Advisory Support to the EIB Project Advisory Support Unit in implementing the Technical Assistance to Romania’s National Agency for Public Procurement (‘ANAP’)

Item Description:

The European Investment Bank (EIB or the Bank) 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

Purpose of the assignment

The purpose of the assignment is to provide advisory services and overall project management support to the National Agency for Public Procurement (ANAP) in performing the ex-ante controls more efficiently and effectively, as well as in setting up Centralised Procurement Bodies (CPBs) at local level. This assignment is divided into 6 lots:

• Lot 1: Support to the overall project management;
• Lot 2: Support in public procurement control for construction works;
• Lot 3: Support in public procurement control for intellectual services;
• Lot 4: Support in public procurement control for IT&C equipment and/or software;
• Lot 5: Support in establishing local Centralised Procurement Bodies (CPBs);
• Lot 6: Project Management Assistance to the EIB PAS Team.

Please find enclosed the complete tender dossier, which includes the following documents:

• A. Instructions to tenderers
• B. Terms of Reference
• C. Declarations and other templates:
  • Tender submission form including declaration of statement of exclusivity and availability of experts
  • Model for the undertaking letter
  • Template list of experts and template CV
  • Evaluation grid
  • Legal entity form
  • Financial offer
• D. Draft Contract Agreement and General Terms and Conditions

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