The purpose of this contract is to provide technical assistance to strengthen the institutional, administrative and operational capacities of the Managing Authority, Intermediate Bodies for Financial Management, End Recipients and other involved stakeholders involved in the implementation of the IPA III Operational Programme on EU for Digital Economy and Society 2024–2027 in Albania. The support consists of, but is not limited to, institutional and administrative strengthening, capacity-building activities, preparation of project and procurement documentation, including tender dossiers, support for effective programme monitoring, evaluation and reporting, assistance in procurement and contract management processes, as well as the organisation of communication and visibility activities related to the Programme.

For any additional information, please refer to the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice". In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section 5.1.11 in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section 5.1.12, the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in Section 5.1.11, without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section 5.1.11 in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.