Contracts

What functions are performed by the Procurement section of Finance and Contracts?

Providing support and guidance to projects with regard to EC procurement rules by:

• Assisting projects with the development and evaluation of tenders, as well as preparation of contract documents;

• Providing information and training on the implementation of EC procurement rules;

• Participating as Commission representative during Opening and Evaluation sessions.

Practical Guide and General annexes

The Practical Guide is the first sole working tool, which explains the contracting procedures applying to all EC external aid contracts financed from the European Communities general budget (Budget) and the 10th European Development Fund.

2008 Practical Guide and general annexes. Applicable for 1 January 2009. (For 2007 annexes, please consult the archives)

Practical guide to contract procedures for EC external actions [704 KB]

Summary of changes to the PRAG 2008 [505 KB]

Corrigendum [60 KB]

Further useful documentation:

Framework Contracts:

Framework Contracts: User Guide and Background Documents AMS/451

This guide, published on DG EuropeAid's website, is intended for the various users of the framework contract.

In this guide :

• "users" refers to the initiator of the assignment, the official entitled to sign the letter of contract and the framework contractors.

• "initiator of the assignment" refers to the persons who carry out the different steps of the procedure under the control of the entitled official.

• "entitled official" refers to the persons entitled to sign the requests for services and the letters of contract.

• "beneficiaries of the assignments" refers to the persons requesting assignments under the framework contract (ex. Technical Ministries of the decentralised authorities).

These two last categories may be the same. The instructions that the guide contains must be systematically followed and scrupulously respected in order to ensure the smooth operation of the framework contract.

Tender search websites:

http://ted.europa.eu/info_newurl.html
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/funding/index_en.htm

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