In accordance with section 5.2 of the Terms of Reference, in order to be eligible for Fund Operator role, all organisations submitting a bid must be non-governmental, independent of local, regional and central government. We would like to be sure that our and your understanding of “being non-governmental” is the same also in case of university, which is established as public, independent institution according to the Higher Education Act, and so is to be considered as the eligible bidder.
In accordance with section 5.2 of the Terms of Reference, in order to be eligible for the Fund Operator role, all organisations submitting a bid must be non-governmental, independent of local, regional and central government. Universities that in any way are dependent on or influenced by government, will normally not be considered as independent. With reference to section 7.4. of the Terms of Reference, please be aware that ‘to ensure equal treatment of bidders, the FMO cannot give a prior opinion on the eligibility of bidders, an action or specific activities’.