CONSULTANCY SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF ELECTORAL COOPERATION

The Council of Europe Parliamentary and Electoral Cooperation Division is looking for providers to implement electoral cooperation projects and activities, divided in 8 lots: Lot 1: Capacity building of electoral stakeholders Lot 2: Capacity building and technical assistance to domestic observation of elections Lot 3: Media coverage and media monitoring …

CPV: 98910000 Services specific to international organisations and bodies, 79310000 Market research services, 75230000 Justice services, 75111200 Legislative services, 75111000 Executive and legislative services
Deadline:
March 14, 2025, 4 p.m.
Deadline type:
Submitting a bid
Place of execution:
CONSULTANCY SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF ELECTORAL COOPERATION
Awarding body:
Council of Europe
Award number:

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Council of Europe
Legal type of the buyer : International organisation
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : CONSULTANCY SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF ELECTORAL COOPERATION
Description : The Council of Europe Parliamentary and Electoral Cooperation Division is looking for providers to implement electoral cooperation projects and activities, divided in 8 lots: Lot 1: Capacity building of electoral stakeholders Lot 2: Capacity building and technical assistance to domestic observation of elections Lot 3: Media coverage and media monitoring during elections Lot 4: Inclusiveness of electoral processes in particular for underrepresented groups such as youth and first-time voters, persons with special needs, national minorities and other vulnerable groups in society Lot 5: Gender equality in electoral process, in particular women as voters, candidates, politicians Lot 6: Alternative voting methods, including E-voting and new technologies, including artificial intelligence, cyber security and mis/disinformation Lot 7: Campaign and party financing Lot 8: Development of toolkits, manuals and e-learning tools and e-platforms on electoral matter including assessment and evaluation of electoral-related regulations
Procedure identifier : 15a46820-0613-4497-9e0c-2ad921672744
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 98910000 Services specific to international organisations and bodies
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79310000 Market research services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Avenue de l'Europe
Town : Strasbourg
Postcode : 67075
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bas-Rhin ( FRF11 )
Country : France

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
Applicable cross-border law : The procurement for the contract will be conducted in accordance with the CoE procedures as set out in tender documents and applicable internal legal instruments of the CoE, in particular Rule No. 1395 of 20 June 2019 on the procurement procedures of the CoE. No other procurement procedures will apply. These documents may be downloaded on the website of the CoE https://search.coe.int/intranet/Pages/result_details.aspx?ObjectId=090000168094853e . In submitting this form, the Council of Europe does not waive the privileges and immunities granted to it by virtue of the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe and its Protocols, and in particular Article 21 - Disputes - of the General Agreement.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : /
Description : /

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 75230000 Justice services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 75111200 Legislative services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 75111000 Executive and legislative services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bas-Rhin ( FRF11 )
Country : France
Additional information : Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and other beneficiary countries.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 14/04/2025
Duration end date : 14/04/2030

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Address of the procurement documents : https://eproc.coe.int/callfortenders/346#details

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : French, English
Electronic catalogue : Allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 14/03/2025 16:00 +01:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 180 Day
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used : yes
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
Maximum number of participants : 150
Justification for the duration of the framework agreement : /
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Council of Europe -
Information about review deadlines : /
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Council of Europe -

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Council of Europe
Registration number : 778 860 080 00010
Department : Unité Achats
Postal address : Avenue de l'Europe
Town : Strasbourg Cedex
Postcode : 67075
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bas-Rhin ( FRF11 )
Country : France
Contact point : Unité Achats
Telephone : 00
Information exchange endpoint (URL) : https://www.coe.int/fr/web/organisation/contact-us
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0000

Official name : Publications Office of the European Union
Registration number : PUBL
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 2417
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 29291
Internet address : https://op.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : 98e1cda8-26f0-4d55-80b3-e02b4e9a2a62 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 11/02/2025 15:43 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00098349-2025
OJ S issue number : 31/2025
Publication date : 13/02/2025