Technical Assistance 'Food Systems Governance' Liberia

This intervention is funded under the Action ‘From productivity to product, linking peers to peers (P2P)’, which contributes to the Team Europe initiative ‘Safe & Sustainable Food Systems (TEI SSFSs)’. The overall objective of the P2P Action is to enhance food and nutrition security, while its specific objectives are to: …

CPV: 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services, 66171000 Financial consultancy services, 75130000 Supporting services for the government
Place of execution:
Technical Assistance 'Food Systems Governance' Liberia
Awarding body:
European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships
Award number:
EC-INTPA/MLW/2024/EA-RP/0181

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships
Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Technical Assistance 'Food Systems Governance' Liberia
Description : This intervention is funded under the Action ‘From productivity to product, linking peers to peers (P2P)’, which contributes to the Team Europe initiative ‘Safe & Sustainable Food Systems (TEI SSFSs)’. The overall objective of the P2P Action is to enhance food and nutrition security, while its specific objectives are to: 1. improve food systems knowledge, regulatory environment and governance; as well as 2. increase inclusive food value chain performance and market opportunities (staple & cash crops, fish). In line with these P2P objectives, the objective of this technical assistance is to achieve sector growth while ensuring effective nutrition-sensitive as well as climate- and ecosystem-smart food systems governance. The assistance will be offered to Government of Liberia institutions with food systems mandates, such as but not limited to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) and the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) as well as other actors in the sector, such as the private sector operating in the agri-food ecosystem.
Procedure identifier : a92ab841-2eeb-45f7-855e-05bf6fd1a474
Internal identifier : EC-INTPA/MLW/2024/EA-RP/0181
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 ): 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 3 650 000 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 : Technical Assistance 'Food Systems Governance' Liberia
Description : This intervention is funded under the Action ‘From productivity to product, linking peers to peers (P2P)’, which contributes to the Team Europe initiative ‘Safe & Sustainable Food Systems (TEI SSFSs)’. The overall objective of the P2P Action is to enhance food and nutrition security, while its specific objectives are to: 1. improve food systems knowledge, regulatory environment and governance; as well as 2. increase inclusive food value chain performance and market opportunities (staple & cash crops, fish). In line with these P2P objectives, the objective of this technical assistance is to achieve sector growth while ensuring effective nutrition-sensitive as well as climate- and ecosystem-smart food systems governance. The assistance will be offered to Government of Liberia institutions with food systems mandates, such as but not limited to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) and the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) as well as other actors in the sector, such as the private sector operating in the agri-food ecosystem.
Internal identifier : EC-INTPA/MLW/2024/EA-RP/0181

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 66171000 Financial consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 75130000 Supporting services for the government

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : The contract will be performed in Liberia

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 48 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 3 650 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no
Additional information : The procurement is funded by the following EU programme: Sub-Saharan Africa.

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 80
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 20
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.11 Procurement documents

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 30/11/2024 16:00 +00:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 6 Month
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 : no
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system
Electronic auction : no

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Court of Justice of the European Union
TED eSender : European Commission

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships
Registration number : COM
Department : INTPA.A - Africa,INTPA.A.3 - Western Africa
Postal address : Sekou Touré Avenue 37, Mamba Point, P.O. BOX 10-3049
Town : Monrovia
Country : Liberia
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Court of Justice of the European Union
Registration number : CURIA
Postal address : Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 4303-1
Internet address : http://curia.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : European Commission
Registration number : EUCOM
Postal address : Mondrian (CDMA), Rue du Champ de Mars 21
Town : Brussels
Postcode : B-1050
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad ( BE100 )
Country : Belgium
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 3c16a007-a8f4-4464-bf14-fe367280c562 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 15/10/2024 17:50 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00628016-2024
OJ S issue number : 203/2024
Publication date : 17/10/2024