Some research and studies exists related to quality of life and well-being. The work mentioned under Section 1.1 so far does not yet provide sufficient evidence and knowledge about the territorial dimension of quality of life at regional level and its possible integration in future EU territorial cohesion policy and in national, regional and local territorial development strategies. The service provider should be knowledgeable about the main work and initiatives developed on this topic and use that as a starting point for the implementation of this service contract. In general, it will be important to take into account current ongoing research projects and studies related to quality of life and initiatives to collect, produce and visualise indicators in order to avoid overlaps or a low relevance of the results. The following tasks, which are interconnected and interdependent, shall be carried out within the framework of this service contract: Task 1: Establishment of an Advisory Group in cooperation with EUROSTAT, the OECD and the UN The service provider in close cooperation with the ESPON EGTC should establish an advisory group with 8-12 experts aimed at supporting the implementation of this service contract. Representatives from EUROSTAT, the OECD, the UN should be invited to join the advisory group. The membership of the advisory group should be agreed with the ESPON EGTC. During the life-time of this service contract, the service provider in close cooperation with the ESPON EGTC should convey 3 meetings of the Advisory Group. The experts participating and involved in the already existing expert groups on this topic should be addressed and invited to be part of the Advisory Group such as the Quality of Life Expert Group established by EUROSTAT, as well as the High-Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress (HLEG) from the OECD and UN. The tender should include ideas on the networking activities and cooperation to be developed with EUROSTAT, OECD and UN including workshops or joint publications keeping in mind that the main objective of the service contract in exploring the territorial dimension of quality of life and in policy implementation. In this context, overlapping and duplication of work with ongoing or planned activities by other institutions shall be avoided. The main objective of this task is to involve producers, users and stakeholders at different geographical levels to investigate and possibly improve data quality, to support indicator work and ensure the practical use and applicability of the outcomes of this service contract. The tender submitted should include already ideas and proposals on the implementation of this concrete task.Task 2: Gathering and updating data, indicators and evidence related to quality of life at regional level. Within this task the service provider is requested to complement the work already done by EUROSTAT, the OECD and the UN and gather data, indicators and evidence related to measuring quality of life at regional level by considering the diversity of European territories and its possible impact on the perception of quality of life and well-being. In this context, it might also be fruitful to consider the ways in which European integration and better cross-border linkages provide potential added value for quality of life (by developing trust and enhancing connectivity). The result of this task will be data and indicators gathered and evidence obtained regarding current territorial patterns, progress and changes in quality of life at regional level and an assessment of the links between various quality-of-life domains for European regions and cities in Europe. The dimensions used by the OECD (income, jobs, housing, health, access to services, environment, education, safety, civic engagement and governance, community, and life satisfaction) and by EUROSTAT (material living conditions; productive or main activity (covering employment); health; education; leisure and social interactions; economic and physical safety; governance and basic rights; natural and living environment; and overall life satisfaction) shall be considered. An overview of the data availability considering the various dimensions/domains, sub-topics, sources, geographical coverage, frequency, timeliness, breakdowns available and quality should be produced and in cases of data gaps alternative but scientifically sound solutions to gather missing data should be proposed by using for example social media or big data. In relation to data issues and the intention to cover the entire ESPON space at regional level (preferably NUTS 3 depending on data availability), this service contract should also cover quality of life in cities based on the OECD metropolitan areas (functional urban areas with more than 500’000 inhabitants) and the rural/urban typology from EUROSTAT. In this context, pragmatic and innovative solutions in terms of data work should also be considere