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Twinning Call for Proposals - ''Assisting the Public Financial Control Service (PFCS) in improving a system of public financial control in the Republic of Azerbaijan"

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   Azerbaijan
Notice/Contract Number:   EuropeAid/130523/L/ACT/AZ
Publication Date:   Sep 6, 2010
Deadline:   Oct 29, 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

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Publication of the Twinning Call for Proposals on Internet
TWINNING CALL FOR PROPOSALS
issued by the European Commission

1. Publication reference
EuropeAid/130523/L/ACT/AZ

2. Programme and Financing source
Title of Twinning project: “Assisting the Public Financial Control Service (PFCS) in
improving a system of public financial control in the Republic of Azerbaijan"
(Tw. Ref. AZ10/ENP-PCA/FI/15)
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 overall objective of the Twinning project is to support the Azerbaijani
administration in its development of a public financial control system in line with
internationally recognized standards and European best practice.
The following two mandatory Results are to be achieved by the end of the project:

1. Perform inspection function using the best modern methodologies based on risk
analysis and other for detecting, preventing dissuading illegal use of public funds with
appropriate skills and tools,

2. Perform financial control function to prevent bad financial management, misuse
and waste of public funds and to promote economy, effectiveness and efficiency in
public expenditure.

(b) Geographical area: Azerbaijan
Beneficiary institution: The Public Financial Control Service (PFCS), under the
Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan

(c) Maximum project duration: 18 months.

4. Overall amount available for this Call for Proposals
EUR 800,000

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
December 2010

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_annex
es_2009_en.pdf).

APPLICATION FORMALITIES

8. Twinning proposal and details to be provided
Twinning 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 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 proposals by the National Contact Points to the
Contracting Authority Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Azerbaijan:
29 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: 13-15 December 2010 (to
be finalised on upon receipt of technical proposals). Location: Baku, Azerbaijan

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