 Approval of Inception Report: 20% of the price 

 Approval of Progress Report 1: 30% of the price 

 Approval of Progress Report 2: 30% of the price 

 Approval of Final Report: 20% of the price 

Moreover, these payments are subject to the conditions specified in the service contract. 

## 1.5. Place of performance 

The tasks will be performed on the Contractor ’s premises with the following exceptions: 

 Meetings between the Contractor and INEA will be held in Brussels. INEA may schedule face-to-face meetings with the Contractor  at short notice (down to 48 hours ahead) and the Contractor must ensure that a member of the Project Steering Committee  on behalf of the Contractor  can attend these meetings. 

 For the ETIP SNET, meetings among stakeholders will take place in Europe. The venues for these meetings will be chosen in agreement with the governing bodies of the ETIP with, as a main criterion, the minimization of travel time, costs and environmental impact for the members of these groups. 

 For BRIDGE, meetings will take place in Brussels. 

 Dissemination events will take place in Europe and the venues will be chosen by the ETIP SNET in agreement with the Technical and Support Office . 

 When requested by INEA, the Technical and Support Office  must represent BRIDGE or the ETIP SNET at international events outside Europe. This will happen no more than once per year on average. 

 In general, the Technical and Support Office shall strive to organise meetings remotely, e.g., through telephone or web conference, thus minimizing travel time, costs and environmental impact, while ensuring a good collaboration among the stakeholders and with INEA and the European Commission. 

## 1.6. Nature of the contract 

The procedure will result in the conclusion of a service contract. 

## 1.7. Volume and value of the contract 

The estimated total amount of all purchases under this contract is indicated under Heading II.1.5 of the contract notice. The quantities to be purchased over the total duration of the contract are specified in Section 1.4 of these specifications. 

INEA estimates that tenderers should dedicate 15 to 20% of the contract value to works serving the BRIDGE initiative (Task 5, Task 6 and BRIDGE-related activities in Task 7, Task 8 and Task 9) and the remaining share to works serving the ETIP SNET. 

