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**EUROPEAN UNION**

**Public procurement notice**

**Notice number prior to publication in the TED: 2023/S 000-000000**

**Contract notice**

**Section I: Contracting authority**

**I.1) Name and addresses**

Official name: European Commission, Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

Postal address: Rue de la Loi 130, 1049 Brussels

Country: Belgium

**I.2) Joint procurement**

The contract involves joint procurement

**I.3) Communication**

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://etendering.ec.europa.eu/cfps/portal/ext/process/processShow.do?processId=2023/000000

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address.

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via the above mentioned URL.

**I.4) Type of the contracting authority**

European institution/agency or international organisation

**I.5) Main activity**

Other activity: Humanitarian aid

**Section II: Object**

**II.1) Scope of the procurement**

II.1.1) Title: Framework contract for the provision of humanitarian aid

II.1.2) Main CPV code:

79999000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description:

The purpose of this contract is to establish a framework contract for the provision of humanitarian aid. The framework contract will be used to award specific contracts for the provision of humanitarian aid in response to humanitarian crises.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 100 000 000.00 EUR

Currency: EUR

**II.2) Description**

II.2.1) Additional CPV code(s):

79999000

II.2.2) Lot(s)

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2.3) Place of performance

Country: Worldwide

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

The framework contract will cover a wide range of humanitarian aid services, including but not limited to:

- Emergency response and relief

- Food and non-food items

- Water, sanitation and hygiene

- Shelter and settlement

- Health and nutrition

- Education and child protection

- Protection and support for vulnerable groups

**Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information**

**III.1) Conditions for participation**

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

- The economic operator must be registered in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) as a supplier of humanitarian aid services.

**III.2) Conditions related to the contract**

III.2.1) Information about a particular profession

List and brief description of conditions of participation:

- The economic operator must have at least 5 years of experience in the provision of humanitarian aid services.

**Section IV: Procedure**

**IV.1) Description**

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

**IV.2) Administrative information**

IV.2.1) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Notice number in the OJEU: 2023/S 000-000000

**IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate**

Date: 01/01/2024

Local time: 12:00

**IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates**

Date: 01/02/2024

**IV.2.4) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted**

Finnish, English

**Section VI: Complementary information**

**VI.1) Information about European Union funds**

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by the European Union.

**VI.2) Additional information**

The contracting authority reserves the right to negotiate with the tenderers, if necessary, in order to clarify the tenders and to ensure that the requirements of the contract are met.

**VI.3) Information about the award criteria**

The award criteria will be based on the most economically advantageous tender, as defined in the tender specifications.

**VI.4) Information about the European Union's policy on equal treatment of economic operators**

The contracting authority is committed to ensuring the equal treatment of all economic operators and will not discriminate on the basis of nationality, race, gender, religion, or any other ground.

**VI.5) Information about the review procedure**

The contracting authority will review the tenders and may request additional information or clarifications from the tenderers. The contracting authority reserves the right to reject any tender that does not meet the requirements of the contract.

**VI.6) Information about the award procedure**

The contracting authority will award the contract to the tenderer that submits the most economically advantageous tender, as defined in the tender specifications.

**VI.7) Information about the contract duration**

The framework contract will have a duration of 48 months from the date of signature.

**VI.8) Information about the contract value**

The estimated total value of the framework contract is 100 000 000.00 EUR, excluding VAT.

**VI.9) Information about the contract renewal**

The framework contract may be renewed for a maximum of 24 months, subject to the approval of the contracting authority.

**VI.10) Information about the contract termination**

The contracting authority reserves the right to terminate the contract in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the contract.

**VI.11) Information about the contract modification**

The contracting authority reserves the right to modify the contract in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the contract.

**VI.12) Information about the contract performance**

The contracting authority will monitor the performance of the contract and may request additional information or clarifications from the contractor. The contracting authority reserves the right to terminate the contract if the contractor fails to meet the requirements of the contract.

**VI.13) Information about the contract payment**

The contracting authority will make payments in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the contract.

**VI.14) Information about the contract dispute resolution**

Any dispute arising from the contract will be resolved in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the contract.

**VI.15) Information about the contract confidentiality**

The contracting authority will treat all information related to the contract as confidential and will not disclose it to any third party without the prior written consent of the contractor.

**VI.16) Information about the contract termination**

The contracting authority reserves the right to terminate the contract in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the contract.

**VI.17) Information about the contract modification**

The contracting authority reserves the right