Framework Agreements Concerning Compliance and Due Diligence Services

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

Objective of this tender

The remit of the EIB Group Chief Compliance Officer is to identify, assess, advise on, monitor and report on the compliance risks of the EIB Group. Compliance risks are the risks of legal or regulatory sanctions, financial loss, or loss of reputation a member of the EIB Group may suffer as a result of its failure to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, staff codes of conduct and standards of good practice. In this context EIB’s Office of the Group Chief Compliance Officer (OCCO) is, amongst others, responsible for:

• Integrity checks;
• Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) controls;
• Combating the Financing of Terrorism (“CFT”) controls;
• Tax due diligence checks;
• Ethics and integrity checks;
• Awareness raising;
• Sanctions checks;
• Compliance risk management

While the contracting authority will be the EIB, the services to be delivered under the framework agreements will be for the benefit of the EIB Group.

The framework agreements concerning compliance and due diligence services divided into 4 lots.

Lot 1: Compliance Services (Integrity/Tax Due Diligence and other Compliance Support)

This lot focuses on due diligence checks, tax compliance, compliance risk management, compliance policies and procedures as well as on general compliance support as described in Annex A — Technical Specifications.

Lot 2: Ethics and Integrity Compliance Support

This lot comprises of services in relation to the identification of misconduct and possible breaches of the EIB’s code of conduct as described in Annex A — Technical Specifications.

Lot 3: Ethics and Integrity Awareness Raising Services

This lot comprises of services related to the provision of training to staff members (and equivalent) and members of governing bodies in regards to integrity and ethical matter as described in Annex A — Technical Specifications.

Lot 4: Sanctions Specialisation

This lot comprises of services that help the EIB to complying with sanctions that apply to its operations and activities as described in Annex A — Technical Specifications.

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