Public document to be completed by the Contracting Authority

INDIVIDUAL SERVICE CONTRACT FORECAST

Health and High Risk Insurance – Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Instrument for Stability                                              

 

1.   Publication reference

EuropeAid/127242/C/SER/TPS

2.   Procedure

International restricted tender

3.   Programme

Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Instrument for Stability (IfS).

4.   Financing

CFSP and Instrument for Stability budget (chapters 19.03 and 19.06 of the General budget of the European Communities)

5.   Contracting Authority

European Commission for its own account and on behalf of the persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions (CFSP Special Advisers) pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on the European Union.

6.   Nature of contract

Fee-based. 

The Framework Contract will be concluded for an initial duration of two years with two possible one year extensions.

7. Contract description  

This service framework contract aims at providing insurance cover for: medical care, accidental death and disability, evacuation and repatriation, abduction and unlawful detention, income protection, assistance, luggage and public liability.

8.   Indicative budget

The Framework Contract will be concluded at 0 (zero) Euro. The indicative estimated annual value of the specific contracts implementing this Framework Contract will range between 3 and 10 M EURO.

9.   Intended timing of publication of the procurement notice

Third quarter of 2008

10.             Additional information

The European Commission will conclude the Framework Contract while the specific contracts will either be concluded by the Commission or by the CFSP Special Advisers.

11.             Legal basis

Council Joint Actions establishing EU crisis management operations or appointing EU Special Representatives, contracted as CFSP Special Adviser by the European Commission. Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 establishing an Instrument for Stability.

 

 

Remarks:

There must be a minimum period of 30 calendar days between the publication of this contract forecast and the publication of the corresponding procurement notice.

No applications or requests for information should be sent at this stage.