Calls for Expressions of Interest (CfEol) are published here by the Tender Section, for the purpose of surveying the interest of the market and identifying potentially suitable economic operators, who are not in an exclusion situation and are capable to implement the concerned project.

Economic operators interested in participating in any of the published procurement processes should follow the instructions provided in the relevant CfEol; and express their interest by utilising “Application form” (Annex A), Declaration on honour (Annex B), Legal Entity Form for Private / Public law bodies with legal form or Natural persons (Annexes C), as well as the Questionnaire-Gender-and-Procurement (Annex D) and send them via email by the closing date to:
[email protected]

(N.B. Economic operators are advised to use Microsoft Edge Internet browser.)

When emailing the Procurement Section, economic operators are requested to specify in the subject of their email the relevant procurement reference number (starting with “PROC_ECS_”).

Latest Calls for Expression of Interest:

Call for Expression of Interest - MFWC for new Infrastructures (PROC_ECS_2023_067)

Published 28 January, 2024

Application Form - Expression of Interest PROC_ECS_2023_067

Published 28 January, 2024

The EUCAP Somalia Tender Section schedules online information meetings to provide guidance to interested economic operators on the general rules governing the Mission procurement procedures. The information meetings will be held regularly on a quarterly basis.

The date of the next information meeting is still to be announced. The meeting is estimated to take one (1) hour.

Economic operators interested in participating in the next information meeting should send notice of their interest, together with a filled in Legal Entity Form, to: [email protected]

When expressing their interest, operators can include questions in writing, which will be addressed during the information meeting.

Disclaimer: The objective of information meetings is NOT to address issues related to specific EUCAP Somalia procurement procedures nor ongoing business opportunities; which are both subject to the requirements set out in the respective Tender Dossiers.

Please note for more detailed information on our procurement processes, we hold online ‘Open Information Meetings’  on a regular basis. Economic operators interested in participating in the next ‘Open Information Meetings’ should send notice of their interest, together with a filled in Legal Entity Form.

1. Where are EUCAP Somalia business opportunities published?

• A list of future business opportunities is published here:

https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eucap-som/procurement_en?s=332

https://www.linkedin.com/company/33259443/admin/

• Ongoing (Current) Business Opportunities can be accessed here:

https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eucap-som/procurement_en?s=332

2. How can a company or individual submit a tender application?

Instructions on how to submit a Tender with EUCAP Somalia will be detailed in the respective procedure’s Tender Dossier, which is notified to invited tenderers. Currently, EUCAP Somalia accepts two methods of submission:

• By email (please note the current size limit is 9MB)
• Either by post or by courier service, in which case the date of the postal stamp or the date of the deposit slip can be used as evidence of receipt. We also accept deliveries by the participant in person, or by an agent directly to the premises of the contracting authority, in return for a signed and dated receipt.  The receipt would then serve as evidence of delivery.

Please note in 2023 EUCAP Somalia intends to fully digitise its procurement processes by setting up an E-tendering platform. The platform will also entail a Suppliers’ Database with subscription services for registered suppliers.

3. Are all business opportunities published?

Business opportunities are published in compliance with EU transparency requirements outlined in EU procurement regulations.

In accordance with these regulations and EUCAP Somalia’s procurement policy, business opportunities are published where:

• Their estimated value is above EUR 20,000.00, or
• The publication is deemed appropriate for market survey purposes, and
• The publication is not contrary to confidentiality requirements

4. What are the main award criteria?

With some exceptions, the award criteria for service contracts is generally the best price-quality ratio; for supply contracts it is generally the price only, depending on the tender. The specific award criteria are published in the respective procedure’s Tender Dossier, namely the document entitled Contract Notice, under point 17 (services) and point 19 (supplies).

5. Do bank statements need to be attested by the Bank?

The bank statement has to confirm all the information listed in the Financial Identification Form, which is submitted as part of the tender, under ‘Account name’, ‘Account number/Iban’ and ‘Bank name’. With an attached bank statement, the stamp of the bank and the signature of the bank’s representative are not required. However, the signature of the account-holder and the date are always mandatory.

6. Equal treatment and non-discrimination

In line with the basic rules on Equal treatment and non-discrimination “{…} all tenderers must be afforded equal opportunities when formulating their tenders, which therefore implies that the tenders of all competitors must be subject to the same conditions.” (Procurement and Grants for European Union external actions – A Practical Guide, 24 June 2022).

Recipients of procurement contracts are published here by the Procurement Section to ensure our procurement processes are fully transparent, in compliance with the Delegation Agreement between the European Commission and EUCAP Somalia.