The tender is launched on behalf of the Council of Europe project “Safeguarding Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Media in Ukraine” within the Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” (2023-2026).
One of the priority measures in the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2023-2026 aims to provide further support to promote efficient information and communication strategy capacities at the Prosecutor General Office of Ukraine (“the PGO”) based on the achievements of the previous Action Plan. More specifically, continuing the support provided to the PGO in September-December 2022 in ensuring proper implementation of the Office’s communication strategy targeted at domestic and international audiences. This work, among others, will include the following:
- technical assistance and expert support to the PGO in holding focus groups discussions and carrying out public opinion research covering the topics on the need to establish the Special International Tribunal for the crime of aggression, genocide and war crimes (both domestically and internationally) and on the assessment of the PGO’s activities regarding the investigation and prosecution of war crimes and public trust in it;
- training on public speaking for PGO officials and provision of advice in regular messages of PGO speakers;
- expert advice on and other support to the PGO’s communication activities targeted at the audiences based in the European Union and the United Kingdom, as well support in publishing relevant materials in international media and communication with European opinion leaders, as well as monitoring of media coverage of the PGO’s activities.
In that context, the Council of Europe, through its Action Plan for Ukraine and in the current Project, is seeking to engage a Provider to provide consultancy services to the PGO in the implementation of the communication strategy in times of war.
Expected timeline for the provision of services: 2 May 2023 – 31 December 2023
The deadline for submission of tenders via email is 10 April 2023. (please include the reference: “Tender _ Consultancy _ Advice to GPO_UA”)