Negotiated procedure for a low value contract: Drafting of a Handbook on European law relating to cybercrime and fundamental rights

The objective of this contract is to provide FRA with a Handbook on European law relating to cybercrime and fundamental rights, based on relevant law of the EU and the Council of Europe (CoE), in particular the relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

This handbook will highlight the key fundamental rights challenges linked to cybercrime and electronic evidence. It will address investigating and prosecuting cybercrime and map the positive obligations of States to safeguard the fundamental rights of victims of cybercrime, including victims in vulnerable situations.

The required service consists of the development of a draft handbook in English of approximately 80,000 words, following the style and structure of other FRA/CoE Handbooks:

• Handbook on European non-discrimination law – 2018 edition
• Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders, and immigration - Edition 2020
• Handbook on European data protection law - 2018 edition
• Handbook on European law relating to access to justice
• Handbook on European law relating to the rights of the child

Technical and professional capacity

The contractor shall propose one or more experts meeting at least the minimum criteria below:

The expert team members should meet the following profiles (both profiles 1 and 2 can be covered by one expert, in which case, they should meet all requirements for each of the profiles) – which will be assessed based on the information provided in the CV:

Profile 1

• At a minimum, a university degree in law (Master or equivalent and above).
• Proven professional experience of at least three (3) years in the areas of human rights law.
• Proven experience in research in the human rights field or other related fields, supported by at least two (2) relevant publications (not limited to academic publications).
• Proven experience in collecting and assessing case law in the human rights field or other related fields in at least one (1) project.
• Excellent knowledge of English (Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level C1).

Profile 2

• At a minimum, a university degree in law (Master or equivalent and above).
• Proven professional experience of at least three (3) years in the areas of cybercrime and/or criminal justice.
• Proven experience in research in the cybercrime field or other related fields, such as criminal law and procedure, or information technology law, supported by at least two (2) relevant publications (not limited to academic publications).
• Proven experience in collecting and assessing case law in the cybercrime field or other related fields in at least one (1) project.
• Excellent knowledge of English (Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level C1).

No documents proving the fulfilment of these criteria are requested at this stage.

Participation in this negotiated procedure for a low value contract is open to natural and legal persons falling within the scope of the EU Treaties (this includes all economic operators established in the European Union) and to all natural and legal persons established in a third country which has a special agreement with the Union in the field of public procurement on the conditions laid down in that agreement. FRA is not part of the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) concluded within the World Trade Organisation. Therefore, the procurement procedure is not open to candidates from GPA countries.

If you would like to participate in this negotiated procedure, please register your interest by e-mail to procurement@fra.europa.eu, including your contact details (name, organisation, address, country and e-mail) before 3 November 2023 (17:00 Vienna local time).

Please note that registration of interest to participate in the above-mentioned procedure does not give rise to any legitimate expectations to be invited.