Brussels, 13 March 2002

The European Commission's Enterprise DG has issued a prior information notice for calls for tenders for services, commerce, tourism, e-business and IDA (interchange of data between administrations).

The information notice includes:

- Assessment of the impact of migration towards open-source software. Estimated budget: 250,000 euro

- Support for the implementation of e-government services. Estimated budget: 2,500,000 euro over two years

- Consultation in the general field of management of middleware content and items produced in support of sectoral networks.

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Estimated budget: 2,500,000 euro over three years

- Instruments required to strengthen the social and economic dimension of sustainable development in order to improve competitiveness and innovation: harmonised criteria for good access to tourist sites and infrastructures for the disabled. Estimated budget: 100,000 euro

- Instruments required to strengthen the social and economic dimension of sustainable development in order to improve competitiveness and innovation: methods and measuring instruments required for monitoring the quality of tourist destinations and services.

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Estimated budget: 100,000 euro

- Instruments required to strengthen the social and economic dimension of sustainable development in order to improve competitiveness and innovation: strategies to identify and develop a sustainable socio-cultural identity for tourist destinations. Estimated budget: 150,000 euro

- Studies to be carried out within the context of the e-business market surveillance function. Estimated budget: 1,000,000 euro for a 12 month period

- Study to be carried out on activities relating to standardising national policies in support of e-business securisation. Estimated budget: 125,000 euro

- Study to analyse the impact of e-business on legislation of industrial products within the EU. Estimated budget: 150,000

- Three studies in the field of industry and the information and communication technologies (ICT) services. Estimated budget for the three studies: 250,000 euro.

For further information, please contact:

European Commission
Directorate-General Enterprise
B-1049 Brussels

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Projects 1, 2, 3 and 4:
Mrs Finetti
SC15 2/049
B-1409 Brussels
Tel: +32-2-2960109
Fax: +32-2-2990286

Projects 5 and 6:
Mrs Westcott
SC 2/0
B-1049 Brussels
Tel: +32-2-2953886
Fax: +32-2-2956969

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Project 7:
Mr Servert
SC 2/029
B-1049 Brussels
Tel: +32-2-2958006
Fax: +32-2-2956969

Project 8:
Mr Karageorgos
SC15 1/143
B-1049 Brussels
Tel: +32-2-2960291
Fax: +32-2-2969500

Project 9:
Mr Conte
SC15 1/019
B-1049 Brussels
Tel: + 32-2-29683
Fax: +32-2-2969500

Project 10:
Mrs Perogianni
SC15 1/173
B-1049 Brussels
Tel:+ 32-2-2958193
Fax: +32-2-2969500

Project 11:
Mr Richier
SC15 1/173
B-1049 Brussels
Tel: +32-2-2969110
Fax: +32-2-296 9500

Remarks: 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.

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Document Reference: OJ No S 51-039151 of 13-03-2002, p. 91