In 2018, the state of Rhineland-Palatinate successfully established a so-called "Business Ecosystem" to support structural change in the automotive industry, in which the existing resources and competencies are bundled as efficiently as possible and targeted under the logo "We move it". Here, all relevant institutional actors in Rhineland-Palatinate can get involved and network with the economy in order to effectively support them in the process of structural change.

The subject of this call is the continuation of the "We move it" initiative.

The contract is awarded by way of an open procedure.

See the task description for details on the scope of services.

In the course of the contract to be awarded, the established overall approach of "We move it" must be further developed in an evolutionary and strategically targeted manner. In addition to the maintenance of proven building blocks, new ones must be designed and implemented in a demand-oriented manner. From the current point of view, the following service modules are required for order fulfilment:

- The maintenance and further development of the digital competence atlas / directory, in particular of the relevant institutions, institutions, associations and companies as well as the other relevant actors from the Rhineland-Palatinate value creation and innovation chain of the automotive industry. This also includes the current knowledge of new potential network partners, their classification and, if necessary, active integration into the network. The revision of the Competence Atlas is to be completed by the end of 2023.

- The continuation and further development of the previous Internet offer until the end of 2023: Established offers such as the funding catalogue, the podcast series, specialist information and best practice examples must be continued, expanded if necessary and supplemented by innovative service offers. The embedded competence atlas must be easy to use. The site must - as far as technically possible - be built on a system that corresponds to the state of the art and is easy to maintain and maintain. The Internet offer must be publicly available without interruption even if the contract is re-awarded.

- Conception and implementation of differentiated approaches for the networking of the above-mentioned institutional actors with the representatives of the automotive industry with special consideration of the specific requirements of SMEs: The aspect of a strengthened strategy-oriented networking and support of the industry is to be taken up.

- Development and conceptual implementation of a differentiated range of technical information that provides SMEs in the automotive industry in particular with timely information useful in coping with structural change.

- Conception and implementation of one or two larger events (approx. 100 - 150 participants) with supra-regional appeal as well as five to six smaller thematically focused specialist events per year (workshops, lectures with discussion, etc., approx. 20 - 40 participants) - in the context of the strategic task - with the network partners and in particular with the target group of SMEs and with the involvement of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, agriculture and viticulture. Both face-to-face events, which serve networking in addition to the content aspect, as well as online formats are to be offered.

- Fulfillment of a pilot function against the background of high experience competence, especially with SMEs in the automotive industry with regard to

a) the initiation and use of public funding at the state and federal level combined with practical consulting experience, in particular with regard to the cooperation of SMEs with OEMs,

b) creation of transparency with regard to funding programmes of the EU, the federal government and the state, and

c) cooperation with public, in particular Rhineland-Palatinate, institutions in the field of research and development.

For the performance requirements outlined above, coherent and as integrated as possible solutions must be offered in which the various service offerings are stringently networked.

The focus of all services offered must be on the respective contribution to coping with the structural change in the automotive industry. A central requirement of the client is also the connectivity of the future activities of "We move it" to the previous ones. The corresponding implementation, in particular to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities, must be taken into account in the conceptual services and in particular in the cost estimation.

The business language of the "We move it" initiative is german.

The realization of the concepts created in the context of the fulfillment of the order takes place in close coordination with the client.