The Council of Europe is currently implementing until the 31st of December, 2022 a Project “Strengthening civil participation in democratic decision making in Ukraine”. The project is launching a tender procedure for purchase of international consultants services.
The project aims to ensure that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and citizens have a real impact on the decision-making processes through various participation tools and public authorities establish effective engagement mechanisms and practices, especially, at the time of COVID-19 restrictions and challenges.
The project will target at least 10 municipalities ranging from the big cities to small municipalities and support the enhancement of the local legal and practical frameworks and procedures for citizen participation and engagement mechanisms. The project will support pilot local authorities in building capacities and expertise in establishing and applying appropriate engagement mechanisms, channels of communications and dialogue methods, in particular, providing coaching to planning and executing public consultations around the urban projects for planning public spaces and support the enhancement of procedures (meaning laws and regulations) and practical frameworks concerning various mechanisms for citizen participation and civic engagement in the decision-making process.
The present tendering procedure aims to select Provider(s) to support the implementation of the project and is divided into the following lots:
Lot 1: Expert and capacity-building support for the development and implementation procedures and practices in effective and inclusive public consultations in the decision-making process.
Lot 2: Expert and capacity-building support for the enhancement of procedures and practical frameworks concerning various mechanisms for citizen participation and engagement.
Expected duration of the contract: 09 March 2020 – 31 December 2022.
Tenders shall be submitted by email only (with attachments) to the email address [email protected], with the following reference in subject: 8756 Call for international consultancy services. Tenders addressed to another email address will be rejected.
All questions shall be submitted at least 5 (five) working days before the deadline for submission of the tenders and shall be exclusively addressed to [email protected] with the following reference in subject: Questions – International Consultancy – Civil Participation.
Attachments to the present announcement contain full description of the terms and conditions of the present tender and further providers’ involvement:
Deadline for submission of tenders: 27 February 2021.
