1. Social Dialogue Plenary Meeting
Revision of the “Guide to the economically most advantageous offer in contract catering” in line with the new EU Public Procurement legislation
Social Dialogue Plenary Meeting
12 September 2017

2. 3 Key Objectives
Update of the EFFAT-FoodServiceEurope “Guide to the economically most advantageous offer in contract catering” in line with the new EU Public Procurement legislation
Exchange best practice of Member States’ implementation of the new Directives specifically in the contract catering sector
Enhance the dissemination of the Guide and modernize the website to make it more appealing and user friendly

3. Application for Social Dialogue Funding Indicative Timeline
March 2017
Publication of the Call for Proposals
June 2017
Application for funding submitted
Until September 2017
Evaluation period
Social Partners to start identification of Experts for Project Steering Committee
October / November 2017
Decision and signature of the Grant Agreement
End of 2017 onwards
Project for two years
We are here

4. Action plan for the 24 months project Project in 4 phases
4. Dissemintation and reporting, including final conference in Brussels and national dissemination events in 4 Member States
3. Preparation and approval of the updated website
2. Translation of the Guide into 7 languages
1. Preparation and approval of the updated Guide
Months 1 to 15
Months 16 to 18
Months 18 to 19
Months 20 to 24

5. Being prepared For action by Members
It is important to be ready to start work as soon as a decision is taken regarding availability of EU funding
The first Project Steering Committee meeting in Brussels is being foreseen for the first month after a Grant Agreement is signed.
EFFAT and FoodServiceEurope Members will be asked to appoint a national expert to be part of the Project Steering Committee that will be put in place for this project, and have been asked to initiate internal discussions to this end