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        <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">See the tender documentation point 4.3.</cbc:Description>
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    <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">The procurement will be made in accordance with the Act from 17 June 2016 no. 73 on public procurements (the Procurement Act) and regulation 12 August 2016 no. 974 on public procurements (the procurement regulations), part I and part IV as negotiation procedure in one stage.

The procurement is published in Doffin and Tender Electronic Daily (TED). 

The procurement will be carried out in one stage where all interested tenderers have the possibility to submit tender offers in the competition. 

After the tender deadline has expired, tenderers can be asked for an envoy and clarification of information and documentation. 

All received tenders will be assessed and ranked in accordance with the award criteria.</cbc:Description>
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    <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">The Contracting Authority for the Contract is the Language Unit in the Department for People and Organisation (AMO) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD). The Foreign Ministry language unit needs tenderers of language training services who can offer tailored, work-related teaching in foreign languages at all levels in accordance with the Joint European Framework for Language.
Parallel framework agreements will be signed with up to 3 tenderers. The framework agreement includes educational services in language and cultural comprehension. The teaching language is Portuguese.
The number of parallel framework agreements will depend on the number of qualified tenderers and the number of acceptable tenders. The procurement will be carried out in accordance with the public procurement regulation part IV.</cbc:Description>
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Documentation requirement:
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• Foreign companies: Confirmation that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established. The confirmation can be submitted in writing or with reference to BRIS.
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Documentation requirement:
Annex 2 "Self-declaration on conduct" shall be completed and signed with the tender.</cbc:Description>
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Tenderers shall have sufficient experience from assignments that have included:
Planning, implementing and assessing needs based and work related 1:1 teaching in a foreign language for adults. 
• Development of needs based and service related course materials to different target groups, on different topics and in different formats. 
• Preparation and execution of tailor-made level and progress mapping and/or implementation and evaluation of standardised language tests. 

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      <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">The Contracting Authority for the Contract is the Language Unit in the Department for People and Organisation (AMO) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD). The Foreign Ministry language unit needs tenderers of language training services who can offer tailored, work-related teaching in foreign languages at all levels in accordance with the Joint European Framework for Language.
Parallel framework agreements will be signed with up to 3 tenderers. The framework agreement includes educational services in language and cultural comprehension. The teaching language is Portuguese.
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