2. Project management "Scope of services" notice

Provincial Law No. 12 of 2 November 2022 'Provincial System for Active Labour Policies and the Implementation of Interventions and Services of Public Utility - Progettoone - and Integration of the Provincial Labour Law 1983' (hereinafter 'Provincial Law') reformed the regulations relating to the so-called 'Progettoone', including it among the active labour policies.

By means of this instrument, the Autonomous Province of Trento sets itself the objective of encouraging the social inclusion of persons belonging to particular vulnerable groups, promoting and supporting their full participation in the labour market. These aims are pursued through the implementation of measures for the reintegration into work and the strengthening of employability connected to the realisation of particular interventions and services of public utility.

Pursuant to the provisions of Articles 2 and 9 of the provincial law, for the implementation of the so-called "Progettone" the Autonomous Province of Trento may commission private organisations or their qualified consortia, identified following a public selection procedure, in return for reimbursements which may not in any event exceed compensation for direct costs and overheads associated with the performance of public service obligations, plus a reasonable profit margin.

Therefore, a call for expressions of interest is being published for the awarding of a three-year assignment relating to the performance of services of general interest, including labour market reintegration and employability enhancement measures, pertaining to the so-called "service sphere".

In particular, the assignment provides for the performance of public utility services relating to the preservation of the cultural, archival and museum heritage pursuant to Article 8, paragraph 1, letter a) of the provincial law, of sports facilities pursuant to Article 8, paragraph 1, letter b), as well as in support of integrated security activities pursuant to Article 8, paragraph 1, letter d), as better defined in Annex I to the Resolution of the Provincial Council no. 2095 of 13 December 2024:

• Recovery, enhancement, restoration, care and custody of areas of special environmental interest and public parks;
• Activities in favour of environmental education and public information on environmental and historical-cultural matters, also in information centres, reception facilities or nature trails;
• Activities aimed at the custody, maintenance of accessibility and enhancement of structures or areas of particular historical, cultural or tourist interest, without prejudice to the provisions of the regulations on cultural heritage and the protection of historical heritage;
• Activities auxiliary to cultural and artistic education and to those carried out, in particular, by libraries, archives and museums;
• Measures to ensure the free use by the community of cycle paths, mountain bike routes, nature trails - including signposting -, observation posts, car parks, recreational rest areas, public toilets, promenades, jetties, bathing areas and water-side facilities, which are not commercially exploitable and can be used free of charge;
• Activities related to sports facilities freely accessible to the public, on a non-discriminatory basis;
• Support for activities to improve the quality of life and the territory, carried out in the area of integrated security in the forms and with the tools provided for by Decree-Law No. 14 of 20 February 2017 (Urgent provisions on city security), converted, with amendments, by Law No. 48 of 18 April 2017, and the management of emergency situations in the area of civil protection.

Organisations or consortia thereof, including from other Member States of the European Union, which jointly fulfil all the following conditions are eligible to express interest

• they pursue a mission related to the performance of the services of general interest described
• they reinvest profits in order to achieve the organisation's objectives or, if profits are distributed or redistributed, this is done on the basis of participatory considerations
• have management or ownership structures based on employee ownership or participatory principles or which require the active participation of employees, users or stakeholders.

Expressions of interest may be submitted by organisations or their consortia identified as meeting the requirements of general order, professional suitability, and technical-professional and economic capacity in the fields covered by this public selection procedure, as set out in the Notice in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5.

Organisations eligible to participate may also form themselves into temporary groupings.

In order to participate in the public selection procedure, it is necessary to express one's interest to the Employment Support and Environmental Enhancement Service (SOVA) no later than 12 noon on 9 June 2025 exclusively by certified electronic mail (PEC) or, for cross-border entities, by means of a certified electronic delivery service address qualified in accordance with the eIDAS Regulation, following the specific instructions contained in the Notice in paragraph 6.

NOTICE OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - SCOPE OF SERVICES

The expression of interest must be submitted only by filling in the form "Annex A) Expression of Interest", signed as described in the Notice in paragraph 6.

This procedure has a two-phase structure by invitation following expressions of interest submitted by persons meeting the requirements set forth in this Notice, in accordance with the criteria and procedures identified in Provincial Council Resolution No. 2164 of 23 December 2024, pursuant to Article 9 co. 2 of the Provincial Law.

The person in charge of this procedure will verify, on the basis of the documentation submitted, the completeness and formal regularity of the expression of interest and of the relative documentation produced by each individual participant.

Those admitted will receive a letter of invitation to submit a project proposal for the subsequent comparative evaluation procedure.