Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-12-22
Buyer: Conseil de l'Europe
Country: FR
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 75000000 | 75200000 | 75230000 | 79000000
Submission deadline: 2024-01-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: CdE - PROVISION OF INTELLECTUAL SERVICES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CEPEJ INTERGOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND COOPERATION PROGRAMMES
The Council of Europe is looking for Provider(s) in order to support the creation of new or revision of existing CEPEJ instruments as well as implementation of projects with a particular expertise on judicial statistics, judicial time management, quality, court management, cyberjustice, alternative dispute resolution especially mediation, enforcement, etc, during the period of validity of the contract.
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) was established by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in to improve the quality and efficiency of the European judicial systems and strengthen the court users’ confidence in such systems. The CEPEJ develops practical measures and tools to improve the efficiency and quality of the public service of justice for the benefit of its users aimed at policy makers and judicial practitioners. It also works to optimise judicial time management and to promote the quality of the public service of justice, as well as the implementation of European standards in the field of justice.
a. developing tools for measuring and analysing the functioning of justice and ensuring that public policies of justice are geared towards greater efficiency and quality,
b. obtaining an in-depth knowledge of the timeframes of proceedings for reaching optimum and foreseeable judicial time,
d. developing targeted co-operation at the request of a member or partner State and promoting among the stakeholders in the member or partner States the implementation of the measures and the use of the tools designed by the CEPEJ,
e. analysing and developing relevant tools on emerging issues such as the use of cyberjustice and artificial intelligence in judicial systems as regards the efficiency and quality of judicial systems,
f. strengthening relations with users of the justice system, as well as national and international bodies.
As well as, implementing co-operation programmes (including Joint programmes with the European Union) for promoting the concrete implementation of the CEPEJ methodology and tools by justice decision-makers and in courts, as an integral part of the CEPEJ’s own activities.
Mainly with the financial support of the European Union, the CEPEJ is increasingly engaged in supporting member states and other beneficiaries in their reforms to strengthen the efficiency and quality of their justice systems. At the moment, the CEPEJ is currently implementing EU/CoE joint cooperation programmes in EU Member States (Bulgria, Latvia, Malta), in the Western Balkans (Albania, Kosovo and reginal project), in Eastern Partnership countries (Azerbaidjan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and regional project) and with Southern Mediterranean countries (Morocco). More programmes are expected to start in 2024 and the current contract may be used to assist the implementation of the latter too.
As a consequence, the activities to be implemented under the intergovernmental activities as well as cooperation programmes are primarily focused on judicial statistics, judicial time management, quality, court management, cyberjustice, alternative dispute resolution especially mediation, enforcement, etc.
The procurement for the contract will be conducted in accordance with the CoE procedures as set out in tender documents and applicable internal legal instruments of the CoE, in particular Rule No. 1395 of 20 June 2019 on the procurement procedures of the CoE. No other procurement procedures will apply. These documents may be downloaded on the website of the CoE https://search.coe.int/intranet/Pages/result_details.aspx?ObjectId=090000168094853e . In submitting this form, the Council of Europe does not waive the privileges and immunities granted to it by virtue of the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe and its Protocols, and in particular Article 21 - Disputes - of the General Agreement.