Pre-information notice

Public document to be completed by the Contracting Authority
Compulsory use for service tender procedures of EUR 200,000 or more

INDIVIDUAL SERVICE CONTRACT FORECAST
Technical Assistance in the Development of Human Rights, Democracy and Citizenship Education (HRDCE)

Location - Turkey

1. Publication reference

EuropeAid/117280/D/SV/TR

2. Procedure

International Restricted

3. Programme
The National Pre-Accession Financial Assistance Programme for Turkey 2003

4. Financing

Budget line B7 050

5. Contracting Authority

Central Finance and Contracts Unit (CFCU)

6. Nature of contract

Fee-based

7. Contract description
Strengthening Human Rights Democracy and Citizenship Education (HRDCE) in schools and society with related partners all over Turkey

Providing assistance to the Turkish Government in designing, developing and implementing an effective HRDCE that corresponds with EU standards at all levels in the education sector. The assistance will cover the following areas;

Adjusting the legal base for HRDCE

Development of curriculum and educational materials

Capacity building –training of staff

Awareness raising and dissemination

8. Indicative maximum budget

€ 4,650,000

9. Intended timing of publication

November 2003

10. Additional information

The award of this contract is subject to the signature of the respective Financing Memorandum between the European Commission and Turkey and accreditation of CFCU by European Commission.

Furthermore, the signature of this contract is conditional upon the following:

Members of the four Core Groups in charge of the Legal Base, Curriculum and Educational Development, Capacity Building and Awareness Raising and Dissemination have been appointed by the Ministry of Education and are ready to take over their duty.

All institutional bodies involved in the implementation of the project are operational.

11. Legal basis

Council Regulation No. (EC) 2500/2001 of 17 December 2001 concerning pre-accession financial assistance for Turkey and amending regulations (EEC) No. 3906/89, (EC) No. 1267/1999, (EC) No. 1268/1999 and EC No. 555/2000

Remarks:

There must be a minimum period of 30 calendar days between the publication of this contract forecast and the publication of the corresponding procurement notice.

No applications or requests for information should be sent at this stage.