Preparatory Meeting
The representatives of the Companies/Organisations shortlisted by the Selection Panel after the first evaluation round of the proposals, will be invited to attend the Preparatory Meeting to set up the STF/TTF.
The purpose of the Preparatory Meeting is for the ETSI Selection Panel to make a recommendation to the ETSI Director-General on the selection of the contractors that will perform the STF/TTF work.
The invitation to the Preparatory Meeting does not imply any obligation from ETSI. The final decision on the selection of the contractors will be made by the ETSI Director-General.
Participants:
- Selection Panel (ETSI Secretariat and Reference Body representatives)
- Representatives of the short-listed Companies/Organisations (accountable for technical and financial decisions)
- Other technically competent persons nominated by the ETSI Secretariat and/or the Reference Body
Objective:
- Review the proposals and reach a common understanding on the tasks to be shared (if required)
- Identify the tasks to be performed and the deliverables to be provided by each contractor
- Identify the interfaces between tasks and dependencies between contractors (input/output/handover)
- Agree on the work plan (deliverables, milestones, time scale)
- Define the interaction with the Reference Body (meeting calendar, checkpoints, etc.)
- Identify consultation/dissemination activities
- Evaluate travel budget requirements
- Verify compatibility of offers with the maximum budget
- Negotiate adjustment of the financial conditions in the individual proposals, if required
- Identify the services required by the Secretariat
- Organise the IT services
- Present the guidelines of the administrative procedures
Minutes of the Preparatory Meeting:
The minutes of the Preparatory Meeting will contain a summary of the technical and project planning requirements agreed upon in the meeting, including a description of the tasks to be performed and the deliverables to be provided by each contractor.
The minutes will be submitted for approval to all participants and will serve as the reference document for defining the technical requirements in the Service Contracts that ETSI will offer.
The financial conditions outlined in the proposals, including any agreements reached during individual negotiations, will remain confidential between ETSI and each contractor.
Reimbursement of travel costs
ETSI will reimburse the travel and subsistence costs for the candidates according to the ETSI travel reimbursement rules (details will be provided in the invitation). read more