Underpinning Agreement

Definition: a documented agreement between an EOSC Service Provider and an EOSC Supplier that specifies the underpinning EOSC Service Component(s) to be provided by the EOSC Supplier, together with the related service targets.  

Note: According to FitSM, the Underpinning Agreement is a "documented agreement between a service provider and an external supplier that specifies the underpinning service(s) or service component(s) to be provided by the supplier, together with the related service targets". This is a key agreement enacting the EOSC Service Provider to operate its EOSC Services by counting on a well defined conditions guaranteeing the provisioning of the EOSC Service Component(s).