Framework contract EVA 2020
Service Prior Information Notice
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Publication reference
EuropeAid/140122/DH/SER/MULTI
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Restricted
European Union external action instruments
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Financing
The framework contract itself has zero (0) EUR value.
Specific contracts awarded under the framework contract will be financed by the different EU external action budget lines of the EU Budget or the EDF.
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Contracting Authority
European Union, represented by the European Commission, Brussels, BELGIUM
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Nature of contract
Multiple framework contract with reopening of competition
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Contract description
Evaluations of geographic (regions/countries) cooperation strategies: thematic multi-country evaluations; evaluations of selected policy issues and aid modalities, particularly budget support operations, financing instruments and innovative financing. Support to dissemination and uptake of the results: lessons learned and evaluation recommendations, support for development of appropriate methodological approaches and tools for evaluation.
Evaluations will cover EU strategies worldwide and will require sound knowledge of EU methodology for complex evaluations, Better Regulation requirements and the OECD DAC approach for evaluation of budget support operations, all available online at:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-making-process/planning-and-proposing-law/better-regulation-why-and-how/better-regulation-guidelines-and-toolbox_en
http://www.oecd.org/dac/evaluation/
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/evaluation-approach-and-methodology_en
This framework contract will be entered into with several economic operators for a 2 years term, renewable once for 2 years.
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Indicative budget
7 000 000 EUR per year.
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Intended timing of publication of the contract notice
April 2019
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Additional information
This is a prior information notice published to inform interested parties of the upcoming launch of the tender procedure. All current available information regarding the contract is contained in this notice and interested parties should not contact the Contracting Authority for more information. Full details of the contract and how to apply will be published in the contract notice and tender dossier in the upcoming months.
In the case of a consortium, consortium members must be eligible under at least one of the EU external action instruments. The lead firm of the consortium with whom the framework contract is concluded must be eligible for all EU external action instruments(1).
For each specific contract, the eligibility will be governed by the European Union external action instrument under which the specific contract is financed.
(1) For more information on the different EU external action instruments, please refer to annex A2a of the Practical Guide, PRAG, available at http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/prag/annexes.do?chapterTitleCode=A
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Legal basis
All EU external action instruments(2).
Please be aware that after the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU, the rules of access to EU procurement procedures of economic operators established in third countries will apply to candidates or tenderers from the United Kingdom depending on the outcome of negotiations. In case such access is not provided for by legal provisions in force at the time of contract award, candidates or tenderers from the United Kingdom could be rejected from the procurement procedure.
(2) For more information, please refer to note 1.
Remarks: There must be a minimum period of 30 calendar days between the publication of this prior information notice and the publication of the corresponding Contract Notice.
No applications or requests for information should be sent at this stage.