Express Delivery Services

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The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) consists of the European Investment Bank (EIB or the Bank) and the European Investment Fund (EIF).

The EIB is the financing institution of the European Union (EU). Created by the Treaty of Rome, its shareholders are the Member States of the EU, and its Board of Governors is composed of the Finance Ministers of these States. The EIB enjoys its own legal personality and financial autonomy within the Community system.

The mission of the EIB is to contribute, by financing sound investment, to the policy objectives of the EU, as laid down in its statutes and in decisions of the European Council.

The EIB contributes towards the integration, balanced development and economic and social cohesion of the Members of the EU. To this end, it raises on the markets substantial volumes of funds that aim at financing capital projects according to the objectives of the EU with the most favourable financial terms. Outside the EU the EIB implements the financial components of agreements concluded under European development aid and cooperation policies.

More background information about the EIB may be found on the website http://www.eib.org.

The EIF is the Group’s specialist provider of risk finance to benefit small and medium-sized enterprises across Europe. Its shareholders are the EIB, the European Commission and a wide range of public and private financial institutions.

The EIF’s central mission is to support Europe’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) by helping them to access finance. The EIF designs and develops venture capital and guarantees instruments which specifically target this market segment. In this role, the EIF fosters EU objectives in support of innovation, research and development, entrepreneurship, growth, and employment. With investments in over 400 funds, the EIF is a leading player in European venture capital due to the scale and the scope of its investments, especially in high-tech and early-stage segments.

More information can be obtained on the site http://www.eif.org.

For the purposes of this call for tender, the EIB Group is represented by the EIB.

Objective of this procurement procedure

The EIB wishes to award a Framework Agreement for the provision of express delivery services for its offices in Luxembourg and its external offices located throughout the world.

The scope of the Framework Agreement covers services falling under the category “express delivery services” (including but not limited to express mail, package delivery, international courier services) as well as ancillary services (including but not limited to customs clearance, visa services, insurance, loading and unloading services). The Framework Agreement will cover EIB needs ranging from daily ongoing operations to more occasional or unusual operations. The Framework Agreement does not grant any exclusivity for providing the above-mentioned services. The EIB reserves the right to order, where and when necessary, the services mentioned above from other service providers.

All volumes of required services in these Technical Specifications are provided on an indicative basis only and do not commit the EIB to purchase any minimum volume of services.

As an indication only, the EIB estimates that the provision of services under the Framework Agreement will commence on 1st March 2022.

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