In accordance with the provisions of the GEO 40/2015 on the financial management of European funds for the period 2014-2020, and the GD no 93/2016 on the approval of the methodological norms for the application of the Government’s EO 40/2015, Nature Friends Banat Association launches a selection procedure for a Partnership Accord with public or private entities in order to submit a financing application through the Operations Program “Cross-Border, Interregional, Transnational Cooperation”, Priority Axis 1: Promoting employment work and improving basic services for inclusive growth, SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 1.3 Employment and labor mobility.
The selection will be in accordance with the following requirements:
Eligible activities / Eligible costs to be covered by the partnership project will be for a maximum of 12 months. Eligible activities are those mentioned in the Applicant's Guide, mainly based on the following main types of activities:
The selection activity is based on the following principles:
Effective use of European funds
In view of the activities to be carried out within the project, the partners will be relevant social actors, such as those entities whose activity within the project contributes directly to the achievement of the indicators and which will have a relevant role in achieving the general objective; namely NGO institutions, cultural, educational, etc., with competencies and experience in the following fields:
Minimum grant is 100,000 Euro, maximum grant is 500,000 Euro.
Co-financing of the beneficiary:
Details of the co-financing of the project are specified in the Applicant's Guide. The budget of the project will then be finalized with the project partners, depending on the activities.
Eligible beneficiaries' conditions:
The co-financing rates are presented in the General Conditions Applicant's Guide - downloadable from www.romania-serbia.net
Applicants will consider that, in the event of a grant application in partnership with the Nature Friends Banat Association, each partner will bear their own contribution to their budget.
The evaluation of the partners will be done according to the field of competence, in descending order of the score, according to the grid below:
| No. | Evaluation Element | Evaluation Criteria | Max. Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Experience of potential partners in the field of cultural projects. |
No projects – 0 points
1-2 completed projects – 2 points ≥3 completed projects – 5 points |
5 |
| 2 | Number of activities the partner wants to get involved in. |
1 activity – 5 points
2 activities – 10 points 3 activities – 20 points ≥4 activities – 30 points |
30 |
| 3 | Number of relevant experts available, considering the requested partner profile. |
1 expert – 5 points
2 experts – 10 points ≥3 experts – 15 points |
15 |
| 4 | Project specific experience. |
Organization of cultural events – 5 points
Benefited from public or direct public funds – 5 points Realization of cultural inclusion activities – 5 points Philanthropic actions – 5 points |
20 |
| 5 | Cross-border activities. |
1 activity – 5 points
2 activities – 10 points ≥3 activities – 15 points |
15 |
| 6 | Proof of experience of at least 6 months in the field of project activities. |
between 6 and 12 months – 5 points
between 12 and 24 months – 10 points more than 24 months – 15 points |
15 |
| Total | 100 | ||
The partner who has accumulated the highest score will be selected. If there are two or more applicants who will get the same score, it will be the one who has the highest score for most criteria.
The selection dossier will include the following documents:
The organizations / companies interested in this partnership will submit the completed documents, signed and stamped by the legal representative, either in an envelope on which it will be specified: "To the attention of the Nature Friends Banat Association. For the selection of IPA Cross-border Program Partners "; the envelope will sent by mail to the Association of Nature Friends Banat, from the locality of Giroc, str. Cucului 4, ap. 7 Timis county, or they will be sent by mail to calin.ionescu@pnbanat.ro.
The letters of intent arrived at the headquarters of the Banat Nature Friends Association until February 15, 2018, are considered.
Contact person Calin Ionescu
E-mail calin.ionescu@pnbanat.ro
Any requests for clarification by applicants can be submitted within 2 days prior to submission of the files. Transmitting the answers to the requested clarifications will take place within 2 days.
The outcome of the selection procedure will be published on the association's website through a report comprising the information contained in the selection notice and information on the admitted and rejected candidates/tenderers participating in the selection procedure, and the score obtained by each of them. The selected partners will be contacted directly through the contact details provided in the Cover Letter.
Eligible partnership proposals will be selected and approved on the basis of evaluation by the selection board. The results of the selection procedure will be published on the site of the Nature Friends Banat Association.
The fact that an entity has been selected as a potential partner under this procedure does not create any obligation for the Nature Friends Banat Association if the application for funding has not been selected for funding. All activities carried out during the preparation of the financing application are not the subject of any financial claim or of any other nature for any party.
Selection as partner in the project to be submitted for funding does not impose any obligations on the Association of Friends of the Banat Nature or selected ones, except to the extent that the project was contracted and only for the elements agreed in the partnership agreement.
The Nature Friends Banat Association reserves the right to request additional supporting documents for the selected partners (eg Accounting balance, certificates etc) before the conclusion of the partnership agreement.