The project concerns the overall production of LMP statistics, i.e. data collection including methodological and harmonisation aspects as well as technical aspects related to the maintenance of the LMP database and application as well as its use.
1. The contractor is expected to carry out the annual data collection from the 27 Member States, plus UK and Norway, and ensure sound validation of the data and preparation of final processed data for dissemination;
2. He is also expected to prepare LMP statistics for dissemination: on the online database of the European Commission, statistical reports (‘Annual LMP publication’), contributions to various publications, contribution to LMP related meetings, Commission working papers and an analytical report of about 50-70 pages (‘LMP webnote’);
3. Work also includes further methodological developments such as improvements to the existing methodological guidelines, participation in methodological meetings with the European Commission and the Member States, and providing methodological advice to the European Commission’s DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, and other internal DGs;
4. He has to ensure the regular annual production of LMP statistics required by the European Commission according to the well-defined schedule. The contractor has to dispose of the necessary expertise and IT resources to ensure a high quality of all activities related to the collection, validation, quality assurance and dissemination of LMP statistics as well as their further methodological development;
5. He also has to ensure that the LMP application which is used for data collection and validation is operational throughout the duration of the service contract. The LMP application (tool for data collection and validation) needs to be maintained and further developed according to new methodological developments of LMP statistics; additionally, the contractor might be asked to make some improvements/changes. Under the supervision of the European Commission (DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) the contractor shall carry out the tasks independently and interact regularly with the European Commission in various ways (email, telephone, meetings, etc.).