Council of EuropeStrasbourg CedexTED
Provision of intellectual services in the area of the effective implementation of UN and EU economic restrictions (“sanctions”)
The Council of Europe seeks up to 15 providers with at least 5 years' experience in two or more fields: research/analysis of sanction violations, legal/professional advisory for sanctions cases, drafting guidance, coordination mechanisms, or maritime/trade activity. Providers support implementation of UN/EU targeted financial sanctions an...
Submission deadline: July 25, 2026 (expired)Type: Tender
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The Council of Europe seeks up to 15 providers with at least 5 years' experience in two or more fields: research/analysis of sanction violations, legal/professional advisory for sanctions cases, drafting guidance, coordination mechanisms, or maritime/trade activity. Providers support implementation of UN/EU targeted financial sanctions...
- Tender type:
- Tender
- Contracting authority:
- Council of Europe
- Published:
- June 24, 2026
- Deadline:
- July 25, 2026
- Topic:
- Legal Advice
Tender description
The Council of Europe seeks up to 15 providers with at least 5 years' experience in two or more fields: research/analysis of sanction violations, legal/professional advisory for sanctions cases, drafting guidance, coordination mechanisms, or maritime/trade activity. Providers support implementation of UN/EU targeted financial sanctions and preventing circumvention in ECCD projects.
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Market Analysis & Advisory • Analysis of capacities, conditions, and trends in the relevant lines of insurance • Regular updates on market and product developments Review of and advising on Clients’ (potential) contracts with contractors • Review and advising on liability, indemnity and insurance clauses • Performing risk analysis - contractual and insurance related • Performing gap analysis of insurance cover and contractual liabilities/ indemnities • Preparation, review and optimization of insurance schedules • Participation in negotiations with bidders/ contractors related to insurance Risk Management and Placement • Ongoing systematic identification, recording, measurement, analysis, and assessment of existing and new risks of the Client • Benchmarking based on industry standards • Continuous review for overinsurance, underinsurance, or duplicate insurance • Ensuring optimal, comprehensive, up-to-date, and internationally consistent insurance coverage for all operational risks, provided it is economically reasonable and insurable • Ongoing analysis of the Client’s existing insurance coverage and insurance needs, as well as proactive advice on updating and realigning the insurance concept, including the review of alternative coverage concepts and further optimization potential. This takes into account changing risk and market conditions, claims experience, contractual liability agreements, appropriate deductibles, and innovative contract models. • Planning and execution of national and international tenders for insurance coverage, including preparation of all necessary tender documents, provision of risk information, and drafting of wordings for insurers. This includes both EU-wide and non-EU-wide tenders for insurance contracts • Joint determination of preferred insurance markets • Recommendation on the selection of insurers • Evaluation of offers and preparation of a decision template • Placement of the coverage concept agreed with the Client • Documentation of all consulting and tendering steps • Conducting annual strategy workshops and insurance-related training sessions • In the relevant lines of insurance, the broker assumes the following tasks: o Conducting risk dialogues with insurers o Reporting and recording of sums insured for all policies, including consistency checks between master and local covers o Organization and execution of risk inspections, including follow-up on recommendations, review of reports, and documentation o Advice on insurance requirements for fire protection and security concepts as well as regulatory requirements o Risk analysis of critical locations o Coordination of cross-line interfaces Insurance Contract Management • Ongoing administration of insurance contracts (policies), including all payment transactions (such as premium allocation overviews, declarations, preparation of premium invoices, and premium collection) in coordination with the client • Issuance, review, and continuous optimization of insurance terms and conditions, as well as development of individual policy wordings where possible • Complete documentation and filing of all contracts • Preparation and maintenance of insurance overviews, cover notes, insurance confirmations/certificates, and an insurance manual • Coordination of international insurance programs and ensuring consistency between master and local policies • Professional advice on insurance coverage and insurance clauses in contracts, including answering insurance-related questions and providing project-specific comments; insurance-related project consulting Claims management • Support and coordination of claims, including major and serial losses • Case-specific review of existing insurance coverage and coordination of necessary immediate measures • Organization and support of necessary loss inspections • Timely notification/reporting to the insurer • Insurance-related advice during negotiations with insurers, authorities, and the press • Assistance in determining and recording all loss-related and indemnifiable costs • Advice on the selection of suitable experts • Ongoing support during negotiations with insurers and experts, and representation of the client’s interests towards the insurer regarding indemnification • Requesting appropriate advance payments • Support for lawyers in preparing for legal and out-of-court disputes • Claims settlement, including handling of payment transactions • Preparation of claims reports and management reports (KPIs) • Systematic identification of loss drivers/causes and development of measures to reduce the loss ratio Reporting and Compliance • Provision of a broker portal or comparable digital tools for managing policies, coverage overviews, claims statistics, and analyses • Regular qualitative and quantitative reporting to the client, including jointly defined KPIs, savings/optimization potential, claims developments, and current market trends • Ensuring compliance with all legal requirements and guidelines • Preparation of board reports and support with other specific reports, where relevant Multi-broker coordination: The broker is responsible for coordinating with other EnBW brokers to resolve coverage queries, recognizing that offshore risks may fall under both project-specific and corporate group policies. Effective communication between brokers is essential to determine the applicable coverage in each case.Activities or projects not included in the standard remuneration and to be remunerated separately must be listed separately in the offer. These will not be subject to the offer evaluation. - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbHEschborn
Scaling Up Implementation and Institutional Capacity for Energy Management Systems (EnMS) in Pakistan
The services to be provided in the context of this call for tenders support the scaling up of Energy Management Systems (EnMS) in municipal organisations in Pakistan, with a particular focus on water supply and sanitation companies. The consultancy services will focus on strengthening the implementation and institutional capacity for EnMS in close cooperation with partner municipal organisations and relevant national and provincial government agencies and departments. These consultancy services will be delivered from the start of the contract until 29.02.2028. The assignment comprises of hands-on technical assistance and continuous advisory support to enable municipal management and energy teams of up to 6 partner municipal organisations to establish, operate, and continuously improve EnMS processes aligned with ISO 50001 principles. This includes support for establishing energy baselines of each partner organisation, regular monitoring and review of the established energy performance indicators (EnPI), corrective action planning, and systematic energy performance improvement. In addition, the consultancy will support partner organisations in the identification, prioritisation, and implementation of energy efficiency (EE) measures within water supply and sanitation infrastructure. This includes the development of technical EE recommendations and advisory support for their implementation. The consultancy will further assist in the preparation of bankable EE project proposals and business cases, including the technical and financial analyses required to mobilise financing for priority EE and EnM investments. To ensure long-term institutionalisation, the consultancy will develop recommendations for organisational development measures to mainstream EnMS within municipal structures. This includes strengthening internal roles and responsibilities, coordination mechanisms, and the integration of EnMS into planning, budgeting, and procurement processes. Advisory support will also be provided for the design and introduction of organisational EE incentive mechanisms to promote energy-efficient behaviour and align staff performance with energy and cost reduction objectives. Capacity development and knowledge exchange form a core component of the assignment. The aim is to ensure that, by the end of the project, municipal experts, managers, and decision-makers are equipped in terms of technical capacities to mainstream EnMS independently within Pakistan"s water supply and sanitation services. This objective remains central to all capacity development measures implemented under the assignment. Based on a structured capacity needs assessment and a corresponding capacity development strategy, the consultancy will develop relevant knowledge products and implement tailored capacity development activities, including trainings, workshops, and knowledge exchange activities, among others. These measures will strengthen competencies in EnMS implementation, energy data management and analysis, EnPI-based decision-making, EE intervention design, monitoring and verification, and the institutional embedding of EnM within municipal governance processes. To support scaling and dissemination of results and international and national best municipal EnM best practices, the consultancy will organise a national conference on municipal EnM as a platform for knowledge exchange and dialogue among sector stakeholders. Furthermore, advisory inputs will be provided to contribute to an enabling framework for EnMS, including recommendations for policy and institutional support measures at national and provincial levels. Lastly, the consultancy will implement a hands-on training programme for recently graduated women engineers in the field of EnM and EnMS to strengthen their technical competencies and promote their participation in Pakistan"s energy sector by enhancing their employability. The working packages listed are indicative and may be adapted in response to partner needs and evolving framework conditions. The contractor is expected to provide flexible, demand-driven advisory services within the defined scope of expertise and to ensure regular reporting and structured coordination with the project throughout contract implementation. In order to provide the service, the contractor should put together a sufficiently large, qualified, and experienced team of experts based on the required expertise, with a focus on ensuring adequate on-ground time to provide the necessary hand-holding and continued support for the implementation of project activities with the selected municipal partners. The team should also be able to engage with the selected political counterparts to be covered. The proposal for the tender should outline the strategy for task fulfilment, specifying personnel roles and the overarching internal management concept to be used as the basis for processing orders, including financial backstopping. Part of the fulfilment of the contract includes regular reporting to the project on progress made in achieving the objectives. The regular exchange between the project and the consultants begins at the start of the contract and includes weekly or bi-weekly reflection sessions, which can be adjusted to a different frequency if needed.
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