Development of a Pollution Spread Model for the Rhine and its Tributaries

A. Economic and financial standing

2. Professional indemnity insurance
The tenderer must have professional indemnity insurance with a minimum coverage of EUR 1.2 million or undertake to obtain such insurance prior to the award of the contract.

In case of a consortium, each partner must confirm that it holds a professional indemnity insurance.

In case of a sub-contractor, only the main contractor needs to confirm that it holds a professional indemnity insurance.

A. Economic and financial standing

1. Financial turnover
To demonstrate the required economic and financial capacity, the tenderer must have achieved an average total annual net turnover of at least EUR 900,000 for the past three completed financial years.

Please note that in the case of a tendering consortium and/or subcontractors, each member must provide the information separately. During the evaluation process, the figures from all members will be totalled.

B. Technical and professional ability

3. Technical resources
The tenderer shall have access to the technical resources and infrastructure necessary to develop, test, deploy, operate, and maintain the proposed solution. This shall include, where applicable:
a. capabilities for GIS and spatial data processing;
b. sufficient computing resources for model execution and performance requirements;
c. suitable storage solutions for spatial, temporal, and operational data;
d. separate environments for development, testing, staging, and production purposes;
e. automated capabilities for software build, testing, and deployment;
f. monitoring, logging, and alerting facilities for operational management;
g. backup, business continuity, and disaster recovery capabilities;
h. tools and processes supporting project management, system architecture documentation, and API documentation;
i. suitable equipment for tracer experiments.
Tenderers may propose any technologies, platforms, or tools that provide equivalent or superior functionality and meet the requirements of the contract.

B. Technical and professional ability

1. Experience in software development projects in the field of earth sciences with a focus on hydrological topics
The tenderer (where applicable, each member of the consortium / each subcontractor) confirms that they have experience in developing and implementing software solutions comparable to the subject matter of this contract (i. e. in the field of earth sciences with a focus on hydrological topics):

The tenderer shall demonstrate relevant experience in the development and implementation of software solutions comparable to the scope of this contract (i. e. in the field of earth sciences with a focus on hydrological topics) by providing at least two reference projects that have been completed or carried out within the past five years. In the case of a consortium, this requirement may be satisfied collectively by the consortium members.

B. Technical and professional ability

2. Experience with tracer experiments in medium or large rivers
The tenderer (where applicable, a member of the consortium / a subcontractor) confirms that they have experience with tracer experiments in medium or large rivers by providing at least one reference project that has been completed or carried out within the past seven years.

B. Technical and professional ability

4. Personnel resources
The tenderer (where applicable, each member of the consortium / each subcontractor) confirms that they have access to sufficient qualified personnel to perform the contract.

The tenderer shall demonstrate that it has access to sufficient qualified personnel and resources to perform the contract throughout the required project period. The available capacity shall include adequate expertise in software development, software architecture (at least 3 employees in software development / IT in 2024 and 2025 each), and scientific and/or hydrological modelling.