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INDIVIDUAL SERVICE CONTRACT FORECAST
Technical Assistance to support the legal and institutional alignment of the Fisheries Sector to the EU Acquis
Location - Turkey
1. Publication reference
EuropeAid/117294/C/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
6. Nature of contract
Fee-based
7. Contract description
The main aim of the project is in the short term to align fisheries management, control, marketing and structural adjustment legislation to the EU acquis. In the medium term reorganize and strengthen the institutional capacity of the fisheries administration and its services, align fisheries management, control, marketing and structural adjustment practices to the EU acquis, develop and implement a computerized fisheries vessel registration and statistical information system in compliance with the acquis.
This technical assistance contract (to be carried out in close coordination with a parallel Twinning operation) will provide expertise for the following activities: Preparation of a sector study, a strategy and sector plan. Establishment of a fisheries policy and planning unit. Strengthening of stakeholder participation and awareness in fisheries management. Preparation of technical specifications, detailed designs and tender dossiers for the supply and works for 30 port offices and supervision of works. Preparation of fisheries management plans. Advice on fish markets market governance, finance, training, statistics collection. Preparation of detailed designs of a model fish market. Provide IT expertise for the Institutional Development of the Fisheries Information Centre and IT system, for the establishment of a vessel monitoring system design, tendering and supervision, and the establishment of a fishery vessel registration system. The contractor will provide technical expertise in different fields (fishery, engineering, IT etc.), on-the- job training, training workshops,public seminars/hearings, publications, translation of documents, and study tours.
8. Indicative maximum budget
€ 2.409.000
9. Intended timing of publication
1st Quarter 2004
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.
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:
Theremust be a minimum period of 30 calendar days between the publication of this contract forecast and the publication of the corresponding procurement notice.
Noapplications or requests for information should be sent at this stage.