Description
The Council of Europe is currently implementing a Project on Enhancing Judicial Protection of Human Rights in Kosovo*, which will last until 31 December 2027. Key objectives are:
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To improve the quality of applications lodged with courts in respect of human rights violations, by developing relevant tools and ensuring adequate training of legal professionals.
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To support judicial redress of human rights violations by domestic courts, by developing the professional capacities and knowledge of judges and prosecutors at all levels regarding case law of the European Court of Human Rights and of the Constitutional Court, and by facilitating the establishment of research and case law units within courts wherever possible.
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To foster the implementation of European human rights standards by facilitating joint analysis by legislative, executive and judicial branches, and by developing the capacities within the Office for Good Governance within the Prime Minister’s Office and/or within the Ministry of Justice in the field of European human rights standards.
The main project partners are the Constitutional Court, other courts at all levels, the Justice Academy, the Bar Association, the Office for Good Governance, the Ministry of Justice, Agency for Free Legal Aid, civil society, and academia.
Within this context, the Council of Europe is looking for a maximum of 25 Providers of consultancy services to support project implementation, with particular expertise in the field of European human rights law and/or constitutional justice. The Providers should have experience in undertaking legal research and case law analysis, and/or providing legislative assistance and policy advice, and/or carrying institutional needs assessments, and/or developing and delivering human rights training to civil servants and justice professionals. Such services will be requested by the Council on an as needed basis, in compliance with the ordering procedure defined in this Framework Contract.
E-procurement link for the tender:
The instruction for applicants:
When you click on the link, you will enter in the E-procurement platform of the Council of Europe. You will need to create an account first, so you click on CREATE AN ACCOUNT, and fill out the fields regarding your Personal information, then click Next to fill out Provider’s information. After that you click on Sign Up and you will receive email to validate your email as Supplier in the E-procurement platform of the Council of Europe. Click on the Validate email address.
You will then receive another email confirmation that your account is created, with email for login and password, and you can reset the password for your account.
When your account is created, you go back, the next step is to Log in in the platform using the account and password you created and find/click on the call for tenders - Purchase of international consultancy services for implementation of the project “Enhancing Judicial Protection of Human Rights” (Kosovo*).
You will need to create an offer, so you click first to confirm the interest, and then on the Create Offer, where you draft text of the offer in the field Offer Message and further upload the filled out and signed Act of Engagement, CV and samples from previous work. Then click on submit the offer. You can always save the offer and modify it before submission. For your easier reference here are the links for videos instructing how to create an account and how to create and submit the offer.
*All references to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or population, shall be understood in full compliance with United Nation's Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.
