Call for Tenders for International Short-Term Consultancy Services for Co-Operation Projects in the Area of Family Justice

The Council of Europe is searching for a highest of 90 Supplier(s) for the provision of consultancy providers in get to help the implementation of initiatives (both of those nation-distinct and regional) and cooperation actions carried out by the Division for the Implementation of Human Rights, Justice and Lawful Co-procedure Standards with a distinct skills on investigation, advice, co-ordination and facilitation in relation to the functioning of household courts, capacities of pros, institution of collaboration mechanisms and consciousness-boosting. This contains improving upon success of loved ones courts with a perspective to protect the legal rights of girls, youngsters and other family users, the improvement of the efficiency and working of the loved ones courts and places of work of community prosecutors, the making of the capacities of judges, community prosecutors and industry experts relating to key human legal rights and family members legislation concerns, the application of the principles of children pleasant justice, the advancement of collaboration mechanisms amongst stakeholders, as very well as an increase of the recognition of the public concerning relatives justice and spouse and children court docket proceedings.

Interested candidates are invited to apply as explained in the Tender File and fill out the requested “Act of Engagement” form though attaching the “Documents to be provided”. The deadline for submission of tenders is 05 July 2021 (inclusive).

You should very carefully read through the prerequisites of the contact:

 

1: Tender File

2: Act of Engagement

 

Tenders (Filled act of engagement and other supporting files) shall be submitted by e-mail only (with attachments) to the electronic mail handle: [email protected] with the pursuing reference in subject: line “2021AO32 – Consultancy products and services_Household Courts”. Tenders submitted to a different e-mail account will be excluded from the treatment.

Normal information can be found on the internet site of the Council of Europe: http://www.coe.int. Other issues concerning this unique tendering technique shall be sent at the most recent by 1 week ahead of the deadline for submissions of tenders, in English or French, and shall be completely despatched to the following address: [email protected]. This handle is to be employed for questions only for modalities of tendering, please refer to the down below Short article.

All supporting paperwork shall be submitted in English, failure to do so will end result in the exclusion of the tender. If any of the necessary paperwork are lacking, the Council of Europe reserves the ideal to reject the tender. All supporting documents ought to be submitted either in PDF.

 

Documents to be delivered

  • A finished and signed copy of the Act of Engagement.
  • A specific CV, if possible in Europass Structure, demonstrating clearly that the tenderer fulfils the eligibility requirements
  • Determination letter, utmost two pages long, clearly and concisely indicating:
    • how the tenderer satisfies each of the eligibility criteria (common and good deal-unique) for just about every of the heaps utilized for (see section B higher than)
    • a listing f the international locations for which the tenderer has precise expertise of the relatives justice units and/or working experience in utilizing technical co-procedure tasks.
  • Sample of a document in English or French (e.g. needs assessment report, coverage paper, guideline, schooling content, brochure, report and or speech) a short while ago authored by the tenderer on loved ones justice
  • Contact facts of 3 (3) references
  • A list of all proprietors and executive officers, for lawful folks only
  • Registration paperwork, for lawful persons only.

 

All documents shall be submitted in English (or French for the projects in French-talking nations around the world), failure to do so will result in the exclusion of the tender. If any of the paperwork stated higher than are lacking, the Council of Europe reserves the ideal to reject the tender.

The Council reserves the proper to reject a tender if the scanned paperwork are of such a quality that the files cannot be examine as soon as printed.

 

Eligibility requirements

Common criteria for all tons:

  • At the very least 2 many years of working experience in applying awareness of European standards and best procedures concerning household justice and the productive operating of spouse and children courts
  • Bare minimum 3 yrs of worldwide do the job experience in capacity-setting up jobs applied by the Council of Europe or other global organisations
  • At minimum 2 many years of encounter of integrating gender equality, children legal rights and other suitable human legal rights and rule of law challenges into the field of loved ones justice possibly by study or realistic expertise in loved ones courts
  • Great information of the English language (at the very least amount C1 of the Typical European Framework of Reference for Languages) OR
  • Outstanding information of the French language (at minimum degree C1 of the Frequent European Framework of Reference for Languages (only for tasks carried out in French-talking nations)
  • A financial give not exceeding the restrict set out in the Act of Engagement.

Criteria for unique a lot:

For Large amount 1 (Assessment and Assistance):

  • Master’s level university degree in law, political sciences, data, social sciences, or linked fields, or equal investigation working experience
  • Bare minimum 4 years of operate knowledge in at minimum a person of the following fields:
  •  conducting investigation on household courts, with a target on the protection of the legal rights of relatives members
  • getting ready policy documents, legislative opinions, suggestions, strategic options for the governments in purchase to increase the construction and functioning of family members courts
  • practising regulation as an attorney at regulation on relatives legislation conditions in CoE member states,
  • functioning as a judge working with spouse and children law challenges in CoE member states,
  • coming up with practical equipment, rules and handbooks in order to increase procedures regarding relatives justice
  • women’s entry to justice and/or youngster friendly justice with precise reference to the work of spouse and children courts.

For Ton 2 (Ability Constructing):

  • Master’s degree college diploma in grownup training or other associated fields, this sort of as social reports, psychology and legislation
  • Minimum 4 many years of function encounter in conducting teaching desires assessment and/or acquiring and implementing education programmes (which includes ToTs), modules and elements (on the web and offline) on household justice or minimum amount 4 many years of get the job done working experience as a decide or legal professional at regulation working with family members law issues in CoE member states
  • Sturdy command of ground breaking and interactive grownup schooling methods and techniques.

For Whole lot 3 (Co-ordination and Facilitation):

  • Master’s stage university diploma in law, communication, social sciences, or connected fields
  • Minimum 3 several years of function experience in one particular of the following fields:
  •  developing and implementing a collaboration motion prepare and performing strategies for an improved stakeholder engagement on family justice
  • developing and implementing a conversation tactic and/or awareness-increasing marketing campaign for court docket buyers and public in normal on the rights of family members users and the functioning of family justice process
  • odelivering speeches at conferences, seminars and roundtables on the functioning of family members courts, with a focus on the protection of the rights of loved ones customers
  •  preparing on line and off-line recognition applications on family justice, which includes but not constrained to booklets, brochures, information content, posters, quick films and internet internet pages.

Award criteria

  • Good quality of the offer (90{14f62f8d01b0e9e4416e7be29f093eee2960b1e4c60488fca25d8fca5b82c641}), together with:
  • Relevance of the expertise and expertise of the tenderer in the spots included by this connect with (40{14f62f8d01b0e9e4416e7be29f093eee2960b1e4c60488fca25d8fca5b82c641})
  • Encounter in supplying technical knowledge in the context of international cooperation programmes executed by the Council of Europe or other intra-governmental organisations preferably in the location (30{14f62f8d01b0e9e4416e7be29f093eee2960b1e4c60488fca25d8fca5b82c641})
  • Superb writing and speaking expertise in English or French (20{14f62f8d01b0e9e4416e7be29f093eee2960b1e4c60488fca25d8fca5b82c641}).

 

The Council reserves the suitable to hold interviews with eligible tenderers.

The Act of Engagement must be finished, signed and scanned in its entirety (i.e. such as all the pages). The scanned Act of Engagement may be sent page by web site (connected to a one electronic mail) or as a compiled document, even though a compiled document would be preferred. For all scanned files, .pdf files are chosen.

Multiple tendering is not authorised.