Framework Agreement to Support EIB Advisory Services (EIBAS) Activities Inside and Outside EU-27

Description

The EIB aims at establishing multiple framework agreements with specialised service providers to support the activities of the Advisory Services Department throughout its countries of operations, inside and outside the European Union. Lot 6: Bio-economy Services will be provided to support the preparation and implementation of projects within the bio-economy sector, spanning from primary production through the entire associated value chains including, but not limited to, the following sub-sectors: natural resources management, rural infrastructure, equipment, machinery and input supply, primary biomass production, food and biomass material manufacturing, transport, storage, retail and distribution, climate change adaptation or mitigation and analysis of other related cross-cutting issues as well as advanced biofuels, and research and innovation. Support may be requested for the preparation and review of the complete project documentation (inter alia, technical feasibility including demand and option analysis, economic and financial analysis, environmental impact assessment, life cycle analysis, climate risk and vulnerability assessment, project governance mechanisms and procurement strategy) or implementation support (e.g. preparation and/or review of detailed designs and tender documents). In addition, the support may refer to other areas that are necessary for the preparation for funding and feasibility studies (e.g. market and competitiveness assessment, SWOT analysis and other risk assessments, analysis of financial and business models, river basin management plans, sector strategies, master plans, water tariffs development/analysis, feasibility for certification schemes, etc.). Services may also be required in the analysis of sectoral and cross-cutting issues (including those affecting more than one project or country), such as the development of methodological guidelines, model project approaches, grant blending, compliance with legal provisions (e.g. environmental and state aid requirements),, market-related assessment of sectoral industries, including trade barriers, market control mechanisms and the alignment thereof with international conventions and treaties or sectoral cross-subsidization rates in a country or group of countries Under lot 6 (Bio-economy), a specific assignment budget typically ranges between EUR 50 000 and EUR 1 200 000. Specific contracts below EUR 50 000 may also be awarded under the FWA. Specific contracts above EUR 1 200 000 may also be awarded under the FWA, but the Bank reserves the possibility to tender assignments with such budgets separately.