PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE FOR SERVICES
Location: Central American countries
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Publication reference
EuropeAid/139418/IH/SER/MUTLI
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Programme title
Project entitled 'Central American Regional Economic Integration' ('Integración Económica Regional Centroamericana' — INTEC)
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Financing
Decision: DCI-LA/2016/039-051
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Contracting Authority
The Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA), Guatemala City, Guatemala.
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Nature of contract
Global price
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Contract description
The contractor shall implement, organise events and provide services in communication and the promotion required for the implementation of a communication and awareness strategy about the importance of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Central America, its implementation and the benefits for the region. Furthermore, it shall develop and implement an annual calendar to inform the regional stakeholders about the current state of the Customs Union and develop and implement a dissemination plan about the reach, advantages and itinerary of the implementation in the region of the WTO Facilitation Agreement.
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Indicative budget
EUR 486 000
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Date of publication envisaged for the contract notice
February 2018
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Additional information
None
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Legal basis(1)
Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11.3.2014 laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action, and the financing instrument for development cooperation (DCI); see Annex A2 to the PRAG.
(1) Please indicate any particular feature that may have an impact on the participation rules (for instance, geographical or thematic, long term or short term).
Notes:
There must be a minimum period of 30 calendar days between publication of this prior information notice and publication of the corresponding contract notice.
No application or request for information may be sent at this stage.