Beschreibung der Beschaffung
The European Central Bank (ECB) is an official EU institution which is responsible for the monetary policy of the European Union. It fulfils this mandate together with the 19 national central banks (NCB’s) of the member states whose currency is the euro (the ‘Eurosystem’). Since 2014, the ECB is also entrusted with the task of banking supervision within the European Union to ensure the stability of the banking system. This is conducted by the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) which consists of the ECB and the national supervisory authorities (NCA’s) of the participating countries.
To duly fulfil our mandate, it is vital that we ensure that our around 4 000 staff members have access to the most up to date learning resources and content so that they can continuously enhance the required skills, competencies and knowledge. As part of this overarching learning and development strategy, we also want to enhance our offer on data science, computer science, digital skills and Information and communications technology (ICT). In 2020, the ECB launched a pilot of a Data Academy, an initiative aiming to support the organisation in achieving its strategic goals by addressing its current and future learning needs. The ECB aims through this procurement to award contract(s) with providers to further strengthen the learning programme of the data academy as well as enrich the overall data, technology and ICT offer.
Against this background, the ECB is therefore looking to procure the following services:
Lot 1: Up to three providers to design, and/or co-create, deliver and administer blended learning and development services provided in English in the field of data science and computer science, and the specialisations covered by the ECB Data Academy.
The ECB Data Academy is open to staff members across business areas with the following main objectives:
(i) close knowledge gaps and upskill staff in the field of data science, information technology and data skills;
(ii) improve general data literacy among staff;
(iii) support the organisation’s data transformation;
(iv) standardise data skills across business areas using e.g. cross-functional synergies; and
(v) encourage participants to learn from each other and put learning in to practice e.g. in the form of (cross) business area projects.
Lot 2: Up to three providers to design and/or co-create, deliver and administer learning and development services provided in English on ICT end user topics e.g. computer applications, collaboration and communication tools and cybersecurity.
The envisaged starting date of the contract(s) is Q2-2021 for an initial duration of 3 years and the possibility to extend for one additional year.
The procured services will be open to all staff of the ECB, and where applicable, to employees of NCAs of the SSM and NCBs of the ESCB. The on-site services would be mainly delivered in Frankfurt am Main and in exceptional cases delivered in local NCB/NCAs locations within the EU.
Interested parties may establish temporary groupings or subcontracting for the provision of the requested learning and development activities, as further detailed in Chapter V ‘General Rules’ below.