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The study will analyse the key challenges in relation to the governance dimension of the revised Common objectives for the fight against poverty and social exclusion adopted by the Council in March 2006, and in particular of the involvement of stakeholders, and will assess the effectiveness of measures and mechanisms in place in meeting these challenges.

Objectives and supported actions in the field of ENAR's work

It will be based on action-oriented research and analysis – including on the basis of an appropriate literature review. It will aim at identifying, describing, and analysing the different ways in which stakeholders are involved in the EU-led open method of coordination in the Member States in a cross-comparative perspective, and proposing a methodology to the Commission for further work on participation and governance-related issues in the context of the Open Method of Coordination.

The study will also analyse – in the light of the existing institutional setting in the Member States – the main characteristics and issues at stake related to the stakeholders' role in designing, monitoring and assessing social inclusion policies at sub-national level.

Finally, the study will identify examples of good practice that could be disseminated among the Member States and discussed at the Social Protection Committee.

The study will ultimately support the implementation of better policies and the improvement of governance in the fields of social inclusion and social protection policy, thereby contributing to the implementation of the Open Method of Coordination in the social sphere. It should help in drawing Commission's guidelines on the degree and quality of the stakeholders' involvement, including through specific assessment grids and indicators.

More in detail: http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/calls/2008/vt_2008_059/tenderspecs_en.pdf

Applicants

Please note that the competition is open to any natural person or legal entity coming within the scope of the Treaties and any other natural person or legal entity from a third country which has concluded with the Communities a specific agreement in the area of public contracts, under the conditions provided for in that agreement.

Where the Multilateral Agreement on Public Contracts concluded within the framework of the WTO applies, the calls are also open to nationals of States that have ratified this Agreement, under the conditions provided for therein. It should be noted that research and development services, which come under category 8 of Annex II A of Directive 2004/18/CE, are not covered by this Agreement.

In practice, the participation of applicants from third countries that have concluded a bilateral or multilateral agreement with the Communities in the area of public contracts must be allowed, under the conditions provided for in that agreement. Bids submitted by applicants from third countries that have not concluded such an agreement may be accepted, but may also be rejected.

Legal basis

Decision n°1672/2006

Community contribution

The price should not to exceed € 350,000 in total. The period of execution of the contract is maximum 18 months.

Publication reference

VT/2008/059

Contact

General remarks

Deadline: 2008/06/30