Service Prior Information Notice
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Publication reference
EuropeAid/140062/IH/SER/MULTI
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Programme title
ACP-EU Programme to strengthen Research and Innovation capacity in ACP countries
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Financing
Financing agreement
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Contracting Authority
Secretariat of the ACP Group of States, Brussels, BELGIUM
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Nature of contract
Fee-based
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Contract description
The Programme aims to unlock the inclusive innovation potential of ACP countries and support their transition into knowledge-based economies. It operates at interlocking levels: policy development, knowledge transfer, and capacity of research and innovation stakeholders. The technical assistance unit will support the implementation of the programme; specifically, it will be tasked to:
1) Support the ACP Secretariat for the administrative, technical and financial management of the whole programme and related grant contracts;
2) Develop and operationalise the ACP Research and Innovation Hub;
3) Establish and operationalise the ACP Research and Innovation Policy Support Facility;
4) Design and implement the programme's outreach, communication and visibility strategy;
5) Design and implement the programme's Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning framework.
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Indicative budget
8 500 000 EUR
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Intended timing of publication of the contract notice
February 2019
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Additional information
NA
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Legal basis(1)
Annex IV to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23.6.2000 as amended in Luxembourg on 25.6.2005 and in Ouagadougou on 22.6.2010. Reference is made to Annex IV as revised by Decision 1/2014 of the ACP-EU Council of Ministers of 20.6.2014.
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(1) Please state any specificity that might have an impact on rules on participation (such as geographic or thematic or long/short term).
Remarks:
There must be a minimum period of 30 calendar days between the publication of this prior information notice and the publication of the corresponding Contract Notice.
No applications or requests for information should be sent at this stage.
