The Cooperation Fund Foundation requests that you submit your offer, taking into account the following requirements:
I. Description of the subject of the contract:
1) Providing specialist individual and/or group consultancy (hereinafter referred to as consultancy or service/services) for participants of the Project “Incubation and Support of Social Economy in the Ciechanów Subregion – IWES 3” implemented under contract no. RPMA.09.03.00-14-b023/18 in the legal scope, including:
a) conducting business activity within the PS,
b) legal aspects of operating in the ES sphere,
c) direct and indirect taxes in PES activities, employer's obligations towards the employee,
d) performing administrative and judicial activities related to the creation and operation of social enterprises (including assistance in preparing articles of association, assistance in registering entities with the National Court Register and introducing changes to the register),
e) providing legal opinions and legal advice as well as explanations regarding the application of legal provisions,
f) protection of personal data,
g) consultancy in the scope of the Public Procurement Law (providing at least 10 hours of consultancy per year [2019-2022] in the scope of the Public Procurement Law).
2) Specialist advice will be provided to, among others:
a) natural persons/legal entities wishing to establish a social economy entity and/or a social enterprise as defined in the "Guidelines for the implementation of projects in the area of social inclusion and combating poverty using ESF and ERDF funds for 2014-2020", PES/PS creating new jobs,
b) existing social economy entities and social enterprises.
3) As part of the contract, the Tenderer is obliged to provide specialist advice in accordance with the provisions of the "Standards for Social Economy Support Centres", constituting Appendix No. 2.
4) The Offeror provides all necessary materials and equipment to provide the service, including a computer with Internet access and legal software necessary to conduct classes.
5) The total number of hours of specialist consultancy to be provided within the project is a maximum of 229 hours.
a) The number of hours of financial counseling will be determined individually for each Social Economy Support Center recipient based on a needs analysis. The Ordering Party reserves the right to determine that, depending on actual demand, the final number of hours may be less than indicated above.
b) The Bidder also undertakes to meet regularly with the project team. Meeting time with the project team is not included in the hours allocated for consulting.
6) A bidder cannot be an entity/individual with a personal or capital relationship to the Ordering Party. A bidder also cannot be an individual/entity who, in the last three years prior to the announcement of this request, caused damage to the Ordering Party by failing to perform or improperly performing an obligation, unless this was a consequence of circumstances for which the bidder was not responsible.
7) The Ordering Party shall allow individuals (independently and personally performing the subject of the contract) and entities employing specialists to participate in the procedure – designating specific persons to provide a given scope of specialist advice; the Ordering Party shall not allow the evaluation of offers submitted by individuals or entities that do not meet the condition referred to in paragraph 1 of Part V [Requirements for the Contractor (subjective criteria)]. Offers submitted by consortia shall not be permitted.
8) The Client does not incur any additional costs associated with the provision of the service (e.g., accommodation, travel, meals). All costs associated with the preparation, implementation, and settlement of the consulting service are borne by the Contractor.
II. Source of financing:
The project "Incubation and Support of the Social Economy in the Ciechanów Subregion – IWES 3", co-financed by the European Social Fund under the Regional Operational Programme for the Mazowieckie Voivodeship (RPO WM) for 2014-2020. The project is implemented by the Cooperation Fund Foundation (Beneficiary).
III. Place and date of order fulfillment:
Place
Ciechanów subregion, i.e. the following counties: Ciechanów, Pułtusk, Płońsk, Żuromin, Mława.
Counselling will be provided at the place where the need for counselling arises, i.e. at the office of the Social Economy Support Centre and/or at a location convenient for the client
(e.g. the seat of a social enterprise), or in another place indicated by the Ordering Party.
Advice will be provided primarily directly, only in exceptional cases and after prior arrangement with the OWES manager it is possible to provide advice indirectly (e.g. by email).
Deadline
Consulting services will be provided from the moment the contract is signed until April 30, 2022. Consulting deadlines will be agreed upon in consultation with the selected Contractor. Consulting services will be provided on an ongoing basis, in accordance with the needs of OWES clients. Consulting services must be provided within three business days of the client's request for such services.
IV. Requirements for the Contractor (subjective criteria):
The contract may only be awarded to a Bidder who meets all of the following conditions (i.e. who has persons who meet the following conditions):
1. Possession of higher legal education and the right to provide legal assistance within the meaning of the Act of 6 July 1982 on legal advisers (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2017, item 1870, as amended) or the Act of 26 May 1982 – Law on the Bar (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1184, as amended), possession of the professional title of legal adviser or attorney-at-law confirmed by a declaration and the entry number on the list of advocates or legal advisers).
2. Having at least three years of professional experience in the area of consultancy provided, taking into account the scope of the consultancy indicated in the Description of the Subject Matter of the Order.
3. Completion of at least 300 hours of training/consulting in the period 2016-2019 before the deadline for submitting offers, for which the offer is submitted.
Note: Offers including consultancy completed before 2016 (e.g. 2011-2016 – 400 h) will not be assessed and will be rejected.
4. At least 3 references from the last 3 years regarding the consultancy services provided by the Contractor on the indicated subject matter.
VI. Method of preparing the offer:
- The offer should be submitted on the offer form constituting Annex 1 to this request for proposals.
- The Contractor's offer should only include the price for 1 hour of consulting.
- The offer must be completed on a computer and in Polish. Prices quoted in the offer must include all costs related to order fulfillment and cannot change during the contract term.
- Contractors are obliged to carefully read the information contained in the request for proposals and annexes and prepare their offer in accordance with the requirements specified in this document.
- Offers prepared contrary to the requirements of this request for proposals, submitted on a different form, incomplete or after the deadline will not be evaluated.
- Contractors bear all their own costs related to preparing and submitting their offer, regardless of the outcome of the procedure.
VII. Documents required from the Contractor:
- Offer in accordance with Annex No. 1
- Reference
- Curriculum vitae detailing your experience
VIII. Authorized contact person from FFW:
Ms. Justyna Jakubiak, tel. +48 22 450 98 88, e-mail address: jjakubiak[at]cofund.org.pl
IX. The offer must be submitted by:
October 16, 2019, 11:59 PM
X. The offer can be:
a. send by post (including courier) to the following address: Fundacja "Fundusz Współpracy",
ul. Górnośląska 4a, 00-444 Warsaw – the date and time of receipt by the Foundation are decisive.
b. sent by e-mail to the following address: mowes[at]mowes.pl – the date of display of the message on the recipient's computer is decisive.
c. deliver it in person to the FFW Office at the following address: Fundacja Fundusz Współpracy, ul. Górnośląska 4a, 00-444 Warsaw – the date and time of receipt by the Foundation will be decisive.
XI. Information on planned supplementary orders
The Contracting Authority anticipates awarding supplementary contracts, the scope of which will result from applications from the Social Economy Support Center's recipients. These contracts will constitute a repetition of contracts similar to the subject of the contract described in this request for proposals. If a supplementary contract is awarded, a contract corresponding to the provisions of the contract for the primary contract will be concluded.
XII. Other provisions
a. The Ordering Party will select the offer based on the offer evaluation criteria.
b. This Request for Proposals does not constitute an obligation on the part of the Cooperation Fund Foundation to conclude a contract.
c. Offer validity period: 60 days from the end of the offer submission deadline.
d. The Ordering Party reserves the right to cancel the inquiry without giving any reason at any time, also after the submission and consideration of offers, and also reserves the right not to make a selection.
e. The Ordering Party may conduct price negotiations with the Bidder whose offer was selected.
f. After selecting the most advantageous offer, the Ordering Party will immediately call on the bidder who submitted the most advantageous offer to conclude the contract. If the bidder fails to conclude the contract within seven days of being called to sign the contract, the Ordering Party may begin negotiations with the bidder whose offer was next in line.
g. There is no possibility of appealing against the selection made.
h. The Ordering Party allows for amendments to the provisions of the agreement in the event of changes to the guidelines regarding the eligibility of expenditure under the European Regional Development Fund, to the extent that they affect the implementation of the agreement. Furthermore, the Ordering Party allows for amendments to the agreement when justified by the Ordering Party's needs arising from the ongoing project, in particular in connection with changes to the project funding application; when necessary for the proper implementation of the project by the Ordering Party, and in particular when the amendment to the agreement is intended to prevent jeopardizing a significant interest of the Ordering Party or is beneficial to the Ordering Party. The Ordering Party allows for amendments to the agreement regarding the contract completion date when, for reasons attributable to the Ordering Party or beyond the control of the Parties, the execution of the agreement encounters significant obstacles. If amendments to the agreement are necessary, the Parties will enter into an appropriate annex. If the Contractor refuses to conclude the annex, the Ordering Party may withdraw from the agreement with immediate effect by submitting a written declaration to the Contractor.
XIII. Obligations of the Data Administrator related to the protection of personal data
1. The Controller of personal data included in the offer is the "Cooperation Fund" Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the "CONTROLLER"), with its registered office at ul. Górnośląska 4a, 00-444 Warsaw. The Controller can be contacted in writing, by traditional mail at ul. Górnośląska 4a, 00-444 Warsaw, or by e-mail at cofund@cofund.org.pl.
2. The Controller has appointed a Data Protection Officer who can be contacted at the following e-mail address: iodo@rt-net.pl.
3. Personal data referred to in paragraph 1 are processed on the basis of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), i.e. based on the consent of the data subject and the Act of 29 January 2004 – Public Procurement Law.
4. Personal data are processed for the purposes necessary to carry out the public procurement process.
5. Personal data are processed based on the legitimate interest of the controller or a third party.
6. Personal data does not come from third parties.
7. The Administrator does not intend to transfer data to a third country or international organization.
8. The Administrator will transfer personal data to other entities only on the basis of legal provisions, including in particular: the Public Procurement Office, the Social Insurance Institution, and the Tax Office.
9. Personal data will be processed by the Controller for up to 5 years from the time of selection of the contractor in the public procurement process.
10. The data subject has the right to request from the controller access to personal data, their rectification, erasure or restriction of processing, the right to object to the processing, as well as the right to transfer data.
11. A complaint about the Administrator's actions may be filed with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office.
12. Providing personal data is required to conduct the contractor selection process. Failure to provide it will result in the inability to submit a bid.
13. The Administrator does not envisage automated decision-making.
XIV. Attachments
Appendix No. 1 – Offer template
Appendix No. 2 – “Standards for Social Economy Support Centers”
Appendix No. 3 – Material provisions of the contract
