(q)Stage 3 - application of award criteria (assessment of tenders)

This criterion serves to assess whether the tenderer has understood all of the issues involved, as well as the nature of the work to be undertaken and the content of the final products.

The tenderer shall:

1.1 Elaborate on the specifications which are of importance for the successful execution of activities, in particular its objectives and expected results.

1.2 Give an overview on the key issues related to the achievement of the contract objectives and expected results.

1.3 Give an explanation of the risks and assumptions affecting the execution of the contract.

This criterion assesses the suitability and strength of the proposal as measured against the requirements of the specification in terms of the technical content, completeness, originality of ideas (where appropriate) and proposed effort.

2.1 Adult education: A list of competencies, proposed activities and methods considered to be necessary to achieve the contract objectives, amongst others: draft course curriculum including draft lesson templates.

2.2 Sequencing and learning flow; draft course schedule

2.3 Training approach to facilitate and activate the learning process of every individual participant.

This criterion assesses the way the contractor will create synergies between training centres, lecturers, trainers, role-players in the participating states, cross-border cooperation and cooperation with international organisations.

3.1 International cooperation perspective

- cooperation between training actors

- cooperation with international organisations

- inclusion of other relevant stakeholders

3.2 Civil Protection/Humanitarian cooperation perspective

This criterion relates to the quality of project planning, the organisation of the team with a view to managing a project of this nature and the availability of the resources for the completion of the contractual tasks.

4.1 Project monitoring and reporting

4.2 Management and back-up

This criterion serves to assess whether the tenderer has understood all of the issues involved, as well as the nature of the work to be undertaken and the content of the final products. The tenderer shall:

1.1 Elaborate on the specifications which are of importance for the successful execution of activities, in particular its objectives and expected results.

1.2 Give an overview on the key issues related to the achievement of the contract objectives and expected results.

1.3 Give an explanation of the risks and assumptions affecting the execution of the contract.

2.1 Pedagogical approach and didactic quality: A clear description of online activities and methods how the learner will be addressed and the intended impact on those audiences considered to be necessary to achieve the contract objectives, amongst others;

2.2 Individual learning process: Pedagogical approach to facilitate and support the learning process and motivation of every individual participant.

This criterion assess the suitability and strength of the proposal as measured against the requirements of the specification in terms of the technical content, completeness, originality of ideas (where appropriate) and proposed effort.

3.1 Effectiveness: The program leads to faculty developing, technically sophisticated, operational sustainable and high-quality online courses.

3.2 Scope of Impact: The program will be accessible 24/7 with the common used hard- and software to the internet. There shall be no additional IT program installations on the used computers necessary.

3.3 Multimedia: The program offers high-quality multimedia features to address the learner with a sophisticated method.

3.4 Work plan: There should be a detailed, realistic work plan (with clarity and correlation between the stated objectives and the means proposed) – related to the projects phases mentioned in the call for tenders – a description of the deliverables (what, when, for whom) and a time schedule for the activities.

This criterion relates to the quality of project planning, the organisation of the team with a view to managing a project of this nature and the availability of the resources for the completion of the contractual tasks.

4.1 Project monitoring and reporting

4.2 Management and back-up International Civil Protection Expertise