EUROPEAN COMMISSIONDIRECTORATE-GENERALENVIRONMENTDirectorate F - ResourcesENV.F.2 - Finance

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (C.E.I)

(2009 – 20012)

Standard application form

The purpose of this Call is to enable the Commission to draw from a list of potential contractors who could be entrusted with contracts in connection with activities of the Directorate-General for Environment (see pages 12-15).

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION: The compiled list will remain valid for 3 years from 01.02.2009 to 31.01.2012. Applications may be submitted at any time from the publication of this notice, with the exception of the last three months (as per postmark). Applications bearing a postmark after this date will not be considered. Applications must be sent by post (or private courier service), or hand delivered. Applications sent by fax or e-mail will not be accepted.

Please note, it is the responsibility of the candidate to inform DG Environment immediately of any changes to their administrative, technical or financial details which would result in a change to their original application.

The original of this application is to be sent by registered mail or private courrier to:

European CommissionDirectorate General EnvironmentFinance – DG ENV.F.2Call for Expressions of Interest (C.E.I – A.M.I)BU-5 00/169B–1049 Brussels, Belgium

Original applications delivered by hand should be addressed to:

European CommissionDirectorate General EnvironmentFinance – DG ENV.F.2 (BU-5 00/169)Call for Expressions of Interest (C.E.I – A.M.I)Avenue du Bourget, 1B–1140 Brussels, Belgium

P A R T AA D M I N I S T R A T I V E I N F O R M A T I O N

Please complete this carefully. The "Co-ordinator" is the project's contact person who will be informed of the outcome of the selection. All correspondence will be sent to the address given below.

Full legal name

Abbreviated legal name

Legal status

Department/Unit

POSTAL ADDRESS: Street & street n°

Postal code - town / city

Country

Title of co-ordinator Mr. / Mrs. / Ms. / Dr. / Prof. / Other: …………

Family name of co-ordinator

First name of co-ordinator

Position of the co-ordinator

VAT number

National insurance number (if the candidate is a natural person)

Telephone (including country and area code) +

Fax No (including country and area code) code)

+

E-mail Address @E-mail to where possible tenders should be sent @

Internet Address http://

P A R T BD E C L A R A T I O N O N E X C L U S I O N C R I T E R I A

A N D A B S E N C E O F C O N F L I C T O F I N T E R E S T

The undersigned, Name of the individual/company/organisation:

Legal address:

Registration number:

VAT number:

Declare on oath that the individual/company/organisation mentioned above:

a) Is not bankrupt or being wound up, is not having its affairs administered by the courts, has not entered into an arrangement with creditors, has not suspended business activities, is not the subject of proceedings concerning those matters, and is not in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure provided for in national legislation or regulations;

b) Has not been convicted of an offence concerning their professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of res judicata;

c) Has not been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the Commission can justify;

d) Has fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions or the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which they are established or those of the country of the contracting authority or those of the country where the contract is to be performed;

e) Has not been the subject of a judgment which has the force of res judicata for fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organisation or any other illegal activity detrimental to the Communities’ financial interests;

f) Has not been declared to be in serious breach of contract for failure to comply with their contractual obligations following another procurement procedure or grant award procedure financed by the Community budget.

g) that, if and when requested, they will provide the evidence of the above.

I the undersigned understand that contracts may not be awarded if during the procurement procedure the individual/company/organisation mentioned above :

is subject to a conflict of interest;

is guilty of misrepresentation in supplying the information required by the contracting authority as a condition of participation in the contract procedure or fail to supply this information;

Full name: Date :

Signature:

3

P A R T C S E L E C T I O N C R I T E R I A

Candidates will be evaluated according to the following selection criteria:

1. Technical and professional capacity

Proof must be provided of the technical and professional capacity of the candidate:

Contractors should provide a list of related projects that were carried out over the past 3 years, approximately one page per subfield (Form C.1)

Evidence of the educational and professional qualifications of the composition of the firm’s managerial staff and those of the person/persons responsible for carrying out the work. Curriculum vitae must be provided, and should be placed directly behind each relevant subfield.

Languages of which candidate has a working knowledge: (Please mark appropriate boxes)

Bulgarian French Maltese Spanish Czech German Polish Swedish Danish Greek Portuguese Dutch Hungarian Romanian English Italian Russian Estonian Latvian Slovak Finnish Lithuanian Slovene

2. Economic and financial capacity

Proof must be provided of the candidate’s economic and financial capacity by completing Form C.2. (For public bodies and international organisations, the annual budget of the last two years should be given instead).Candidates who, for a valid reason are unable to complete Form C.2, should send one of the following:

Financial statements for the last two financial years OR

Other substantial documents (e.g. appropriate statement from the bank or evidence of professional risk indemnity insurance).

3. Proof of enrolment on a professional or trade register:

Proof must be provided that the candidate is authorised to perform the contract under national law, i.e. by way of inclusion in a trade or professional register, membership of a specific organisation, express authorisation or entry in VAT register or sworn declaration or certificate.

4

4. List of the European Union States and/or third countries where candidates could carry out work: (Please tick appropriate boxes)

Austria Greece Portugal Turkey Belgium Hungary Romania

Bulgaria Ireland Slovakia

Cyprus Italy Slovenia

Czech Rep Latvia Spain

Denmark Lithuania Sweden

Estonia Luxembourg United Kingdom

Finland Malta Third countries : France The Netherlands Croatia Germany Poland FYROM

5

F O R M C . 1 T e c h n i c a l a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l c a p a c i t y

(ONE SHEET PER SUB-FIELD CHOSEN)

N° Title of subfield chosen:

(Please p lace re levant CVs immediate ly beh ind each subf ie ld)

Please justify your know-how, efficiency, experience and reliability in the above mentioned subfield.

Declaration: This application is being submitted in the full knowledge of the appropriate authorities in the co-ordinating institution.

______________________________ Signature of the Project Co-ordinator Date:

6

E x p l a n a t i o n – p l e a s e r e a d c a r e f u l l y b e f o r e c o m p l e t i n g F O R M C . 2 .

Simplified balance sheet and profit and loss account

FORM C.2 has to be completed by all candidates except public bodies and international organisations. Candidates shall indicate if they are a profit or a non profit making company / organisation.

Within the form C.2, financial data based on the company’s /organisation’s balance sheet are collected in a standardised form. Please find below a correspondence table giving an explanation on the regrouping of different accounts respecting the 4th Accounting Directive. You should complete this form carefully. Given its complexity, it is recommended that the form be completed by a professional accountant or an auditor. The data reported will be used to evaluate the financial viability of the company/organisation. Thus it is very important that data reported are accurate. The Commission may wish to cross check the data with those reported in the official certified accounts. For this purpose the Commission reserves the right to ask for further documentation during the evaluation process.

The amounts have to be filled out in euros (use the exchange rate of the closing date of the accounts).

Abbreviations t-1and t0

The abbreviation t0 represents the last certified historical balance sheet and profit and loss account; t-1 is the balance sheet prior to the last certified one. Consequently, the closing date t0 is the closing date of the last certified historical balance sheet; the closing date t-1 is the closing date of the balance sheet prior to the last one. Duration t0 is the number of months covered by the last historical balance sheet. Duration t-1 is the number of months covered by the penultimate certified historical balance sheet.

BALANCE SHEET CORRESPONDANCE 4th ACCOUNTING DIRECTIVE

ASSETS ASSETS / 4th ACCOUNTING DIRECTIVE (Article 9)1. Subscribed capital unpaid A. Subscribed capital unpaid A. Subscribed capital unpaid (including unpaid capital)2. Fixed assets C. Fixed Assets2.1. Intangible fixed assets B. Formation expenses as defined

by national lawC. I. Intangible fixed assets

B. Formation expenses as defined by national lawC.I.1. Cost of research and developmentC.I.2.Concessions, patents, licences, trade marks and similar rights and assets, if they were: (a) acquired for valuable consideration and need not be shown under C (I) (3); or (b) created by the undertaking itselfC.I.3. Goodwill, to the extent that it was acquired for valuable considerationC.I.4. Payments on account

2.2. Tangible fixed assets C.II. Tangible fixed assets C.II.1. Land and buildingsC.II.2. Plant and machineryC.II.3. Other fixtures and fittings, tools and equipmentC.II.4. Payment on account and tangible assets in course of construction

2.3. Financial assets C.III. Financial assets C.III.1.Shares in affiliated undertakingsC.III.2. Loans to affiliated undertakingsC.III.3. Participating interestsC.III.4.Loans to undertakings with which the company is linked by virtue of participating interestC.III.5.Investments held as fixed assetsC.III. 6. Other loansC.III.7. Own shares (with an indication of their nominal value or, in the absence of a nominal value, their accounting par value)

3. Current assets D. Currents assets3.1. Stocks D.I. Stocks D.I.1. Raw materials and consumables

D.I.2. Work in progressD.I.3. Finished products and goods for resaleD.I.4 Payment on account

3.2.1. Debtors due after oneYear

D.II. Debtors, due and payableafter more than one year

D.II.1. Trade debtorsD.II.2. Amounts owed by affiliated undertakingsD.II.3. Amounts owed by undertakings with which the company is linked by virtue of participating interestD.II.4. Others debtorsD.II.6. Prepayments and accrued income

3.2.2. Debtors due within oneyear

D.II. Debtors due and payablewithin a year

D.II.1. Trade debtorsD.II.2. Amounts owed by affiliated undertakingsD.II.3. Amounts owed by undertakings with which the company is linked by virtue of participating interestD.II.4. Others debtorsD.II.6. Prepayments and accrued income

3.3. Cash at bank and in hand D.IV. Cash at bank and in hand D.IV. Cash at bank and in hand3.4. Other current assets D.III Investments D.III.1. Shares in affiliated undertakings

D.III.2.Own shares (with an indication of their nominal value or, in the absence of a

7

nominal value, their accounting parvalue)D.III.3. Other investments

Total assets Total assets

LIABILITIES LIABILITIES / 4th ACCOUNTING DIRECTIVE (Article 9)4. Capital and reserves A. Capital and reserves4.1. Subscribed capital A.I. Subscribed capital

A.II. Share premium accountA.I. Subscribed capitalA.II. Share premium account

4.2. Reserves A.III. Revaluation reserveA.IV. Reserves

A.III. Revaluation reserveA.IV.1. Legal reserve, in so far as national law requires such a reserveA.IV.2. Reserve for own sharesA.IV.3. Reserves provided for by the articles of associationA.IV.4. Other reserves

4.3. Profit and loss brought forward fromthe previous years

A.V Profit and loss broughtforward from the previous years

A.V Profit and loss brought forward from the previous years

4.4. Profit and loss for theFinancial year

A.VI. Profit or loss for thefinancial year

A.VI. Profit or loss for the financial year

5. Creditors C. Creditors5.1.1 Long term non-bankdebt

B. Provisions for liabilities andcharges ( > one year)C. Creditors ( > one year)

B.1. Provisions for pensions and similar obligationsB.2. Provisions for taxationB.3. Other provisionsC.1. Debenture loans, showing convertible loans separatelyC.3. Payments received on account of orders in so far as they are not shown separately as deductions from stocksC.4. Trade creditorsC.6. Amounts owed to affiliated undertakingsC.7. Amounts owed to undertakings with which the company is linked by virtue of participating interestsC.8. Other creditors including tax and social securityC.9. Accruals and deferred income

5.2.1. Long term bank debt C. Creditors "credit institutions" (> one year) C.2. Amounts owed to credit institutionsC.5. Bills of exchange payable

5.1.2. Short term non-bankDebt

B. Provisions for liabilities andcharges (= one year)C. Creditors (= one year)

B.1. Provisions for pensions and similar obligationsB.2. Provisions for taxationB.3. Other provisionsC.1. Debenture loans, showing convertible loans separatelyC.3. Payments received on account of orders in so far as they are not shown separately as deductions from stocksC.4. Trade creditorsC.6. Amounts owed to affiliated undertakingsC.7. Amounts owed to undertakings with which the company is linked by virtue of participating interestsC.8. Other creditors including tax and social securityC.9. Accruals and deferred income

5.2.2. Short term bank debt C. Creditors "credit institutions"(= one year)

C.2. Amounts owed to credit institutionsC.5. Bills of exchange payable

Total liabilities Total liabilities

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT / 4TH ACCOUNTING DIRECTIVE (Article 23)6. Turnover 1. Net turnover 1. Net turnover

7. Variation in stocks 2. Variation in stock of finishedgoods and in work in progress

2. Variation in stocks of finished goods and in work in progress

8. Other operating income 3. Work performed by theundertaking for its own purposesand capitalized. 4. Other operating income

3. Work performed by the undertaking for its own purposes and capitalized4. Other operating income

9. Costs of material andconsumables

5. (a) Raw materials andconsumables5. (b) Other external charges

5. (a) Raw materials and consumables5. (b) Other external charges

10. Other operating charges 8. Other operating charges 8. Other operating charges

11. Staff costs 6. Staff costs 6. (a) Wages and salaries6. (b) social security costs, with a separate indication of those relating to pensions

12. Gross operating profit Gross operating profit .13. Depreciation and valueadjustments on non financialassets

7. Depreciation and valueadjustments on non financialassets

7. (a) Value adjustments in respect of formation expenses and of tangible and intangible fixed assets7. (b) Value adjustments in respect of current assets, to the extent that they exceed the amount of value adjustments which are normal in the undertaking concerned

14. Net operating profit Gross operating profit - Depreciation and value adjustments on non-financial assets15. Financial income and valueadjustments on financial assets

Financial income and valueadjustments on financial assets

9. Income from participating interests10. Income from other investments and loans forming part of the fixed assets11. Other interest receivable and similar income12. Value adjustments in respect of financial assets and of investments held as current assets

16. Interest paid Interest paid 13. Interest payable and similar charges17. Similar charges Similar Charges18. Profit or loss onordinary activities

Profit or loss on ordinaryactivities

15. Profit or loss on ordinary activities after taxation

8

19. Extraordinary income andCharges

Extraordinary income andcharges

16. Extraordinary income17. Extraordinary charge

20. Taxes on profits Taxes 14. Tax on profit or loss on ordinary activities19. Tax on extraordinary profit or loss20. Other taxes not shown under the above items

21. Profit or loss for thefinancial year

Profit or loss for the financialyear

21. Profit or loss for the financial year

9

PART C.2 FORM to be completed

Simplified balance sheet and profit and loss account for the determination of financial capacity

Applicant name    Type of

company Profit making             Non profit making     

Closing date t0   Duration t0   months

Closing date t-1   Duration t-1   months

Balance sheet  Assets     t0 (in Euro)   t-1 (in Euro)  

                 1. Subscribed capital unpaid          2. Fixed assets (2.1+2.2+2.3)   0   0    2.1 Intangible fixed assets            2.2 Tangible fixed assets            2.3 Financial assets          3. Current assets (3.1+3.21+3.22+3.3+3.4) 0   0    3.1 Stocks                3.2.1 Debtors due after one year            3.2.2 Debtors due within one year          3.3 Cash at bank and in hand          3.4 Other current assets                           Total assets (1+2+3)   0   0  

Liabilities     t0 (in Euro)   t-1 (in Euro)  

4. Capital and reserves (4.1+4.2+4.3+4.4) 0   0    4.1 Subscribed capital            4.2 Reserves              4.3 Profit and loss brought forward          4.4 Profit and loss for the financial year        5. Creditors (5.11+5.12+5.21+5.22) 0   0      5.1.1 Long term non-bank debt            5.1.2 Long term bank debt            5.2.1 Short term non-bank debt            5.2.1 Short term bank debt        Total liabilities (4+5)   0   0  

Profit and loss  

      t0 (in Euro)   t-1 (in Euro)  6. Turnover            7. Variation in stocks          8. Other operating income          9. Costs of material and consumables        10. Other operating charges          11. Staff costs            

10

12. Gross operating profit (6.+7.+8.-9.-10.-11.) 0   0  13. Depreciation and value adjustments on non-financial assets        14. Net operating profit (12.-13.) 0   0  15. Financial income and value adjustments on financial assets        16. Interest paid            17. Similar charges          18. Profit/loss on ordinary activities (14+15.-16.-17.) 0   0  19. Extraordinary income and charges        20. Taxes on profit                             21. Profit/loss for the financial year (18.+19.-20.) 0   0  

11

List of subfields which may be applied for:

Communication: 1.1 Internet actions (editing, graphics, development)1.2 Publications (editing, layout, translation, printing, dissemination)1.3 Press and media relations1.4 Organisation of Conferences, Events and Exhibitions1.5 Public Relations, Promotion and Campaigning (including Communication Plans and Strategies)1.6 Promotional and conference materials

Environmental emergencies and natural/man-made disasters 2.1 Risk identification and assessment; modelling of risks2.2 Prevention of natural and man-made disasters2.3 Preparedness and response2.4 Recovery/reconstruction

Agriculture, Forests & Soil 3.1 Integration of environmental concerns into the CAP3.2 Implementation of the Nitrates' Directive3.3 Environmental impact of agriculture (waste, emission of pollutants to air, water, soil)3.4 Forests and climate change, forest sinks, climate change and soil carbon sinks/terrestrial sequestration3.5 Soil and soil biodiversity and its links with climate change and water management

Nature & Bio-diversit y 4.1 Habitat conservation, restoration and creation, Natura 2000 implementation (terrestrial, freshwater, marine)4.2 Species protection and conservation4.3 Biodiversity policy development and implementation4.4 Biodiversity and climate change4.5 Biodiversity monitoring, indicators and reporting4.6 Biodiversity and economics, finance and business

Biotechnology 5.1 Long-term effects of GM seeds and crops on the environment and biodiversity

5.2 Risk assessment methodologies for GMOs5.3 Genetically modified micro organisms (GMMs), clinical trials and containment measures5.4 Non-food/non-feed uses of GM plants5.5 Economic performance of GM crops5.6 Land use changes associated with the cultivation of GM crops

Pesticides, Biocides, PIC Regulation)6.1 Pesticides: effects on the environment and human health6.2 Biocides: effects on the environment and human health6.3 Biocides: compliance and enforcement6.4 Biocides: impacts of the existing legislation on the sector6.5 Prior Informed Consent (PIC): Technical support to implementation

12

Climate strategy, international regulation and monitoring of EU action 7.1 Climate change, agriculture and soil7.2 Climate change, water resources, including marine;7.3 Energy and environment in Eastern Europe, Russia and Ukraine

Market-based instruments including Greenhouse gas emissions trading8.1 Emissions trading & allocation8.2 Emissions trading & registries8.3 Emissions trading & monitoring, reporting, verification, compliance and enforcement (installation level monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gases, verification of installation level monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gases, compliance and enforcement)8.4 Carbon markets8.5 Greenhouse gas emissions and abatement potentials in sectors (transport, agriculture, waste, energy, N20 and CH4 emissions in the industrial and energy sector, control of greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles)8.6 Flexible mechanisms (clean development mechanisms, joint implementation)8.7 Energy modelling (energy markets and energy economics, energy technology (energy efficiency technologies, renewables, fossil fuel technologies, carbon capture and storage, nuclear))8.8 Carbon sinks/terrestrial sequestration (biofuels and bioenergy)8.9 Climate change in international and national legal issues

Climate ozone and energy9.1 Ozone layer protection9.2 Fluorinated gases

Transport & Environment10.1 Transport data (collection, synthesis, reconciliation)10.2 Transport modelling (scenario building, forecasting, backcasting)

Energy & Environment11.1 Climate change & transport 11.2 Climate change & energy11.3 Climate change & energy security11.4 Energy markets and energy economics 11.5 Energy technologies: (energy efficiency technologies, renewables, fossil fuel technologies, carbon capture and storage, nuclear) 11.6 Energy modelling 11.7 Biofuels, bioenergy 11.8 Control of green house gas emissions from vehicles

Industrial emissions12.1 Integrated pollution prevention and control (general)12.2 Emission inventories, monitoring and reporting of industrial emissions12.3 Emission trading schemes12.4 Waste incineration12.5 Large combustion plants12.6 Solvents12.7 Modelling and economic analysis in relation to atmospheric pollution 12.8 Socio-economic analysis;

13

12.9 Cost benefit analysis; and12.10 Scenario building, modelling, foresight

Chemicals13.1 Chemicals and the environment13.2 Classification & labelling13.3 Persistent Organic Pollutants13.4 Endocrine disruptors13.5 Nanomaterials13.6 Laboratory animals

Protection of Water & Marine Environment 14.1 Water Policy and Implementation of legislation in Europe14.2 Protection of the Marine Environment

Cohesion Policy & Environmental Impact Assessments 15.1 Evaluation of environmental performance of programmes and projects co-financed through the Cohesion Policy (structural funds and cohesion fund) and the Trans-European networks (including ex-ante, mid-term, ex-post evaluations, expenditure)Environmental Agreements & Trade 16.1 CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) – Trade in endangered species16.2 Global biodiversity issues, Convention on Biological Diversity (thematic programmes of work, cross-cutting issues, Access and benefit sharing etc.)16.3 Global deforestation and forest degradation16.4 Global biosafety issues, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety16.5 Legal aspects of multilateral environmental agreements (compliance, liability, consistency, cooperation between multilateral agreements) 16.6 Trade and environment (legal and policy issues of multilateral as well as regional/bilateral free trade and related agreements)16.7 Animal welfare issues related to animals in the wild (e.g. trapping and killing methods)

Environmental Projects/Programs 17.1 Environmental project monitoring17.2 Programme and policy evaluation (ex ante, interim, ex post) in the field of the environment17.3 Assistance in the transfer of knowledge etc. from successful projects to relevant stakeholders

Human resource & administration 18.1 Technical knowledge of environment18.2 Personal development and competencies

Information Technology 19.1 Studies and consultancy19.2 Development and maintenance of information systems19.3 Information system and user support

Sustainable Development & Economic Analysis

14

20.1 Sustainable Development20.2 Socio-economic analysis and cost-benefit analysis20.3 Economic instruments, valuation of environmental assets and services20.4 Scenario building, modelling, foresight20.5 Economic and statistical indicators

Environment & Industry 21.1 Integrated Product Policy (including eco-design and environmental labelling, ecolabel)21.2 Green Public Procurement21.3 Sustainable use of natural resources21.4 Mercury (emissions, phasing out the use of mercury, safe storage/disposal of surplus mercury, health)21.5 Small and medium sized enterprises, SMEs21.6 Industrial policy21.7 Environmental management system

Research, Science & Innovation 22.1 Environmental technologies: identification of new or emerging environmental technologies, market potential and market penetration, technology verification22.2 Eco-innovation: indicators, investments in eco-innovation and related financial instruments22.3 Science and policy interface for environment: dissemination and use of scientific evidence for environmental policy development and implementation, environment policy research needs22.4 Shared Environmental Information system: development of the shared environmental information system, Environmental monitoring and reporting

Sustainable Production & Consumption 23.1 Integrated product policy and sustainable use of natural resources23.2 Waste prevention, recovery and disposal of waste23.3 Waste recycling, substitution of dangerous substances23.4 Integrated product policy, life-cycle assessment23.5 Waste and product policy – quantified environmental, economic and social impacts

15

CHECK LIST

Part A Administrative information filled in

Part B Declaration on Exclusion criteria, completed, signed and dated

Part C.1 List of working languages know by candidates

Proof of enrolment on a professional or trade register

List of European Union States and/or third countries where candidates are competent to carry out work

Form C1 Technical and professional capacity (one sheet per subfield), number, title, working languages, experience, signed and dated. Relevant CVs to be placed directly behind each C1 Form.

Form C2 Completed form for 'Determination of financial capacity'

16