The European Union will provide technical assistance for its youth support program in Morocco through a fee-based contract worth 2.54 million euros. The contract will mobilize long and short-term experts to strengthen the institutional and technical capacities of Morocco's Ministry of Youth, particularly in youth and women's centers. The notice provides details on the program funding, contracting authority, nature of the contract, and indicates that the contract notice will be published in March 2020.

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Belgium-Brussels: Technical assistance for the EU youth support programme in Morocco
2020/S 029-065939
Morocco — Rabat and target regions of the programme
Service Prior Information Notice
1. Publication reference
EuropeAid/140686/DH/SER/MA.
2. Procedure
Restricted.
3. Programme title
EU youth support programme in Morocco.
4. Financing
Financing Agreement No ENI/2018/41-151.
5. Contracting authority
The European Union, represented by the European Commission, in the name and on behalf of the Kingdom of
Morocco, Brussels, Belgium.
6. Nature of contract
Fee-based contract.
7. Contract description
Mobilisation of long-term expertise and a pool of short-term expertise to support the implementation of the
new EU youth support programme in Morocco, led by the Moroccan ministry for youth. In particular, this is
expected to strengthen the institutional, organisational and technical capacities of the Ministry, both at central
and territorial levels, and is primarily aimed at strengthening the quality of services offered in youth centres and
women's centres.
8. Indicative budget
2 540 000 EUR.
9. Scheduled date for publication of the contract notice
March 2020.
10. Additional information
N/A.
11. Legal basis
Regulation (EU) No. 236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11.3.2014 laying down common
rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action and
Regulation (EU) No. 232/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11.3.2014 establishing a
European Neighbourhood Instrument— See Annex A2 of the practical guide to contract procedures for EU
external actions (PRAG).
Please note that after the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU, the rules of access to EU procurement
procedures of economic operators established in third countries will apply to candidates or tenderers from
the United Kingdom depending on the outcome of negotiations. In case such access is not provided by legal

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provisions in force at the time of the contract award, candidates or tenderers from the United Kingdom could be
precluded from the procurement procedure.
Notes:
There must be an interval of at least 30 calendar days between the publication of this prior information notice and the
publication of the corresponding contract notice.
Applications or requests for information must not be sent at this stage.