This document provides information about next steps for the ARCHIVER Open Market Consultation project. It outlines the benefits of participating in the early adopters program, including providing feedback on tender documents and testing services. It also summarizes the timeline for the tender process, from contract notice drafting through tender evaluation and notification of results. Finally, it encourages companies to form consortia to address the wide-ranging research and development objectives, and provides information on staying updated on the project.

1. Wrapping Up and Next Steps
Marion Devouassoux
Project Analyst
CERN IT Department

2. How are we doing so far ?
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3. What’s in it for you?
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Demonstrate archiving & preservation services with petabyte data volumes and high
and sustained ingest rates (1-10 Gbps per day) for multi-disciplinary scientific data
Diversify your service offer while keeping the ownership of the results
Support the Open Data movement
Offer services via the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Catalogue
Access the public funded European Research Infrastructures (RIs) as a new market
segment

4. Early Adopters Programme
Objective: Encourage wide deployment of solutions developed during the project
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Key Benefits:
Be consulted for feedback on the tender documents
Access parts of the R&D produced by the ARCHIVER Contractors across all
phases of the project
Access to limited capacity made available by the Buyers Group during the
pilot phase to test the services developed
Early Adopters will be listed on the Request for Tender (RfT)
Engage with a group of “Early Adopters”: Public organisations having a need for
innovative digital archiving and preservation solutions

5. Overview of the Tender Timeline
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PCP Contract Notice Drafting
Process
Finalize the PCP
Contract Notice
Tender open for
60 days
Companies invited to bid
Tender
evaluation
Tender
Publication
Tenderers notified
of results
Closing the
Tender
April
2019
June October December January
2020
Disclaimer: this timeline is for information only and is subject to change
Open Market Consultation
input
for

6. PCP Contract Notice Drafting Process
Draft tender documents available
on our website for consultancy
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Comments and suggestions welcome (the Buyers Group does not commit to take
comments into consideration)
Publication of new draft versions: when considerable edits are made
Between April and June 2019
Transparent and open process

7. Open Market Consultation
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Open dialogue on R&D challenges of the Tender
Upcoming event:
Afternoon event
Presentation of the outcome of the
initiatives part of the Open Market
Consultation
Registration open: https://www.archiver-
project.eu/open-market-consultation-
consolidation-event

8. Build your Consortium
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Wide-ranging R&D objectives
Tenderers are required to have expertise allowing
them to develop Solutions that address all
challenges
Project team encourages companies/
organisations to form viable consortia
Book a room at CERN on the morning
of June 5th !

9. Build your Consortium
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Area dedicated to ARCHIVER
=> Exchange with companies interested in
bidding for the ARCHIVER tender
• Free of Charge
• Not mandatory
Crowdhelix = a networking platform

10. Stay Updated !
Mailing list suppliers@archiver-project.eu
Want to add a contact? Email omcinfo@archiver-project.eu
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ARCHIVER website: www.archiver-project.eu
Check our FAQ: https://www.archiver-project.eu/faq
Submit additional questions via the website

11. Thank you and we hope to see you
at the Consolidation Event !
(5th June – Geneva)