Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-10-02
Buyer: Council of Europe
Country: FR
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79100000 | 79110000 | 79140000 | 79700000 | 79900000
Estimated value: 5000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2020-10-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This tendering procedure is an international call for tenders. It aims at concluding a framework agreement with up to 160 consultants with specific experience of cybercrime and electronic evidence, divided into 8 lots, with a view to establishing the terms of the subsequent call-offs for the provision of consultancy services, corresponding to the needs of the Council of Europe for the projects concerned. The current call for tenders applies to all current and future projects implemented by C-PROC during the execution period of the framework agreement.
Legislation on Cybercrime and Related Issues (Child Protection, Data Protection, Terrorist Use of ICT, Money Laundering, Telecommunication Regulations)
The services listed below are indicative of the types of deliverables typically arising within each lot but are not exhaustive and shall not limit the discretion of the Council to demand deliverables which are reasonably connected to the description of each lot:
Drafting legal opinions, including drafting of legal text, on cybercrime, electronic evidence, data protection, cybersecurity, cyberviolence, protection of children and online crime proceeds .and providing advice to countries on the strengthening of legislation and follow up to recommendations from reviews, including human rights and rule of law requirements,
preparing analyses of the legislation of different countries against the standards of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, data protection Convention 108, the Lanzarote Convention on the sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children or other international standards and providing recommendations where necessary.
The framework contract may be renewed annually. It shall be renewable until the end date: 31 December 2024
The services listed below are indicative of the types of deliverables typically arising within each lot but are not exhaustive and shall not limit the discretion of the Council to demand deliverables which are reasonably connected to the description of each lot:
— providing advice, by attending meetings and drafting reports, on cybercrime and cybersecurity polices and strategies at technical and senior officials levels, and assessing the effectiveness of measures taken;
— drafting analytical reports on the cybercrime situation and on measures taken by project countries on cybercrime and electronic evidence;
— providing advice on setting and functions of Computer Emergency or Security Incident Response Teams (CERTs/CSIRTs) and their cooperation with criminal justice authorities;
— developing capacities of state agencies for interagency cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence.
The framework contract may be renewed annually. It shall be renewable until the end date: 21 December 2024.
The services listed below are indicative of the types of deliverables typically arising within each lot but are not exhaustive and shall not limit the discretion of the Council to demand deliverables which are reasonably connected to the description of each lot:
— providing advice, by attending meetings and drafting reports, on the strengthening or setting up of specialised (police and prosecution-type or forensic) cybercrime units;
— providing advice and support on operation and capacities of digital forensics units, including their support to investigations involving electronic evidence. Supporting the development and implementation of standard operating procedures for conducting investigations and handling of electronic evidence through advice, manuals and other tools.

Eligibility requirements: N/a

Award value: 5000000