BW-Gaborone: EDF — implementation and coordination of agricultural research and training in the SADC Region (ICART

Country:

Botswana

City/Locality:

GKAMPORONE

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:147580-2007

Publication Date:

Jun 27, 2007

Deadline:

Jun 15, 2008

Buyer:

THE REGIONAL AUTHORISING OFFICER OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

Original Language:

English

Address:

THE REGIONAL AUTHORISING OFFICER OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
GABORONE
Botswana

74276200 - Technical assistance services

Notice Type: 0708 - Prior Information Notice
Regulation of Procurement: External aid and European Development Fund
EU Official Journal Publication: 121/2007, #147580-2007
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Prior information or periodic indicative notice
Type of Bid Required: Not defined
Awarding Criteria: Not defined

Summary:
Technical assistance to the project
Individual service contract forecast
1. Publication reference: EuropeAid/ 125754/D/SER/BW
2. Procedure: International restricted tender.
3. Programme: 9th EDF.
4. Financing: The service procurement notice may be launched with a
suspension clause, pending the approval and signature of the financing
agreement between the SADC Secretariat and the European Commission.
5. Contracting authority: The Regional Authorising Officer of the
European Development Fund, Executive Secretary, SADC Secretariat, Private
Bag 0095, Gaborone, Botswana.
6. Nature of contract: Technical assistance.
7. Contract description: The fee-based contract, of 34 months' duration,
covers 2 full-time TA (total 68 calendar months) with expertise in
agricultural research management and experience in management of research
networks.
The purpose of the project is to enable national agricultural research
systems in the SADC member States to enhance their capacity to research
common regional constraints and opportunities in agriculture through
regional initiatives.
By virtue of the complementary nature of the 2 phases of the ICART
project, the expected results of ICART-2 are similar to those of ICART-1.
However, most of the financial resources in ICART-2 will be directed
towards results that could not adequately be addressed in ICART-1,
especially support to research networks.
8. Indicative maximum budget: EUR 903 500.
9. Intended timing of publication: August 2007.
10. Additional information: None.
11. Legal basis: ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed at Cotonou on
23.6.2000.
Decision No 2/2002 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 7.10.2002
published in OJ L 320 of 23.11.2002.
Remarks:
There must be a minimum period of 30 calendar days between the publication
of this contract forecast and the publication of the corresponding
procurement notice.
No applications or requests for information should be sent at this stage.

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