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Under its 'Framework contract for Evaluation, review and development of EU Water Policy', the European Commission DG Environment has issued a service request for a Specific Contract to provide "Support for the intercomparison of Good Ecological Potential for Heavily Modified Water Bodies and elaboration of a technical document on sediment management in the context of the Water Framework Directive". The aim of this Specific Contract is to ensure support for the follow-up activities towards the further elaboration of deliverables concerning Good Ecological Potential and sediment management as outlined in the 2019-2021 work programme for the ECOSTAT working group of the WFD Common Implementation Strategy.

The specific objectives of the contract include:

1. Supporting the intercomparison of Good Ecological Potential (GEP) for Heavily Modified Water Bodies (HMWB), including
   • Elaborating questionnaires and synthesising replies from Member States,
   • Supporting the preparation of a workshop on the intercomparison of GEP and
   • Drafting the GEP intercomparison reports.
2. Supporting the elaboration of a technical document on the management of sediment in the context of the Water Framework Directive, including:
   • Collecting experiences and case studies from Member States and stakeholders;
   • Elaborating and maintaining a resource library on sediment management;
   • Supporting and coordinating the drafting process of the technical document; and
   • Supporting the preparation and execution of a workshop related to the technical document on the management of sediment.