In practice, the hosting of the platform and websites will arranged by the European Commission. For preparing and maintaining them, the contractor is expected to closely collaborate with the relevant EC services. 

In view of implementation and maintenance, the preferred content management system (CMS) for any web development on the Europa domain is Drupal, release 8. INEA strongly recommends tenderers to base their developments on this CMS, since with other systems the maintenance effort during the project lifetime will be much higher. 

Also the other web based activities (like newsletters, meeting registration or webinars) that will make part of the contract must comply with the EU Web Guide. The tools offered as Europa Webtools should be used for such activities in order to avoid the risks that come with third party tools (see EU Web Guide). 

Secured sections on the websites may be realized on the Europa domain through a wiki.For any content published as part of this contract, the Contractor  must declare that the opinions expressed do not represent the contracting authority’s official position. Moreover, for any pre- existing content that should be published through the websites, the knowledge management and sharing platform, or other channels of the Techncial and Support Office , the Contractor must seek consent from the owners or copyright holders of this content. This applies, e.g., for earlier publications from the ETIP SNET. No document can be re-distributed by the Technical and Support Office  until this consent will have been granted. 

## 1.4.5. Project team 

Tenderers shall list in their offers the names of the core members of the project team delivering the service. The team members in each of the roles below should be the ones that contribute to fulfilling the selection criteria as defined in Section 3.2.3.2. 

The following roles shall be covered: 

 project manager 

 lead editor 

 technical experts 

The Contractor may replace team members at any time, as long as the selection criteria related to the team delivering the service remain fulfilled. 

## Meetings of the Project Steering Committee 

## 1.4.6. Deliverables 

The Project Steering Committee includes the Contractor , INEA and the European Commission DG ENER. Executive Committee members of the ETIP SNET may be invited as adequate. 

