SERVICE PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE
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Reference code
TA2018003 AM NIF
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Procedure
Restricted International tender
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Mandate/Facility/Programme title
Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) — Neighbourhood Investment Platform (NIP)(1)
(1) The instrument's name was changed from NIF to NIP, following its integration into the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD), through amended Commission Decision (Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 8590 final of 11.12.2017 amending Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 4638 final on the Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) and the programme in Support to the Improvement in Governance and Management (SIGMA), part of the European Neighbourhood wide Action Programme 2017 to be financed from the general budget of the European Union).
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Financing
Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) — Neighbourhood Investment Platform (NIP)
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Nature of contract
Global price and fee based
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Contract description
The overall objective of the TA is to contribute to supporting the efforts of the Government of Armenia to significantly reduce the rate of accidents, injury, and death associated with road transport, through improvement of black spots and road safety management capacity development.
The specific objective/purposes of the Technical Assistance operation are:
(i) ensuring proper quality of black spots improvement works; and
(ii) supporting capacity development for relevant authorities and stakeholders with the aim of reaching international standards regarding road safety.
The TA operation needs to be delivered by a team comprising international and local experts with relevant background and experience in similar projects in road safety engineering and capacity development.
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Indicative budget
650 000.00 EUR
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Intended timing of publication of the contract notice
October 2018
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Additional information
None
No applications or requests for information should be sent at this stage.