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No C 364 / 26 fENl Official Journal of the European Communities 4 . 12 . 96

Compilation of a list of potential evaluators

INFO 2000 programme — stimulating the development and use of multimedia information
content ( 1996-1999 ) and MLIS programme — Multi-Lingual Information Society, multi-annual
programme to promote the linguistic diversity of Europe in the information society ( 1997-1999 )

Notice of a call for expressions of interest

( 96 / C 364 / 11 )

1 . European Commission, Directorate-General XIII,
Telecommunications, Information Market and
Exploitation of Research, DGXIII / E, information
industry and market and language processing,
L-2920 Luxembourg .

2 . Type : Call for expressions of interest for the
provision of services involving assistance with the
technical evaluation of proposals and the periodical
reviews of the INFO 2000 programme and the MLIS
programme or related programmes .

Persons wishing to apply for inclusion on the list are
invited to do so in accordance with the provisions of
this notice .

The awarding authority will include on the list
candidates meeting the criteria in 8 below .

For each specific contract concluded for an
evaluation task ( see description in 3 . a )), the
awarding authority will select candidates from this
list in accordance with their skills, availability and
other criteria enabling an appropriate functioning of
the programme to be guaranteed ( e.g. by ensuring an
adequate combination of experience and new skills ).

The list resulting from this notice will be used
exclusively for evaluating proposals and for the peri ­
odical reviews of the INFO 2000 and MLIS or

related programmes .

3 . a ) Description of the tasks involved :

1 . Technical assistance with evaluating proposals

submitted in response to the calls for proposals
put out within the context of the INFO 2000

and MLIS programmes .

The evaluators will judge the proposals on the
basis of the evaluation criteria specified in the
calls and in the information dossiers accom ­
panying these calls . The evaluation will be
carried out on a strictly confidential basis and
the Commission will not give proposers
information on the evaluators involved in

judging their proposals .

2 . Technical assistance in the review of projects

supported under the INFO 2000 and MLIS
programmes . Such reviews may be required in
order to verify the achievements of such
projects and assess the extent to which the
programme objectives have been attained .
They are carried out by independent experts
chosen on the basis of their widely recognized
experience and competence .

3 . Technical assistance to Commission officials in

the context of the review of the INFO 2000

and MLIS programmes .

A limited number of independent senior
experts will be required to review and evaluate
the INFO 2000 and MLIS programmes ( at an
intermediate point and at the end ). These
evaluators will be required to examine the
performance of the programme with reference
to its formal objectives, focusing on a defined
set of areas of programme implementation,
evaluating the impact of the various initiatives
on the European content industry and its
markets and providing proposals for adjusting
the orientation of the programme and
follow-up activities .

The abovementioned tasks concern the fields
referred to in the work programmes of the
INFO 2000 and MLIS programmes .

b ) Type of contracts :

The contracts in the fields mentioned in 3 . a ) will
be awarded individually on the basis of standard
task contracts concluded either with natural
persons at a daily rate of ECU 250 or with legal
entities at a daily rate of ECU 450 ('). Travelling
and accommodation expenses will be reimbursed
in accordance with the Commission 's standard

regulations .

(') The daily rates mentioned are those currently in force for

this type of contract . The Commission reserves the right to
adapt them as necessary .

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The awarding authority will select competent
candidates from the list of experts drawn up on
the basis of this call . The selection will be based
on the technical skills required and other criteria
relating to satisfactory management of the

programmes .

4 . Place of provision of services : Luxembourg and / or

Brussels, as a rule . If necessary visits to specific sites
may be envisaged ( all countries in the European
Economic Area ( EEA ), as well as any countries
which may be associated with the implementation of
the programmes ).

5 . Applications relating to this call for expressions of

interest can be sent up until 30 . 6 . 1998 . The list
resulting from the call for expressions of interest will
remain valid until 31 . 12 . 1999 .

A first selection for admission to the list will be
made on the basis of applications received by
28 . 2 . 1997 at the latest and on the basis of criteria
referred to in 8 . Updates will be carried out period ­
ically until 30 . 6 . 1998 .

6 . Any natural person or legal entity on the list
resulting from this call for expressions of interest
may be awarded a contract .

7 . a ) Address to which the expressions of interest must

be sent : European Commission, DGXIII / E / 3,
INFO 2000 ' Programme Evaluators ', rue Alcide
de Gasperi, L-2920 Luxembourg, EUFO Bureau

1179, facsimile ( 352 ) 401 16 22 34, electronic
mail : evaluators ©echo . lu .

b ) The persons meeting the conditions in 8 and
wishing to apply should express their interest in
writing and send it to the abovementioned
address within the time limits in 5 of this call and
clearly specify the following data :

— name, Christian name and, for companies, full

corporate name,

— full address,

— telephone and facsimile numbers,

— electronic address .

The awarding authority will send an information

dossier, comprising all the necessary information for
submitting applications, to all interested persons .

Alternatively, they may consult the information
dossier online via the Internet address :

http: / /www.echo.l and submit their application
online .

The awarding authority will notify each candidate of
the result of their application .

8 . Conditions required for applications to be
considered : The conditions required for considering
applications stipulate, in particular, that candidates

must :

— be a citizen of a Member State of the EEA ;

— have a university degree or a professional qualifi ­

cation in a relevant subject ;

— provide evidence of their qualifications as a
recognized expert, with at least 10 years '
professional experience, in 1 or more of the
themes addressed or activities to be undertaken
by the INFO 2000 and / or MLIS programmes,
e.g. as a developer of electronic multimedia and
multilingual services, specialist in market and
business development activities in the area of
electronic publishing, expert in specific disciplines
addressed such as geographic information
services, intellectual property rights handling,
localization of information, etc .;

— indicate any possible implication in future
proposals or ongoing projects of the INFO 2000
and MLIS programmes, in order to avoid any
conflict of interests ;

— have access to electronic message system
facilities .

The information dossier available to all potential
candidates will set out in detail the selection criteria
as well as all conditions required and forms to be
filled in enabling applications to be evaluated .

9 . Other information : The work programmes of the

INFO 2000 and MLIS programmes, as well as the
information dossier mentioned in 8, are available on
the Internet ( http: / /www.echo.l u)

Any additional information may be obtained from
the address in 7 . a ).

10 . Date of dispatch of the notice : 26 . 11 . 1996 .

11 . Date of receipt by the Office for Official Publi ­

cations of the European Communities : 26 . 11 . 1996 .