Italy - General management consultancy services

Description

The present call for tender is aimed to select an implementing body for the multi-programs ‘European Quality Wines: taste the difference’. The present call for tender is aimed to select an implementing body for the multi-programme ‘European Quality Wines: taste the difference’ which will be the body covering the implementation of the action tasks described in. The main aim of the proposal is to increase professionals and influencers’ knowledge about PDO, PGI, or TSG wines, protected by the European Union quality policy that aims at promoting their unique characteristics representative of the excellence in our countries. The project aims also to increase and strengthen the awareness and competitiveness of the European DPO and PGI wines product in two target markets (China and United States of America), highlighting the specific features of these European quality schemes that require high production standards in the EU. The project intends to be an educational and training initiative.
The main aim of the proposal is to increase professionals and influencers’ knowledge about PDO, PGI or TSG wines, protected by the European Union quality policy that aims at promoting their unique characteristics representative the excellence in our countries. The project aims also to increase and strengthen the awareness and competitiveness of the European DPO and PGI wines product in two target markets (China and United States of America), highlighting the specific features of these European quality schemes that require high production standards in the EU. The project intends to be an educational and training initiatives the purpose of which is to simplify the wide diversity of European grape varieties by explaining, divulging and broadcasting the characteristics of Italian and Spanish quality wine around the world. The proposal wants to create new wine experts and ambassadors who can spread the project message and stay in contact with wine consumers all around the world.The co-financed actions shall be implemented over a period of 36 months (2020-2024), as reported in the project; the starting date of the project is 1 March 2020. Due to the pandemic emergency, the programme was suspended and its timeline newly defined as follow:RP1: March-April 2020/SUSPENSION/November 2020-January 2021/SUSPENSION/provisionally June 2021-January 2022;RP2: February 2022-January 2023;RP3: February 2023-January 2024.Promotion and information provision actions consist of the following activities:WP2 Public relations;WP3 Website, social media;WP4 Advertising;WP5 Communication tools;WP6 Events.In particular the project will be focused on WP6 — events, accordingly to the list of activities reported in the Annex 09 of the call for tender (document section, please refer to the link reported above).In order to ensure the best execution of the programme, the selected Implementing Body must demonstrate the ability to perform technical, financial and operational tasks and experience in information and promotion campaigns.Implementing body will be solely directly responsible for the implementation of all the actions defined by the proposal and it covers a leading role in:A. organizing the technical and financial resources necessary for carrying out the planned project activities;B. producing periodic reports (technical and financial ones);C. monitoring the technical, economic and financial development of the program;D. managing the project budget providing a planning of financial and technical resources;E. if appropriate, propose to the beneficiaries changes in budget and variations to the project planning;F. reporting non-compliant situations, unconformities or possible risks;G. proposing solutions for rescheduling short and medium-term activities;H. supporting the beneficiaries in drafting project reports and developing the administrative procedures;I. constantly verifying the compliance with the procedural standards and documentation and, if appropriate, proposing changes to the adopted standards or new tools to facilitate the development of the program;L. attending the meetings of the management project team.In case of activities not directly managed and provided by the implementing body, this latter will be held responsible for the payment of all suppliers involved in the actions laid down in the project (e.g. typography, travel, food, accommodation, etc.).The implementing body must grant the eligibility of the expenditures and it will be held responsible for the evaluation and monitoring of results. For this reason, accordingly to grant agreement provisions, it will be entitled to submit a periodic report on technical and financial issues.

Opportunity closing date

21 February 2021

Value of contract

£5m-50m