A number of EU legal instruments require EU Member States to monitor and report/exchange air quality data. This information is collated, analysed and shared by the European Environment Agency (EEA). To date much of the data is already reported electronically by the countries concerned, but not in an integrated fashion. Other Eionet countries than the Member States exchange their data following the same reporting mechanism.
The European Commission and the EU Member States have agreed, through an Implementing Decision, to establish a new mechanism of electronic air quality data reporting and data exchange (e-reporting) within the framework 'Infrastructure for spatial information in Europe' (Inspire). The Implementing Decision (2011/850/EU) merged several separate legal instruments with the intention of streamlining the reporting and data exchange. It applies from 1.1.2014.
The EEA, supported by the European Topic Centre for Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation (ETC/ACM) will assist the Commission to establish and operate the new e-reporting mechanism for reporting and sharing air quality information. EEA's role is to institute and perform a number of support activities aimed at a smooth transition to the new reporting and data exchange provisions as well securing the alignment with Inspire.
To facilitate a quick and smooth transition to e-reporting, EEA aims at a specially developed transformation software which will provide an interface for e-reporting. By October 2013, the interface software needs to be developed, tested and deployed, to be acting as a common mechanism for bridging the gap between national systems and the prescribed XML format.
Section V: Award of contract
V.1) Date of contract award decision:
20.3.2013
V.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received: 4
V.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
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