorisations should
correspond to the data that will be made
available for the project – see table
referred to in section 4.4 (award
criterion 8)47
Any tenderer with a professional conflict of interest will be rejected on the basis not fulfilling
selection criteria for professional capacity.
4.4. AWARD CRITERIA
The contracts will be awarded based on the most economically advantageous tenders,
according to the 'best price-quality ratio' award method. The quality of the tenders will be
evaluated based on the following criteria. The maximum total quality score is 100 points.
Tenders that receive less than 65% of the maximum possible mark for the whole quality
evaluation or less than 50% for any of the quality criteria will be eliminated and their final score
will not be calculated. Tenders that do not reach the minimum quality levels will be rejected and
will not be ranked.
The criteria for the assessment of the quality of the offers, and the maximum points for each
criterion are outlined below.
47
Unless data are available without any requirement to ask owner's permission; for instance on-line.
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Quality award Criteria Maximum Assessment for each criterion carried
possible mark out also on the basis of the
following:
(1) Appropriate 6 points
approach for
unrestricted and
fast access to data
in repositories
(2) Degree of 6 points
facilitation of
machine-to-
machine
communication.
For the distinctive tasks , clear
(3) Quality of the 18 points (except for description of :
method of lot 3 habitats)
inputs
preparing data 40 points (for lot 3)
products. objectives
method
(4) Degree to which 6 points specific risks, including potential
contract builds on impact, level of impact and
existing EMODnet mitigation measures
structure.
expected outcome
(5) Quality of the 6 points the effort involved expressed as
method for fraction of total project
evaluating the composition and organisation
interoperability of the proposed team
with international
Gantt chart
partners
(6) Soundness of 10 points
project
management:
proposed
mechanisms to
comply with project
deadlines and
assure quality of
output
(7) Strength of 8 points Legacy Strategy explaining how the
guarantee of the tenderer will enable a smooth
continuity of the transition to EASME or a party to be
service. designated by EASME
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(8) Quantity of primary 40 points (except for For all lots:
data contributed to lot 3 habitats) a) data owner
the project. 18 points (for lot 3) b) reference number
c) sea basin
LOT-specific table – see below
TOTAL 100 points
In order to assess criterion (8) for all lots the tenderer must provide a table indicating the
quantity of primary data available to the project. The table shall be prepared in digital format
(Excel, Access) and delivered in electronic form –The form of the table is different for each lot.
The columns of the table are defined in section 1.6.2 “Quantity of primary data”
4.5. RANKING OF TENDERS
The contract will be awarded to the most economically advantageous tender per lot, i.e. the
tender offering the best price-quality ratio determined in accordance with the formula below. A
weight of 70/30 is given to quality and price.
The price used for the ranking of the tenders is the total price quoted under "C. Total price used
for the assessment of the financial offer" in Annex 7 Price and breakdown of costs”.
cheapest price quality criteria
score for price weighting total quality score (out of 100)
= * 100 * + * weighting
tender X price of tender X (30%) for all award criteria of tender X
(70%)
For each lot, the tender ranked first after applying the formula will be awarded the contract.
4.6. INFORMATION TO TENDERERS ON THE FINAL EVALUATION
EASME will inform tenderers of decisions reached concerning the award of the contract,
including the grounds for any decision not to award a contract or to recommence the
procedure.
EASME will inform all rejected tenderers of the reasons for their rejection and all tenderers
submitting an admissible tender of the characteristics and relative advantages of the selected
tender and the name of the successful tenderer.
However, certain information may be withheld where its release would impede law
enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest, or would prejudice the legitimate
commercial interests of economic operators, public or private, or might prejudice fair
competition between them.
5. ANNEXES
The following documents are annexed to these specifications and form an integral part of them:
Annex 1: Draft contract (for information)
Annex 2: Letter of submission of tender (to be filled in and signed by the tenderer)
Annex 2.1. – Statement of turnover
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Annex 2.2. – Technical capacity
Annex 3: Declaration on honour (exclusion and selection criteria)
Annex 4: Power of attorney
Annex 5.1: Letter of intent for sub-contractors
Annex 5.2: Letter of intent for third parties
Annex 5.3: List of subcontractors
Annex 6: Technical tender form
Annex 7: Financial offer (price and breakdown of costs)
Annex 8: Checklist for Submission
Annex 9: EASME's Environmental Policy
Electronically signed on 18/05/2020 14:38 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 4.2 (Validity of electronic documents) of Commission Decision 2004/563
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