Tender Results of European Innovation Council And Smes Executive Agency Eismea , Eismea I 02 2 Competitiveness And Internationalisation

This call for tenders is launched in view to conclude a service contract for the provision of the following services: 1. the organisation of the SME Week; 2. the conference organisation for the yearly SME policy conference called the SME Assembly; 3. provide support for the organisation of the european enterprise promotion awards. In addition to that, the contractor will have to: • design and implement a comprehensive and innovative outreach and engagement strategy for the activities and results forming part of the contract; • propose an innovative and high impact concept of the promotion of the SME Week among European citizens; • propose a concept for the showcasing of ‘Secrets of Success’ and produce it. The services that are the subject of this call for tenders are described in detail in the tender specifications in Section 1.

This call for tenders is divided into two lots: — lot 1 – strategic procurement training for public buyers; — lot 2 – SME friendly strategic procurement training for central purchasing bodies (CPBs).

The EU-level tourism portal would provide tourism industry, SMEs and other stakeholders an easy access to the resources that support them in their transition towards more green and innovative services and operations in order to enhance the position of the EU as the leading tourist destination globally. The platform should be developed so that it can support separately managed content types for different industrial ecosystem communities, while the first implementation under this tender would focus on content implementation for the tourism ecosystem.

Set up of the 'Late Payment Observatory' to support the follow-up of the SME strategy adopted in March 2020.