The present document describes the context and objectives of the ESPON’s project on upgrading the territorial impact assessment (TIA) methodology, it outlines the procurement process and identifies the needs of the ESPON EGTC as the Contracting Authority, concerning the subject matter of this tendering procedure. [...] During the ESPON 2006 Programme the work on understanding 1 The ESPON EGTC was established on the 9th of January 2015 based on Regulation (EC) 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006, as amended, to undertake the role of the Single Beneficiary of the ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme, the ESPON 2030 Programme and the potential subsequent approved ESPON cooperation pro. [...] TIA results are referenced in adopted Opinions of the European Committee of the Regions.5 The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) so far has been the main user of the ESPON TIA methodology. [...] The application of the methodology may limit the interpretation of the ESPON TIA results, for instance, treating the immediate effects of a policy and its long-term impact equally introduces confusion and may lead to ambiguous conclusions. [...] The upgrade of the ESPON TIA methodology entails: Stocktaking of the application of the ESPON TIA methodology, identifying main weaknesses and proposing ways how to upgrade the methodology with innovative elements in a way that the new methodology goes substantially beyond the approach of “quick checking”.
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