The EEA Grants are providing €1 875 000 to the Slovenian NGO Programme. The Programme is to be implemented over the next three years and aims at strengthening civil society development in the country.
Applicant entities must be autonomous of government and registered in Slovenia, with strong ties to the country’s NGO sector and experience in re-granting. The bid may be submitted by one single entity or by a consortium of two or more entities. The budget for the development and management of the NGO Programme is between €187 500 and €243 750. The successful organisation will be contracted directly by the FMO.
Schedule, deadlines and submission of bids
Event Deadline Invitation to tender 7 November 2012 Submission of bids 7 January 2013 Opening of bids 8 January 2013 Candidate selection 25 January 2013 Finalisation of the programme proposal 27 February 2013 Start of work As soon as possible
The deadline for submission of bids is 16:00 (Brussels time) on 7 January 2013. Please send a duly signed hard copy of your application by registered post to:
Gabriela Voicu, Senior Sector Officer for Civil Society, Financial Mechanism Office, 12-16 Rue Joseph II, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
A copy of the signed bid should also be sent in electronic format to: NGO-proposals@efta.int
The documents related to the tender are available here:
- Slovenia NGO Programme - Terms of Reference
- Rules on procurement of Fund Operator
- Budget template (Please note that the budget template has to be filled in and submitted with the bid)
The Terms of Reference (ToR) include information about the work to be carried out and the responsibilities of the Fund Operator. The rules on the appointment and contracting of Fund Operators provide additional information on the process. All items included in Section 6 (Content of Bid) of the ToR must be provided in the bid.
Please direct any questions to Gabriela Voicu, Senior Sector Officer for Civil Society, (Financial Mechanism Office), gvo@efta.int/ +32 211 1813
All bids must also be submitted in compliance with the following documents: