Call for tenders for study to assess impact of eEurope standardisation plan

Brussels, 10 May 2002

The European Commission's Enterprise DG has issued a call for tenders (No. ENTR/02/11) for a study 'Assessment of the impact of the eEurope standardisation action plan.'

The purpose of this call is to assist the Commission in evaluating the impact of the financial support provided to the eEurope standardisation action plan so far.

The contractor shall collect information and assist in assessing the eEurope standardisation work, its structures, methodologies and achievements against certain benchmark criteria such as promotion of public interest, open and inclusive final platforms, free availability and use of eEurope standardisation deliverables. A report will be prepared three months after the start of the work. The results shall be further analysed with a view to re-designing, where necessary, the way the Commission provides support to the ICT standardisation process.

For further information, please contact:

European Commission
Directorate-General Enterprise (Unit D4)
B-1049 Brussels
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/ca lls/calls.html

Remarks: The deadline for requesting tender documents is 06-06-2002. The deadline for submitting tender documents is 13-07-2002.

Before contacting the Commission, tenderers are strongly advised to consult the original call text in the Official Journal of the European Communities at the reference below.

Document Reference: OJ No S 90-070505 of 10-05-2002, p. 64

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