Evaluation criterias

I. Group 
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE
Criteria Leads to rejection Prioritization
1. 
The Application Form is signed with a QES (according to the Application Guidelines) by the official representative of the applicant or a duly authorized person
 Yes No
2. 
When the Application Form is signed by a person other than the official representative, the relevant authorization is provided
 Yes No
3. 
The Application Form is completed in English (in UMIS 2020) and in Bulgarian (as an attachment)
 Yes No
4. 
All mandatory fields in the Application Form are filled in with the relevant information
 Yes No
5. 
The project duration does not exceed the maximum duration described in the Application Guidelines
 Yes No
6. 
The Application Form includes performance indicators that are quantified and meet the requirements of the Application Guidelines
 Yes No
7. 
A risk analysis is included/attached under the Section 11 of the Application Form
 Yes No
II. Group 
ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT
Criteria Leads to rejection Prioritization
1. 
The overall objective of the project is in line with the Application Guidelines
 Yes No
2. 
The Applicant meets the eligibility criteria set out in the Application Guidelines
 Yes No
3. 
The donor project partner/s (if applicable) meets the eligibility criteria set out in the Application Guidelines
 Yes No
4. 
The Bulgarian partner/s (if any) meets the eligibility criteria set out in Application Guidelines
 Yes No
5. 
CVs (description of the professional experience) of the project management team members are presented
 Yes No
6. 
The declarations of legal compliance of the Applicant and the partner/s are provided
 Yes No
7. 
The declaration for the participation of consultants in the preparation of the project proposal is provided
 Yes No
8. 
The declaration for identical copies of documents in Bulgarian and English is provided by the Applicant
 Yes No
9. 
The declaration on the VAT status of the Applicant and the partner (if spending money) is provided
 Yes No
10. 
The declaration of the origin of the financial contribution (if applicable) of the applicant and partner/s is provided
 Yes No
11. 
A Communication Plan in accordance with Annex 3 of the Regulation is provided
 Yes No
12. 
A (Draft) Partnership Agreement - according to the template in the Application Guidelines - is provided (at this stage of the application process, the foreign partner could provide a Letter of intent)
 Yes No
13. 
Strategy for the development of the Youth Centre for the next 10 years is provided
 Yes No
14. 
Financial Analysis of the expenditures of the YC for 2018 and 2019 is provided
 Yes No
15. 
Balance sheet for the preceding year of the partner/s is provided (if applicable)
 Yes No
16. 
The partner/s have submitted all relevant documents, other than those explicitly listed on the evaluation table (if applicable)
 Yes No
17. 
Evidences of operational capacity (copies of contract/s or equivalent document/s) are provided
 Yes No
18. 
The budget (part of the UMIS 2020 Application Form) is presented in BGN
 Yes No
19. 
The budget (in Excel version) in BGN and EUR is presented as attachments in UMIS 2020
 Yes No
20. 
The envisaged project grant is in accordance with the defined minimum and maximum limits under the application procedure
 Yes No
21. 
The amount of management costs is up to 8% of the total eligible costs
 Yes No
22. 
In case of construction and repair works/reconstruction and/or other activities related to construction and repair works on the Applicant's own land/buildings/estates, there is attached an Act for municipal property and a Decision of the Municipal Council for permission to use the terrain/building/estate for the project objectives
 Yes No
23. 
In case of construction and repair works/reconstruction, the required documents are supplied according to the Application Guidelines
 Yes No
24. 
The cost of construction and repair works/reconstruction and equipment is up to 30% of the total eligible costs
 Yes No
25. 
The method for defining the indirect costs is chosen in accordance with Art. 8.5.1, points a), b), c), d) and e) of the Regulation on the implementation of EEA FM 2014-2021
 Yes No
III. Group 
CONCLUSION
Criteria Leads to rejection Prioritization
1. 
The project is admitted for consideration at the "Technical and Financial Assessment" stage.
 Yes No
The project is funded by the “Technical Assistance” Programme 2021–2027, co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund, under project BG16RFTA001-1.003-0001 “Digital transformation in the management of EU funds” and by the “National Recovery and Resilience Plan”, under Investment C10.I11 “Ensuring an adequate information and administrative environment for the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan”.