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INDIVIDUAL SERVICE CONTRACT FORECAST

Technical Assistance to Establish Fashion and Textile Cluster

Location - Turkey

1. Publication reference

EuropeAid/117581/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

The objective of the project is to increase networking among SMEs in the textile and clothing sector, at local, national and European levels, as well as with business support organizations and structures and to strengthen public and private support structures for SMEs in the textile and clothing sector.

The technical assistance will cover the following areas;

·         Plan and implement cluster analysis research including develop cluster map, identify key issues, clarify value chain and identify network leaders, conduct SWOT analysis develop strategic action plan.

·         Support to the establishment of the Fashion and Textile Cluster (including Fashion Institute and Textile R&D Centre) including institutional building in the beneficiary organisation and other relevant business support/representative organisation, project/HRM training management, local labour market research and information collection, programme design and implementation, marketing and promotion strategy, organizational and operational planning and resource management etc.

·         In addition assistance will be required in the elaboration of the proposal for the investment support phase of the project: “Grant Scheme for SMEs” to upgrade their technological infrastructure and/or “Investment for the Common Use Equipments” for the collective use of SME’s that constitute the cluster (including the preparation of technical specifications and tender dossier, support to launching/evaluation/contracting the supply tender, and/or design and implementation of the grant scheme in respect of the supply and/or grant components foreseen to be financed under the 2004 National programme for Turkey).

 

8. Indicative maximum budget

€ 4.000.000

9. Intended timing of publication

4th Quarter 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.

The implementation of this programme is conditional upon establishment of PCU within the beneficiary organisation, staffed with the necessary personnel and having access and use of necessary secretarial support.

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.