Germany - Education and training services - Services for the further implementation of the Girls Go STEM Project

Various Services for the further implementation of the Girls Go STEM project (https://eit-girlsgostem.eu/). EIT RawMaterials, a Knowledge & Innovation Community (KIC) of EIT, initiated and funded by the EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology), a body of the European Union, is the largest consortium in the raw materials sector worldwide. EIT RawMaterials coordinates the Girls Go STEM Initiative (https://eit-girlsgostem.eu/), leading it together with other 7 EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs): EIT Health, EIT Food, EIT Urban Mobility, EIT Manufacturing, EIT Culture & Creativity, Climate KIC, and 28 Digital. The initiative aims to close the gender gap in STEM by training and inspiring 14-19-year-old girls to pursue STEM higher education and careers. The Girls Go STEM Initiative is expected to continue contributing to the Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027), which outlines the European Commission"s vision for high-quality, inclusive and accessible digital education in Europe, specifically under Action 13 "Encourage women"s participation in STEM" (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Additionally, under the Union of Skills framework and the EU STEM Education Strategic Plan launched in 2025, the European Commission expects the EIT Community to equip 100,000 schoolgirls aged 14-19 with digital skills by the end of 2028, through a learning programme that engages girls in an EIT-branded digital learning platform. The Girls Go STEM initiative will achieve this ambition by involving secondary school students in up to 37 countries in a 5 to 7-hour-long training programme on technology, digital, entrepreneurial and green skills, with a focus on presenting different subjects and careers in STEM and attracting more girls to these typically male-dominated fields. The Girls Go STEM learning programme is conducted in collaboration with schoolteachers using the project's online platform, the Circular Learning Space (https://circularlearningspace.eu/). The platform hosts the learning content that students are required to complete. The platform is based on Moodle Workplace (current version 4.5.6). The contractor shall provide the following services: - Initial setup: Initial setup, implementation, configuration of Moodle Workplace in its current version as a basis for the Circular Learning Space platform, including necessary licenses and migration of circularlearningspace.eu and its content, EIT KICs labels, project-related labels etc. from the current service provider; training upon request by EIT RawMaterials. The fully migrated and implemented Circular Learning Space shall offer users the full range of functionalities that existed before the migration. The contractor had the opportunity to gain a full and comprehensive impression of the plat-form's functionalities through its own access to circularlearningspace.eu. - Operation of the fully implemented learning platform circularlearningspace.eu, including: Hosting of all necessary software products meeting all specific requirements; Support Services: Hotline support, troubleshooting; Updates / upgrades / patches alongside the development roadmap of Moodle Workplace. - Additional services upon request by EIT RawMaterials. Further details are available in the Service Description which can be downloaded from https://www.dtvp.de/Satellite/public/company/project/CXP4DM2MMCZ/en/overview?3; EIT RawMaterials, a Knowledge & Innovation Community (KIC) of EIT, initiated and funded by the EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology), a body of the European Union, is the largest consortium in the raw materials sector worldwide. EIT RawMaterials coordinates the Girls Go STEM Initiative (https://eit-girlsgostem.eu/), leading it together with other 7 EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs): EIT Health, EIT Food, EIT Urban Mobility, EIT Manufacturing, EIT Culture & Creativity, Climate KIC, and 28 Digital. The initiative aims to close the gender gap in STEM by training and inspiring 14-19-year-old girls to pursue STEM higher education and careers. The Girls Go STEM Initiative is expected to continue contributing to the Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027), which outlines the European Commission"s vision for high-quality, inclusive and accessible digital education in Europe, specifically under Action 13 "Encourage women"s participation in STEM" (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Additionally, under the Union of Skills framework and the EU STEM Education Strategic Plan launched in 2025, the European Commission expects the EIT Community to equip 100,000 schoolgirls aged 14-19 with digital skills by the end of 2028, through a learning programme that engages girls in an EIT-branded digital learning platform. The Girls Go STEM initiative will achieve this ambition by involving secondary school students in up to 37 countries in a 5 to 7-hour-long training programme on technology, digital, entrepreneurial and green skills, with a focus on presenting different subjects and careers in STEM and attracting more girls to these typically male-dominated fields. The Girls Go STEM learning programme is conducted in collaboration with schoolteachers using the project's online platform, the Circular Learning Space (https://circularlearningspace.eu/). The platform hosts the learning content that students are required to complete. The platform is based on Moodle Workplace (current version 4.5.6). Moodle Workplace is available exclusively through Moodle Certified Partners and Service Providers. The platform is hosted and technically operated by a service provider. Hosting and operational services are not the subject of this contract. The contractor shall provide the following services - Support the further development of the platform in cooperation with the platform service provider - User and Access Management - Support with the Learning Content - Platform Users Support Further details are available in the Service Description which can be downloaded from https://www.dtvp.de/Satellite/public/company/project/CXP4DM2MMCZ/en/overview?3.