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## 2 Detailed characteristics of the purchase 

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The services that are the subject of this call for tender, including any minimum requirements, are described in the sections below and the corresponding annexes. 

Variants (alternatives to the model solution described in the tender specifications) are not allowed. The contracting authority  will disregard any variants described in a tender. 

All written and oral communication with the successful tenderer(s) will be in English. 

EU-OSHA currently uses Microsoft (MS) Teams and integrated applications, such as the MS Task Planner, as the main online platform for internal and external communications, including work meetings and events, and as a repository of working documents. It is expected that regular communication with the contractor(s) will take place using MS Teams, through specific teams and channels. 

EU-OSHA reserves the right to change the platform during the life of the framework contract — if necessary — and expects the contractor(s) to adapt to and work within the new platform under the same conditions. 

## 2.1 Lot 1: Awareness-raising support to focal points and partners at national level 

## 2.1.1 Introduction 

Lot 1 aims to select a company to provide high-quality professional services to EU-OSHA’s main partners at the national level in EU, EEA and candidate countries in the following areas of activity: 

• organisation of seminars, workshops, film screenings and other events. 

• organisation of media and public relations activities. 

The tenderer is asked to support the organisation of the above activities via its own network of country- level partner companies and in close cooperation with EU-OSHA and its network of national stakeholders. 

## Descriptions of EU-OSHA’s national partners 

## National focal points 

EU-OSHA has a national focal point (FoP)  in each EU Member State and in EEA and candidate countries, whose details are on EU-OSHA’s corporate website. 

Nominated by each government as EU-OSHA’s official representative in that country, the focal points are typically the competent national authority for safety and health at work and are primary contributors to the implementation of EU-OSHA’s work programmes. 

Each year, depending on the available budget and the focal points’ needs, EU-OSHA organises between 250 and 300 activities (events and media and public relations activities) with its network of FoPs via the  Focal Point Assistance Tool (FAST) scheme . The FAST scheme provides financial and 

