Content of the decision The lead applicants will be informed in writing of the Contracting decision concerning their Authority’s application and, if rejected, the reasons for the negative decision. This letter will be sent by e-mail and will appear online automatically in the PROSPECT profile of the user who submitted the application. Lead applicants who, in exceptional cases (see section 2.2), had to submit their application by post or hand-delivery, will be informed by email or by post if they did not provide any e-mail address. Therefore, please check regularly your PROSPECT profile, taking into account the indicative timetable below. An applicant believing that it has been harmed by an error or irregularity during the award process may lodge a complaint. See further section 2.4.15 of the Practical Guide. Indicative timetable DATE TIME 1. Information meeting, if any (local time) Not Applicable Not Applicable 2. Deadline for requesting any clarifications 6th July, 2017 from the Contracting Authority 3. Last date on which clarifications are issued 14th July, 2017 by the Contracting Authority 4. Deadline for submission of concept notes 27th July 2017 12:00hrs 5. Information to lead applicants on opening, August, 2017 - administrative checks and concept note evaluation (Step 1) 6. Invitations to submit full applications 31st August, 2017 - 7. Deadline for submission of full applications 16th October, 2017 - 8. Information to lead applicants on the November, 2017 - evaluation of the full applications (Step 2) 9. Notification of award (after the eligibility November, 2017 - check) (Step 3) December, 2017 - 10. Contract signature All dates and times are expressed in Brussels time, where it is not specified otherwise. This indicative timetable refers to provisional dates (except for dates 2, 3 and 4) and may be updated by the Contracting Authority during the procedure. In such cases, the updated timetable will be published on the EuropeAid web site and of the following lead delegations: Botswana (); Kenya ( );
Content of the decision The lead applicants will be informed in writing of the Contracting Authority’s decision concerning their application and, if rejected, the reasons for the negative decision. This letter will be sent by e-mail and will appear online automatically in the PROSPECT profile of the user who submitted the application. Lead applicants who, in exceptional cases (see section 2.2), had to submit their application by post or hand-delivery, will be informed by email or by post if they did not provide any e-mail address. Therefore, please check regularly your PROSPECT profile, taking into account the indicative timetable below. An applicant believing that it has been harmed by an error or irregularity during the award process may lodge a complaint. See further section 2.4.15 of the Practical Guide. Indicative timetable DATE TIME 1. Information meeting, if any (local time) Not Applicable Not Applicable 2. Deadline for requesting any clarifications from the Contracting Authority 6th July, 2017 3. Last date on which clarifications are issued by the Contracting Authority 14th July, 2017 4. Deadline for submission of concept notes 27th July 2017 12:00hrs 5. Information to lead applicants on opening, administrative checks and concept note evaluation (Step 1) August, 2017 - 6. Invitations to submit full applications 31st August, 2017 - 7. Deadline for submission of full applications 16th October, 2017 - 8. Information to lead applicants on the evaluation of the full applications (Step 2) November, 2017 - 9. Notification of award (after the eligibility check) (Step 3) November, 2017 - 10. Contract signature December, 2017 - All dates and times are expressed in Brussels time, where it is not specified otherwise. This indicative timetable refers to provisional dates (except for dates 2, 3 and 4) and may be updated by the Contracting Authority during the procedure. In such cases, the updated timetable will be published on the EuropeAid web site and of the following lead delegations: Botswana (); Kenya ( );
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