Technical Assistance Team for the Safe Seas Africa and Red Sea/Horn of Africa Programme

The European Commission, through its International Partnerships arm, is procuring a Technical Assistance Team to support the Safe Seas Africa and the Red Sea/Horn of Africa maritime security programmes. The engagement will provide high‑level advisory, planning, coordination, monitoring, reporting and communication services that enable the effective, coherent and visible implementation of the two EU‑funded regional maritime security operations. The team will design and manage joint planning and information sharing mechanisms, establish a results‑based monitoring system, and produce timely and comprehensive reporting for programme partners and stakeholders.

The contract underscores four key pillars of support: (1) strengthening inter‑partner coordination and coherence at both national and regional levels, (2) reinforcing ownership and accountability of programme activities through structured engagement mechanisms, (3) improving information flow and partnership resilience between national actors, the Regional Coordination Operations Centre and the Regional Maritime Information Fusion Centre, and (4) aligning programme actions with wider EU policies and initiatives while identifying and operationalising synergies with other EU interventions. The team will also contribute to audit, evaluation and visibility requirements, facilitate knowledge capitalisation and share lessons learnt through the designated knowledge sharing platform.
All services shall be delivered in accordance with EU procurement and information security standards and shall utilise the agreed knowledge sharing platform for capitalization and dissemination.

The purpose of this contract is to provide technical assistance for the implementation, coordination, monitoring and strategic support of two European Union funded regional maritime security programmes in SubSaharan Africa: one covering the Western Indian Ocean and one covering the Red Sea/Horn of Africa. The services shall support the effective, coherent and visible delivery of programme activities, reinforce coordination among implementing partners and stakeholders, and contribute to the sustainability of the regional maritime security architecture. It shall cover five interlinked objectives: 1. To ensure effective coordination, supervision and coherence of actions implemented at programme level, including complementarity and synergies among implementing partners. 2. To strengthen effective ownership of programme activities at country and regional level. 3. To strengthen coordination and cooperation between regional and national partners and the Regional Coordination Operations Centre (RCOC) and Regional Maritime Information Fusion Centre (RMIFC). 4. To ensure effective results-based management and reporting at programme level 5. To ensure coherence and coordination with other EU initiatives and policies. The expected outputs of this contract are as follows: 1.1 The supervision of implementation of activities and the coordination of the work between the different implementing partners is ensured at programme level. 1.2 The joint planning and information sharing practices to support coherent implementation at programme level and across the two programmes is strengthened. 1.3 The coherence, complementarity and strategic alignment between the two programmes and implementing partners is strengthened. 2.1 The engagement of national and regional stakeholders in the planning, implementation and follow-up of activities is ensured at programme level. 2.2 A mechanism to ensure follow-up, accountability and sustained engagement in programme implementation is established. 3.1 Information sharing between national actors and the RMIFC and RCOC is strengthened. 3.2 Sustainable partnerships and mutual trust between national and regional stakeholders and the two centres is improved. 4.1 A comprehensive results-based monitoring system is established and applied at programme level. 4.2 Timely, accurate and comprehensive reporting by the implementing partners is ensured at programme level. 4.3 The programmes are adjusted and steered on a need-to basis, informed by evidence and analytical insights. 5.1 The activities of the two programmes are systematically aligned with relevant EU policies, strategies and initiatives. 5.2 Synergies and complementarities between different EU interventions are identified and operationalised. 5.3 Structured information sharing and communication with EU institutions and stakeholders is ensured. Tasks shall include support to planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, communication, knowledge management and coordination with implementing partners, donors, regional organisations, national authorities and relevant international actors. The contractor shall among others support the preparation of agendas, discussion papers, progress reports, terms of reference, technical specifications and other operational documentation required for implementation of specific result areas. It shall also provide ad hoc advisory services and short term expertise. The contractor shall also ensure capitalisation and sharing of knowledge generated through implementation, including technical observations and lessons learnt of wider professional value, using the designated knowledge sharing platform. It shall support programme audit, evaluation and visibility requirements and contribute to the preparation and functioning of technical and steering coordination mechanisms.
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Place of performance: Please consult the procurement documents.

Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Technical Assistance Team for the Safe Seas Africa and Red Sea/Horn of Africa Programme

Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: ENG
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