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Twinning Light Call for Proposals ''Support to the enhancement of the capacity of the Ombudsman administration and to the development of awareness on Human Rights and Discrimination''

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   Azerbaijan
Notice/Contract Number:   EuropeAid/130508/L/ACT/AZ
Publication Date:   Aug 31, 2010
Deadline:   Oct 8, 2010
Buyer:   European Commission (EC)
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Azerbaijan
Baku
Azerbaijan
Telephone:   N/A
Web Site:   http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/overview/documents/contract_anne xes_2009_en.pdf

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1. Publication reference
EuropeAid/130508/L/ACT/AZ

2. Programme and Financing source
Title of Twinning Light project: “Support to the enhancement of the capacity of the
Ombudsman administration and to the development of awareness on Human Rights
and Discrimination" (Twinning ref. AZ09/ENP-PCA/JH/09)
Title of Programme/Financing source: ENPI – Annual Action Programme for
Azerbaijan 2007

3. Nature of activities, geographical area and project duration
(a) Short description of planned activities
The purpose of the Twinning Light Project is to strengthen the institutional and
human capacity of the Office of the Ombudsman in Azerbaijan via assisting in
respective legal drafting and training of its experts along with NGO, university and
high school activists /volunteers on promoting and protecting of Human Rights of
vulnerable groups.
The following three mandatory results are expected from the Twinning Light
project:
1. Draft Law (or law amendments) on preventive mechanism against torture
developed.
2. The Office of the Ombudsman capacity increased.
3. Trainers on protecting the rights of vulnerable groups of people trained; toolkit
developed.
(b) Geographical area: Azerbaijan
Beneficiary institution: the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the
Republic of Azerbaijan (Ombudsman)
(c) Maximum project duration: 6 months supplemented by the standard 3
months period foreseen for inception and reporting.

4. Overall amount available for this Call for Proposals
EUR 250,000
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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

5. Eligibility: Who may apply
Only Public Administrations and Mandated bodies as per Twinning Manual of European
Union MS may apply through European Union MSs’ National Contact Points.
See section “Eligibility of potential Twinning partners” of the Twinning Manual.

PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE

6. Provisional notification date of results of the award process
November 2010
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AWARD CRITERIA

7. Award criteria
Selection and award criteria are mentioned in the Evaluation Grid included in the
Reference Manual on Twinning Projects: See Annexes C6 & C8 on administrative
compliance and eligibility grid and evaluation grid twinning selections
(http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/overview/documents/contract_anne
xes_2009_en.pdf).
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APPLICATION FORMALITIES

8. Twinning proposal and details to be provided
Twinning Light proposals must be submitted to the EU Member States National Contact
Points for Twinning following the instructions of the Twinning Manual (update 2009)
which must be strictly observed (including the use of the template).
National Contact Points for Twinning will then select one Twinning Light proposal and
submit it to the Contracting Authority within the deadline for applications.
For each application, one copy is sent by the email of the National Contact Point.

9. Deadline for applications
Deadline for submission of Twinning Light proposals by the National Contact Points to
the Contracting Authority Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of
Azerbaijan:
8 October 2010 at 13:00 (Central European Time/Brussels).
The deadline for submission of Twinning proposals by the EU Member State Public
Administrations to the corresponding National Contact Point, is decided by the latter.
Any application received by the Contracting Authority after this deadline will not be
considered.

10. Detailed information
Detailed information on this Call for Proposals is contained in the Twinning Manual and
the specific project fiches, which are available at the European Union Member States
National Contact Points for Twinning.
The dates envisaged for the evaluation committee meetings are: 22 - 26 November 2010
(to be finalised on upon receipt of technical proposals). Location: Baku, Azerbaijan

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