Vaccine Effectiveness, Burden and Impact Studies (VEBIS) of COVID-19 and Influenza – Tender Specifications OJ/2021/DPR/12924  Authorities, or with support from ECDC. ECDC will decide which  countries to be offered whole genome sequencing support.  • The choice of the countries and study sites should take into  account/consideration the geographic representativeness, type of  vaccine product(s) used, the populations included in the initial  vaccination priorities, the size of the population being vaccinated and the  ability to recruit study subjects   On an annual basis, the contractor is expected to identify and draft a list of sites  available and committed for the studies during that year (or season).  DL 5.2.2. Report  describing all  participating sites  The contractor shall draft a report on an annual basis, prior to the influenza  season starting, describing the study sites.  The report should use a standard template per site and include details on  catchment population, use of case definitions for swabbing practices, staffing  available for study, details on specimen handling and laboratory methodology  used and data collection methods.  Once a year, within  12 weeks of signing  specific contract  Word - ECDC template  Task 3: Training and capacity building  Capacity building is considered an essential part of this lot. The contractor shall ensure that by the end of the project all study sites will build enough capacity  to be able to independently implement the protocols. At the end of the project, a report will be drafted by the contractor summarizing the steps taken  throughout the project to support and train the study sites.  Deliverable (DL)  Description  Estimated  frequency/ Volume  File / form at type  DL 5.3.1. Site-specific  training/visit Training/Site visit performed (up to 6 hours) with restricted group of study site  contact persons (10-15 individuals), depending on topic (such as first-time  application of protocol or quality control once the protocol is applied) and as  agreed with ECDC. Training/site visit aims to ensure that site personnel will have  sufficient skills and knowledge of study protocol, procedures, data collection,  management, and analyses to run the study independently.  Irregular  frequency, up to  40 units during the  framework  contract duration  Word;  Power Point / video  conference 