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24/05/2022    S100

Luxembourg-Luxembourg: EIB - EIB - Call for Expression of Interest to Select Financial Intermediaries that Will Receive Resources from a Fund of Funds (the ‘Italian National Recovery and Resilience Fund of Funds’ or Fondo Ripresa e Resilienza Italia) Established in Cooperation between the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (‘MEF’) and the European Investment Bank (‘EIB’), in Order to Provide Financial Instruments to Companies and Projects in the Context of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza or ‘NRRP’)

2022/S 100-275630

(‘Recovery and Resilience Fund of Funds Italy’)

Notice of Call for Expressions of Interest

Reference: CEoI-1683

 1.Contracting authorities:

The Fund of Funds ‘Italian National Recovery and Resilience Fund of Funds’ or Fondo Ripresa e Resilienza Italia represented for the purpose of this call for expression of interest by the European Investment Bank, 98-100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer, L-2950 Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG, E-mail: GCS-procurement@eib.org, which is acting as the procuring entity.
 2.Objective of the call for expression of interest:

Italy is among the largest beneficiaries of the ‘Recovery and Resilience Facility’ (‘RRF’) under the Regulation (EU) 2021/241 (‘RRF Regulation’), with an estimated total allocation from the EU amounting to approx. EUR 191 billion. Green transition and digital transformation are identified under the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (‘NRRP’) among the main transversal gaps to be filled, in order to achieve the recovery of the Italian economy, foster its resilience and ensure enduring growth. As part of RRF, the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (‘MEF’), acting as managing authority, has decided to dedicate resources to the implementation of a fund of funds (‘FoF’) managed by the EIB, in accordance with the provisions of a funding agreement signed between the MEF and the EIB on 22 December 2021 (the ‘Funding Agreement’). In particular, the collaboration between the MEF and the EIB will focus on two key thematic funds (‘Thematic Funds’) encompassed in the FoF.
The key thematic funds are:
• the support to sustainable tourism infrastructures and services (‘Tourism Thematic Fund’);
• the support to social housing and urban regeneration (‘Urban Integrated Plans Thematic Fund’).
Relevant rules for implementing the Financial Instruments in the context of RRF are primarily stipulated in the RRF Regulation and other applicable EU regulation, and applicable national law and regulations.
This call for expression of interest (‘EoI’) is addressed to financial intermediaries and institutions able to originate and manage financial instruments (mainly in the form of loans, equity and quasi equity investments), which are interested in receiving resources from the FoF for the implementation of the financial instruments in Italy. Such activities shall be carried out in accordance with the contractual agreements (‘Operational Agreements’) to be entered into by the EIB, acting as manager of the FoF, and the Selected Applicants. The funds shall be transferred from the FoF to the selected Financial Intermediaries for a specific period of time and purpose defined in the operational agreements.
Under this call for expression of interest, it is planned to allocate the following initial amounts:
• for the Tourism Thematic Fund: up to EUR 500 million (the ‘Tourism TA Initial Amount’);
• for the Urban Integrated Plans Thematic Fund: up to EUR 272 million (the ‘Urban Integrated Plans TA Initial Amount’).
The terms of reference including annexes can be downloaded on the page:
https://www.eib.org/en/products/mandates-partnerships/esif/eoi/all/cft-1683 or requested by sending an email to GCS-procurement@eib.org with the subject: CEoI-1683 Fund of Funds Italy — request for documents.
 3.Application procedure:

The proposals should be submitted in English by post to the address indicated in point 1, in strict compliance with the specific instructions laid down in the terms of reference.
 4.General description of the procedure:

This call for expression of interest does not represent a public procurement procedure in the sense of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council or Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. Interested parties are invited to submit their proposals in accordance with the rules set out in this notice and in the terms of reference. The principles and method applicable to the evaluation process, as well as the stages of the evaluation process are described in the terms of reference.
 5.Deadline for submission of proposals:

8 July 2022
 6.Protection of personal data:

The personal data provided by you will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. The information requested for the CEoI is necessary in order to assess your proposal and will be used solely for that purpose under the authority of the EIB purchasing division (CS/IMP/PROCUR), in accordance with the EIB guide for procurement, approved by the management committee of the EIB. Please note that for your proposal to be considered, it may be mandatory to answer some or all of the questions in the declaration to be made by the applicant. The mandatory/optional nature of these questions is outlined in the terms of reference document. In order to assess the applicant, the personal data provided by you will be accessed by members of the selection panel and the directorate which requested the CEoI. Upon request, access to this data may be granted to the EIB’s Office of the Chief Compliance Officer, the legal service or the Inspectorate General. The data of the successful applicant shall be retained for the duration of the contract, plus two years in the central archives, unless these are needed in the context of litigation or claims. The data of unsuccessful applicants shall be retained for four years, unless these are needed in the context of litigation or claims. You have the right to access and rectify or update your data. You can exercise these rights by contacting the Head of the CS/IMP/PROCUR division (GCSprocurement@eib.org). You also have the right to have recourse at any time to the European Data Protection Supervisor.
 7.Exclusion criteria, selection and award criteria:

The exclusion criteria, administrative criteria and assessment criteria applicable for this call are described in the terms of reference and its annexes.
 8.Date of dispatch of notice:

12 May 2022
 9.Date of receipt by the Publications Office of the European Union:

12 May 2022