BG16RFOP002-2.004 „Providing institutional support to the State Agency for Metrology and Technical Surveillance (SAMTS) to increase the efficiency of market surveillance, the metrological supervision and the quality control of liquid fuels“
Directorate General "European Funds for Competitiveness" Managing Authority of Operational Programme "Innovation and Competitiveness" 2014-2020, (OPIC) invites the State Agency for Metrology and Technical Surveillance (SAMTS) to submit project proposal under direct grant procedure: BG16RFOP002-2.004 „Providing institutional support to SAMTS to increase the efficiency of market surveillance, the metrological supervision and the quality control of liquid fuels“ under Priority Axis 2 "Entrepreneurship and capacity for growth of SMEs”, Investment Priority 2.2 “Capacity for growth of SMEs” of OPIC.
The general objective of the procedure is to provide institutional support to the State Agency for Metrology and Technical Surveillance (SAMTS) for improving the quality and effectiveness of the services offered in the field of market surveillance, metrological supervision and the quality control of liquid fuels.
The grant procedure is funded with the support from the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund.
The indicative budget under the procedure is: BGN 2 000 000.
Eligible for funding under the procedure are the following activities:
1) Elaboration, implementation, maintenance and development of an information database for market surveillance.
2) Elaboration, implementation, maintenance and development of an information database for metrological supervision.
3) Elaboration, implementation, maintenance and development of an information database for the quality control of liquid fuels.
4) Elaboration, implementation, maintenance and development of electronic records destined for: 1/ received reports and complaints; 2/ imposed compulsory administrative measures; 3/ authorized persons to conduct inspections of measuring devices; and 4/ other records in relation to the implementation of the surveillance and control functions of the specific beneficiary.
5) Improving the technical support of the control and surveillance activities, implemented by the specific beneficiary by delivery of measuring and testing equipment and specialized motor vehicles.
6) Consultancy services for the preparation / development of documentation for the envisaged under the project public procurements and exercising control on the implementation of public procurement contracts.
7) Activities related to the organization and management of the project.
8) Project audit.
9) Activities related to information and communication of the project.
The full package of documents (Requirements for Application, Requirements for Implementation and their Annexes /only in Bulgarian language/) under the procedure is published on the website of the Operational programme: www.opic.bg, as well as on the Single information portal for general information about the management of Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund of the European Union in Bulgaria: www.eufunds.bg.
The submission of the project proposal under the current procedure is carried out entirely electronically by completing a web based application form and submitting the application and accompanying documents via the Unified information system for management and monitoring of the EU Structural Instruments in Bulgaria (UMIS 2020) solely using a qualified electronic signature (QES), by module „Е- application“ at the following web address: https://eumis2020.government.bg.
The procedure is with deadline for submission of project proposals: 17:30 p.m. on 21/09/2016.