The AGRODIATROFIKI SIMPRAKSI PERIFERIAS KENTRIKIS MAKEDONIAS (the Coordinator), ENIAIOS OINOPOIITIKOS AGROTIKOS SYNETAIRISMOS SAMOY - EOS SAMOY and ENOTECA REGIONALE EMILIA ROMAGNA (Partners) are the Contracting Authorities for the Open Call for Proposals 02-11.2021 concerning the selection of implementing body)(ies) with award criterion the most economically advantageous tender based on the best price-quality ratio for the implementation of the Grant Agreement (hereinafter the “Action”) 10104065- SUSTEM submitted under AGRI-MULTI- 2021 Call for proposals for multi programmes 2021 – Promotion of agricultural products), approved according to Ref. Ares(2021 )5863887 - 27/09/2021 letter from the EUROPEAN RESEARCH EXECUTIVE AGENCY and signed on 30.11.2021, with total budget EUR 4.134.435 and duration 36 months starting from 01.05.2022.

The SUSTEM project’s partnership unifies three representative organizations from two Members States, targeting three internal European markets; Italy, Germany and Sweden. The strategic mission of the partnership is to enhance the sustainable competitiveness of the food and beverage regional sectors and to contribute to their sustainable development. Project’s objective is to highlight the sustainability of the food and wine sectors of the represented EU regions (Central Macedonia and North Aegean in Greece, Emilia Romagna in Italy), stressing their significant and crucial role to the climate action and the environment. To highlight how the products promoted and their production methods contribute to climate change adaptation, to the reduction of food loss and food waste and to the sustainable consumption. Selected activities are balancing between B2C and B2B techniques in order to increase on the regional food and wine and their production methods and stimulate their consumption including social responsible-moderate wine consumption while the communication approach will be based on two notions: Quality and Mediterranean.

The procurement will be conducted based on the conditions mentioned in the present and have been approved by the competent bodies of the Contracting Authorities. All contents of the present, terms and requirements are mandatory for participants. Tenders which, in the judgment of the Contracting Committee, hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”, are considered as vague or ineligible for evaluation or contain terms contrary to the present and / or heresies, or contain incomplete or inaccurate information, are classified as inadmissible and rejected. The Committee will be responsible for conducting and evaluating submitted tenders. The participating economic operators waive any right to claim any compensation from the Contracting Authorities in case of postponement, cancellation of the procedure or rejection of their submitted tender for any reason or in case the implementation of the service contract does not proceed.

The deadline for submitting a tender is on Tuesday, 15/02/2022 13:00 and place of submission is the premises of the Coordinator, 26th Oktovriou, 64, 54627 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Contract notice and Specifications of the tender are available for download here:
Contract notice
Specifications of the tender

For more information please refer to the following contact points:

Ms Daphne Kapsala (d.kapsala@agromacedonia.gr tel: +302313330306), Mr. Yiannis Parasiris (jpsamos@samoswine.gr tel: +00302273087510) and Mr. Leonardo Ricci (progetti@enotecaemiliaromagna.it, tel: +39 0542 367700).

Estimated value of the service contract is EUR 3.610.355 (without VAT) and is divided in three (3) LOTS and includes direct cost of subcontracting and fees of implementing body (ies).

The SUSTEM is financed by 20% with own contribution of Contracting Authorities and 80% with financial aid of the European Union.