1.4.1.4. Organisational support to ETIP SNET and BRIDGE  1.4.2. Objectives  As the last calls for proposals for Horizon 2020 will be launched in 2020, BRIDGE will also  involve new energy system projects of high technology readiness funded by the subsequent  Horizon Europe framework programme.  Currently, the operations of both ETIP SNET and BRIDGE are supported by a technical and  support office that is funded by the European Commission through grant agreement 731220  (INTENSYS4EU). INTENSYS4EU will end on 30 September 2020. At the end of the  INTENSYS4EU project, the successful tenderer in the present call for tenders (the  Contractor ) will take over the operations of this office. One month of overlap with  INTENSYS4EU is foreseen for organising a successful handover.  INTENSYS4EU published the latest ten-year ETIP SNET R&I roadmap in early 2020$^{7}$ and  plans to publish an ETIP SNET implementation plan for 2021-2022 in March or April 2020.  INEA wants to establish a new  Technical and Support Office  for the ETIP SNET and the  BRIDGE initiative. Through this invitation to tender, INEA wants to select a service provider  for operating this office. While the implementation of the contract will be managed by INEA,  the  Technical and Support Office  will also regularly interact with and report to the European  Commission and mainly the Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER).  For ETIP SNET, the specific objectives of this contract are:  $^{7}$ ETIP SNET R&I Roadmap 2020-2030 (Jan. 2020), https://www.etip-snet.eu/wp- content/uploads/2020/02/ETIP-SNET-RI-Roadmap-2020-2030_WEB.pdf   The professional support of the ETIP with its different bodies. This includes  organisational and logistic support for the preparation and execution of their meetings,  support to coordination activities with other EU and international organisations and  bodies (e.g., other ETIPs), and support to exchanges with national stakeholder  activities in the field. Furthermore, it includes support to the chairs in fulfilling their  roles as well as with adhering to the ETIP’s terms of reference and the consolidation,  maintenance and revision of these terms of reference in agreement with the Executive  Committee of the platform.   The drafting and publication of technical and strategic publications in the field of  smart energy systems. For these publications the  Contractor ’s staff members should  act as lead authors. They should draft the publications based on input by the ETIP  SNET members and involve the stakeholders active on the platform for technical  contributions and reviews. Furthermore, the  Contractor  shall act as publisher, ensure  the professional design of publications, and coordinate the editing and review process.  9