Call for tenders
"Study
on improving knowledge about illicit trade in cultural goods in the EU,
and the new technologies available to combat it" - EAC/06/2017
(2017/S 112-224715)
Objectives and description
The Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of
the European Commission has published a call for tenders for a "Study
on improving knowledge about illicit trade in cultural goods in the EU,
and the new technologies available to combat it" - EAC/06/2017.
The objective of this contract is to support
policymakers and enforcement authorities in their activities targeting
illicit trade in cultural goods. The study should contribute to the
understanding of the cross-border nature of illicit trade in cultural
objects and provide an overview of existing new technology tools that
can be used to combat this crime.
The
specific objective is to gather, analyse and disseminate information
and cross-reference data on source countries, trafficking routes into,
from and within the European Union and corresponding methods and actors
involved. On the basis of the study, it should be possible to better
assess the involvement of organised criminal groups in the illicit trade
in cultural goods. This in turn should allow a better understanding of
dimensions, trends and patterns of the trafficking, and therefore to
help to identify and anticipate risks and threats in order to take
informed decisions and more focused control and prevention measures.
The
study should be focused on three aspects: (1) description of
trafficking routes, volumes, object types and operational modes based on
data collected; (2) an analysis of the responses and challenges faced
by the relevant authorities; (3) an inventory of new technologies
(databases, mobile applications etc.) used for sharing information and
identifying potentially illicit cultural goods. It should also provide
recommendations for future EU action, both in legal and policy terms.
Eligible participants - Minimum conditions
Natural and legal persons
from one of the EU Member States and all natural and legal persons in a
third country which has a special agreement with the European Union in
the field of public procurement on the conditions laid down in that
agreement.
Funding conditions and duration
The estimated value is 200 000.00 EUR excluding VAT and is not subject to renewal.
The total duration of the tasks is 24 months.
Deadline of proposals' submission
The deadline for submission of tenders is 26 September 2017,12:00 CET.
Tenders must be submitted exclusively through the electronic submission system at https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=2526.
Tenders that are not submitted via the electronic submission system shall be rejected and their content shall not be examined.
Further information
Please find attached the documentation of the call for tenders.
More information is available at the following link: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=2526
Kind regards,
Rosemary
Rosemary STREVINIOTI
Head of Brussels Office
European Office of Cyprus
Rue du Luxembourg 3, 2nd floor
B-1000 Brussels
Tel./Fax: +32 (0) 2 280 22 85
E-mail: strevinioti.rozamaria@ucy.ac.cy
THE GREEK TRANSLATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=2526&locale=el
