EUROPEAN UNION DELEGATION TO PAKISTAN Call for Proposal: EuropeAid/134-237/L/ACT/PK Trade Related Technical Assistance Programme, Private Sector Development, Phase Three (TRTA/PSD III) Frequently Asked Questions 1 QUESTION We are interested in participating in the tender mentioned above hence want to get more information about the same. Considering the geographical constraint of personally reviewing the document, I request you to provide us the following details before we buy the document: ANSWER The Guidelines Notice clearly indicates that this is a restricted Call for Proposals and not procurement tender. For details consult the Guidelines for Grant Applicants. For eligibility, please refer to section 2.1.1 of the Guidelines for Grant Applicants to determine the eligibility of your organisation 1) List of Items, Schedule of Requirements, Scope of Work, Terms of Reference, Bill of Materials required. No individual replies will be given to questions as stated in the 2) Soft Copy of the Tender Document through email. 3) Names of countries that will be eligible to participate in this Guidelines and in compliance of EU's policy of equal treatment and transparency. tender. 4) Information about the Tendering Procedure and Guidelines 5) Estimated Budget for this Purchase 6) Any Extension of Bidding Deadline? 7) Any Addendum or Pre Bid meeting Minutes? We will be highly obliged if you can send us your complete & latest contact information. This will help us reaching to you faster. Please revert back to this same mail. 2 We propose that your team may wish to visit our office in either Islamabad or Karachi, where we could arrange a meeting between yourself and stakeholders from the leather and gems and jewellery sectors, and you would be able to brief them on how to make a good/meaningful proposal. Given our status as the apex trade body, with membership including nationwide chambers of commerce and industry specific trade associations, we feel that we are particularly well-suited to hosting such a meeting. Please note that this is restricted call for proposals. To ensure equal treatment and transparency, the contracting authority cannot give a prior opinion on the eligibility of applicants, or affiliated entities, an action or specific activities. As clarified in the section 2.2.4 any required information can be sent to functional mail box mentioned there. The responses will be posted on the EuropeAid website.