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AF-Kabul: DCI — provision of technical assistance to the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock to contribute to strengthening the planting material and horticulture industry

Prior Information Notice

General Information
Country:   Afghanistan
City/Locality:   KABUL
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:41866-2010
Publication Date:   Feb 15, 2010
Buyer:   EUROPEAN UNION
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   EUROPEAN UNION
KABUL
Afghanistan

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 0708 - Prior Information Notice
Regulation of Procurement: External aid and European Development Fund
EU Official Journal Publication: 30/2010, #41866-2010
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Prior information or periodic indicative notice
Type of Bid Required: Not defined
Awarding Criteria: Not defined

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Location — Afghanistan
Individual service contract forecast
1. Publication reference: EuropeAid/129-320/C/SER/AF/2010.
2. Procedure: Restricted.
3. Programme: Support to agriculture in Afghanistan —
DCI-ASIE/2009/020-600.
4. Financing: BGUE-B2010-19.100102-C8-AIDCO.
5. Contracting authority: European Union, represented by the European
Commission, on behalf of and for the account of the beneficiary country,
Kabul, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN.
6. Nature of contract: Fee-based.
7. Contract description: The project will build on the achievement of the
ongoing 'perennial horticulture development' project (PHDP) and should
particularly focus on the following fields:
further develop the partnership between public (Ministry of Agriculture,
Irrigation and Livestock — MoAIL) and private (National Union for
Horticulture Development in Afghanistan — NUHDA) sector institutions to
support an expanding horticulture industry;
support MoAIL in the maintenance of the full range of Afghanistan's fruit
and nut tree crop varieties at governmental perennial horticulture
development centres (PHDCs) and their continuous evaluation;
establishment and strengthening of structures (including extension
services) to support the private sector fruit and nut nursery and grower
industry, particularly in the provision of sufficient healthy,
true-to-type stock to meet demands from growers for planting orchards and
the adoption of best horticultural practices.
8. Indicative budget: 6 100 000 EUR.
9. Intended timing of publication of the procurement notice: 15.3.2010.
10. Additional information: Not applicable.
11. Legal basis: DCI Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European
Parliament and of the Council — OJ L 378/65 of 27.12.2006 — financing
instrument for development cooperation with developing countries in Asia.
Remarks:
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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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