Operation, maintenance and upgrade of the Press Room of the European Parliament in Strasbourg

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The European Parliament's press room (EP press room) in Strasbourg is a working area for journalists providing 226 work positions with specific equipment. It forms part of a suite of rooms used for journalists' activities, located on levels 0 (92 work positions) and -1 (134 work positions) in the North section of the Louise Weiss (LOW) building in Strasbourg. The complex consists of 2 work rooms with a press service helpdesk on the 0 level, a journalist support helpdesk at the -1 level, a meeting room on each floor, some small isolated conversation corners, offices for press agencies on the -1 level of the tower area of the LOW building and operation rooms.Certain functionalities of the press room are managed by an external contractor. Hereinafter this operator is referred to as “the Contractor”.The contractor will be responsible for:— managing and operating the technical systems installed,— supplying services that Parliament provides for journalists,— ensuring that all technical systems function smoothly overall.