Projects

Strategies and development programmes,Expertise and research work,

LOT 1 – Drawing up terms of reference and/or assessing tenders

Belgium

The European Commission

The EC Delegations

The objective of the Framework Contract is to provide for the European Commission, external short-term technical assistance which can be mobilised at very short notice (normally within 3 weeks) via individual assignments contracted through Specific Contracts. The technical assistance must be provided only for the exclusive benefit of the Commission or of the Commission together with the third country/ies. The assignments carried out under this lot may cover any geographic area falling under the responsibility of the EuropeAid Co-operation Office. The aim of this lot is to provide specialised services for the following: - support in drawing up terms of reference for invitations to tender for services and drawing up technical specifications for invitations to tender for supplies and/or works - assistance with the assessment of technical aspects of tenders. The objectives of each individual assignment will be described in the Specific Terms of Reference and which will be a part of each Specific Contract. The expertise may be required in any of the thematic areas covered by the European Commission’s cooperation and development programmes for non-Member countries. The following sectors may be covered: a) Infrastructure (including transport, water and sanitation infrastructures) b) Energy and Nuclear Safety c) Telecommunications and Information Technologies d) Rural development / Food security e) Environment and management of natural resources f) Economic reform, including support for the private sector g) Finance and Microfinance h) Macroeconomics and Structural Adjustment i) Social an Human Development j) Education and Training k) Culture and Information l) Health m) Administration / Management n) Public Administration Reforms, Institutional Building and reform of the judicial system o) Humanitarian and relief operations p) Democracy, Human Rights and Civil Society q) Security, migration and conflict resolution r) Justice and Home Affairs s) Trade Related Assistance (TRA) However this list should not be considered as exhaustive and users may call on any additional expertise falling broadly within the scope of the lot. In addition, Framework contractor may be required to organise the logistics for one evaluator designated by the Contracting authority. This support may cover only arrangement and prepayment of simple and basic logistics such as accommodation, travel from his place of residence to the place of tender evaluation and back as well as the pocket money. Any firm or expert participating in the preparation of a project must be excluded from participating in tenders based on this preparatory work, unless they can prove to the Contracting Authority that the involvement in previous stages of the project does not constitute unfair competition.

Start date: 2007-03-01

End date: 2009-01-31