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Continuous support to civil society organizations in the Turkish Cypriot community – Civic Space

The purpose of this contract is to develop the capacities of the civil society in the Turkish Cypriot community (TCc), including on the implementation of the EU funded actions, in order to strengthen their role in promoting the EU values, and in supporting the democratic change and the Cyprus settlement …

CPV: 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Place of execution:

Continuous support to civil society organizations in the Turkish Cypriot community – Civic Space

Awarding body:

European Commission, REGIO - Regional and Urban Policy

Award number:

EC-REGIO/2025/EA-RP/0003

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Commission, REGIO - Regional and Urban Policy

Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency

Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Continuous support to civil society organizations in the Turkish Cypriot community – Civic Space

Description : The purpose of this contract is to develop the capacities of the civil society in the Turkish Cypriot community (TCc), including on the implementation of the EU funded actions, in order to strengthen their role in promoting the EU values, and in supporting the democratic change and the Cyprus settlement process. The main outcomes of this contract are as follows: • A better-informed and more inclusive society with a developed sense of co-responsibility and engagement in addressing the TCc challenges and involvement in the settlement process; • A more enabled environment and strengthened capacities for CSOs as actors of good governance, development and confidence building; • Increased impact and sustainability of the EU-funded actions in the civil society sector. The project will provide information about and facilitate civic engagement and CSOs actions through communication activities, monitoring of the civil society segment and trust-building initiatives, partnership and networking events, with a particular focus on bi-communal co-operation. The project will continue to deliver capacity building for civil society organizations through tailor-made training, mentoring, coaching, exchanges, and support for the CSOs working groups, and a helpdesk related to various areas (advocacy, fundraising, communication, strategic planning, project design, organizational management, partnership, etc.). It will implement a new phase of the in-kind support programme “Active Citizenship mechanism” to finance CSOs actions. It will provide assistance for enabling environment for civil society organizations in the TCc, for facilitating their participation in the decision-making process and co-operation with the local bodies. The contractor will provide assistance to the Contracting Authority for managing the EU calls for proposals “Cypriot Civil Society in action”. This will include all the activities related to launching the calls, evaluation of the applications, contracting the grants and monitoring their implementation. In this context the contractor will provide tailor-made capacity building for the potential applicants, unsuccessful applicants and grant beneficiaries, including active support during the implementation of the projects.

Procedure identifier : 429974b9-2e4c-4be4-8ef6-abb435352f78

Internal identifier : EC-REGIO/2025/EA-RP/0003

Type of procedure : Restricted

Justification for the accelerated procedure :

Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services

Main classification ( cpv ): 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 2 300 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : For any additional information, please refer to the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice". In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section 5.1.11 in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section 5.1.12, the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in Section 5.1.11, without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section 5.1.11 in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.

Legal basis :

Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046

LocalLaw - Procurement award procedure applying to European Union external actions financed from the general budget of the European Union and the European Development Fund (EDF)

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Bankruptcy : For the full list of exclusion grounds please consult the procurement documents.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Continuous support to civil society organizations in the Turkish Cypriot community – Civic Space

Internal identifier : EC-REGIO/2025/EA-RP/0003

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services

Main classification ( cpv ): 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Options :

Description of the options : provided they are in conformity with the basic project, new services or works consisting in the repetition of similar services or works, may be entrusted up to 100 % of the initial contract to the initial contractor by negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( CYZZZ )

Country : Cyprus

Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 30 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 2 300 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.

Information about European Union funds

EU funds programme : Support to the Turkish Cypriot Community (2021/2027)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

Additional information : The procurement is funded by the following EU programme: Others.