The purpose of this framework contract is for SADC Secretariat to be able to have at its disposal an external pool of expertise that can be used whenever the need arises. This external pool of expertise is meant to support SADC Secretariat’s own activities or of its projects’.
Specific contracts that will be concluded under this framework contract, will describe in detail the exact service to be rendered (i.e. the type of services to be provided, its scope, objectives, elements to be considered and processed, as well as the resources to be allocated to it, the work calendar, the format in which it should be presented etc.). The specific services may consist of producing a study or economic analysis, collecting data, and drawing up synthesis reports. For their purposes, the contractor will have to be able to apply and advise on the means and tools most suitable for each assignment.