[{"bbox": [172, 127, 1134, 209], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Established Managerial, operational and logistical capacities to implement the action in the benefitting zone, including rural/remote conflict and post-conflict-affected areas with a particular focus on ethnic areas of Myanmar;"}, {"bbox": [96, 220, 1134, 328], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the recourse to an award of a grant without a call for proposals is justified because Myanmar is in a crisis situation referred to in Article 2(21) of the Financial Regulation at the date of the Financing Decision, and/or because of the nature of the action with regard to Article 27(3) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation."}, {"bbox": [96, 339, 1099, 443], "category": "Text", "text": "The part of the action under the budgetary envelope reserved for grants may, partially or totally and including where an entity is designated for receiving a grant without a call for proposals, be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the criteria defined in section 4.3.3."}, {"bbox": [85, 459, 483, 486], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [96, 501, 1134, 552], "category": "Text", "text": "The objective and results of the procurement will contribute to the achievement of specific objectives 1, 2 and 3 as described in section 3."}, {"bbox": [96, 580, 1134, 634], "category": "Text", "text": "The call(s) for tenders will target the contracting of services related to analytical research, data collection, monitoring, capacity-building and other services required for implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [85, 647, 580, 675], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [96, 701, 1134, 756], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria"}, {"bbox": [172, 769, 1086, 796], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Demonstrated experience in all levels of education services, including MTB-MLE in Myanmar;"}, {"bbox": [172, 798, 1134, 850], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Demonstrated effective working experience with community schools/centres as well as in supporting community educators, communities and parents in learning activities;"}, {"bbox": [172, 852, 1134, 906], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Demonstrated experience and ability to provide quality basic education services to conflict-affected populations through collaboration with CSOs in conflict-affected areas and ethnic areas;"}, {"bbox": [172, 908, 1134, 960], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Demonstrated experience in conflict-sensitive and human rights-based development projects/programmes and in due diligence compliance;"}, {"bbox": [172, 962, 1134, 1015], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Established operational capacity in Myanmar, including a strong presence at the local level and continued ability to operate in Myanmar;"}, {"bbox": [172, 1017, 1134, 1097], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Willingness to accept the EU's leading role in policy/political dialogue with all stakeholders, promote a Team Europe approach or a Nexus approach, and provide adequate visibility to the EU as per the EU visibility guidelines;"}, {"bbox": [96, 1108, 1134, 1212], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails the contribution to the achievement of all the Objectives and corresponding Outputs as described in section 3, in line with the geographical and thematic area of expertise of the implementing partner, and in close coordination among all implementing partners; in particular those described in section 4.3.1 above."}, {"bbox": [85, 1240, 1134, 1296], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.4 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [96, 1311, 1134, 1393], "category": "Text", "text": "In case of exceptional circumstances outside of the Commission's control the implementation modality described in section 4.3.3 could change from indirect management with an entrusted entity to direct management through grants using the following types of applicants."}, {"bbox": [96, 1417, 357, 1444], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### (a) Purpose of the grant(s)"}, {"bbox": [96, 1444, 1134, 1524], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant(s) will contribute to achieve the overall objective (Impact) and specific objectives (outcomes) of this action as described in section 3 in line with the geographical and thematic area of expertise of the implementing partner, and in close coordination among all implementing partners."}, {"bbox": [96, 1550, 403, 1577], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### (b) Type of applicants targeted"}, {"bbox": [96, 1576, 608, 1603], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant(s) must:"}, {"bbox": [172, 1605, 543, 1632], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be a legal person or natural persons;"}, {"bbox": [1015, 1655, 1144, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 29 of 33"}]