Framework Contract for the Provision of Foreign Policy Expertise - Lot 5: Development & Lot 8: Human Rights

Sep 1, 2014 - Aug 31, 2018

Project description

The Directorate-General for External Policies of the European Parliament (DG ExPo) seeks to retain the services of 1 or several research networks through a framework service contract for ad hoc, short-term services providing expertise on a range of foreign policy subjects. The framework service contract concerns a number of current and emerging issues falling within the areas of responsibility of Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), its Subcommittees on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Human Rights (DROI), and the Committees for Development (DEVE) and International Trade (INTA).
The required expertise is to be focused on policy options and/or analysis of situations, based on factual evidence and sound advice relevant to the committees' work. The briefings and studies are to be delivered upon specific requests within a limited and defined timeframe. They should be short, concise and easily accessible and comprehensible to Members, reflecting the Members' specific needs identified in individual specifications for each assignment. In addition to written work,the framework contract also covers associated services such as presentations in committee or other meetings, and the organisation of workshops.

Topic

Lot 5: Development
Lot 8: Human Rights

Objective

The expertise sought will be used inter alia for the compilation of data and knowledge, cost-benefit analysis and impact assessments and for outlining and evaluating policies and legislation. It is designed both to strengthen the committees' knowledge and ability to respond to Commission proposals or Council activities and to provide a solid basis for some of the committees' own initiatives.