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 5: Urban and Regional Development Services will be provided in areas relevant for the urban and regional development as well as the Just Transition Mechanism, including but not limited to, the following sub-sectors: regional and urban development, urban buildings and social infrastructure, economic development and disaster risk management and social and affordable housing. Expertise in delivering the following type of technical assistance support will be required: policy formulation support, needs assessment, project pipeline building, developing investment programmes and portfolios, support in strategic planning, project preparation and review support, project Implementation and procurement support, institutional capacity building and change management. Services may also be required on relevant horizontal issues (including those affecting more than one project or more than one city/region, such as; assessing national legislative frameworks on environmental and social issues and compare them to EIB E&S standards, strategies and programmes for climate mitigation or adaptation or environmental sustainability, development of methodological guidelines, model project approaches, model standard documents, model financing models and compliance with legal provisions (e.g. environmental and state aid requirements). Services will be provided both inside and outside EU. Under lot 5 (Urban and Regional Development), a specific assignment budget typically ranges between EUR 50 000 and EUR 2 000 000. Specific contracts below EUR 50 000 may also be awarded under the FWA. Specific contracts above EUR 2 000 000 may also be awarded under the FWA, but the Bank reserves the possibility to tender assignments with such budgets separately.