specific contracts, if necessary) prior to transition the service into Grow/ Run streams as handover to the Contractor in Lot 2. Please refer also to section 6.1 on extension orders. 

• Lot 2: 

6. Shall serve ECHA in the provision of Grow and Run activities as described in section 2.1.2. 

7. Shall serve ECHA for activities aimed at developing capabilities that augment the existing portfolio in line with architectural targets. 

8. Shall serve ECHA in the provision of Support and Application Management services for all IT products in the portfolio including those that, originated under Lot 1, have matured into standard IT assets and can leverage streamlined supporting and management capabilities. 

• Lot 1 or Lot 2: 

9. ECHA reserves the right to take into account other aspects/circumstances such as timing, budget availability/cost-benefits assessments, synergies, technical/ legal requirements etc. 

For the sake of clarity, throughout this document wherever the reference to a Lot (Lot 1 or Lot 2) is not explicitly specified, the text is applicable to both Lots. 

## 3. FWC Phase-in 

It is paramount for the business continuity of ECH A’s operations to ensure the successful start-up of the activities in scope of the FWC. To that end, all Contractors shall have in place the necessary resources to swiftly set up the appropriate organisation to execute the work foreseen for this FWC, taking into account the specific set up of the 2 Lots. 

This section gives an overview of the initial activities ECHA expects the Contractors to carry out and the deliverables to produce in the initial phase of the FWC ensuring the successful start-up of the steady-state services 3 . 

All contractors in Lot 1 under re-opening of competition and the second and third contractor in the cascade (Lot 1 and Lot 2) may be engaged in service delivery at any point in time of the FWC duration. Whereas under re-opening of competition, an ECHA request for services will be addressed to all contractors (Lot 1), the cascade will be utilised for the purpose of providing ECHA with backup options thus ensuring a higher degree of service continuity should the first contractor in cascade (Lot 1 and Lot 2) not be able to provide the requested services. 

In order to ensure a reasonable lead time to start operating under the FWC upon request by ECHA, all contractors in Lot 1 and the second and third contractor in Lot 2 are requested to maintain a certain level of readiness throughout the duration of the FWC and, at no extra costs for ECHA. In this regard, basic start-up activities are foreseen to take place for all contractors at signature of the FWC and to be followed via regular updates where relevant. Accordingly, FWC phase-in entails: 

1. For LOT 1 –  hybrid cascade / reopening of competition: 

o ALL contractors  shall perform phase-in  in the form of basic start-up activities 

