Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2024-07-03
Region: LU000
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 66100000
Submission deadline: 2024-09-16

Technical requirements: As part of the programmes: European Funds for Mazovia 2021-2027 (“EFM 2021-27”) and European Funds for Silesia 2021-2027 (“EFS 2021-27”), and for the purpose of tackling the market failures identified in the respective ex-ante market assessments for the use of Financial Instruments in the 2021-2027 period (“Ex-ante Assessment”), the Board of the Mazovia Voivodeship, acting as the EFM 2021-27 Managing Authority, and the Board of the Silesia Voivodeship, acting as the EFS 2021-27 Managing Authority, have dedicated resources to implement the Holding Fund (“HF”) Mazovia and the HF Silesia, respectively, managed by the European Investment Bank (“EIB”) in accordance with Article 59(3)(a) of the Common Provisions Regulation  (“CPR”) and the provisions of funding agreements signed between the EIB and the EFM 2021-27 Managing Authority and the EFS 2021-27 Managing Authority, respectively (the “Funding Agreements”). The HFs are co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (“ERDF”) and national funds.
Relevant rules for implementing the Financial Instruments (“FIs”) are primarily stipulated in the CPR, the ERDF Regulation  and applicable national law and regulations.
This Call for Expression of Interest (“CEOI”) is addressed to eligible Financial Intermediaries able to originate and manage financial instruments (in the form of loans), interested in receiving resources from the respective HFs in order to invest in i) energy efficiency, (ii) renewable energy, (iii) urban regeneration, (iv) urban mobility, and (v) circular economy. The implementation of the FIs shall be carried out in accordance with the contractual agreements (“Operational Agreements”) to be entered into between the EIB, acting as manager of the respective HF, and the Selected Applicants.  
Under the CEOI it is planned to allocate an initial amount of up to PLN 1,169.54 million.
As part of the programmes: European Funds for Mazovia 2021-2027 (“EFM 2021-27”) and European Funds for Silesia 2021-2027 (“EFS 2021-27”), and for the purpose of tackling the market failures identified in the respective ex-ante market assessments for the use of Financial Instruments in the 2021-2027 period (“Ex-ante Assessment”), the Board of the Mazovia Voivodeship, acting as the EFM 2021-27 Managing Authority, and the Board of the Silesia Voivodeship, acting as the EFS 2021-27 Managing Authority, have dedicated resources to implement the Holding Fund (“HF”) Mazovia and the HF Silesia, respectively, managed by the European Investment Bank (“EIB”) in accordance with Article 59(3)(a) of the Common Provisions Regulation  (“CPR”) and the provisions of funding agreements signed between the EIB and the EFM 2021-27 Managing Authority and the EFS 2021-27 Managing Authority, respectively (the “Funding Agreements”). The HFs are co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (“ERDF”) and national funds.Relevant rules for implementing the Financial Instruments (“FIs”) are primarily stipulated in the CPR, the ERDF Regulation  and applicable national law and regulations.
This Call for Expression of Interest (“CEOI”) is addressed to eligible Financial Intermediaries able to originate and manage financial instruments (in the form of loans), interested in receiving resources from the respective HFs in order to invest in i) energy efficiency, (ii) renewable energy, (iii) urban regeneration, (iv) urban mobility, and (v) circular economy. The implementation of the FIs shall be carried out in accordance with the contractual agreements (“Operational Agreements”) to be entered into between the EIB, acting as manager of the respective HF, and the Selected Applicants.  
Under the CEOI it is planned to allocate an initial amount of up to PLN 1,169.54 million.
Application procedure:
The proposals should be submitted in English; Tenders must be submitted electronically through the secured Sharepoint platform of the EIB, in strict compliance with the specific instructions laid down in the terms of reference section 5 (Instructions for Submission of Expression of Interest and Important Notices). Note that Applicants must express their interest by e-mail to the following address: corporate-procurement@eib.org until the 26/08/2024 at 23:59 CET at the latest in order to receive the access to the SharePoint platform and be able to submit their applications. 
The terms of reference including annexes can be downloaded on the page: https://www.eib.org/en/products/mandates-partnerships/shared-management-funds/eoi/all/ceoi-1776
or requested by sending an email to corporate-procurement@eib.org with the subject: CEoI-1776 HF Mazovia and HF Silesia — request for documents.

Eligibility requirements: other