This is a call for tender for the purchase of scientific industrial and chemical instruments, as well as informatic items to carry out scientific research within the university laboratories and research centres, as part of the IBTIKAR project, co-funded by the ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union. The Call for tender is in no way binding for the involved parties. The contractual obligation commences only upon signature of the contract between the partner in charge of the tendering procedure stated in Paragraph 7 and the successful tenderer.
During the first stages of the project implementation, Partners have worked to define an updated state of the art of needs and gaps in Libyan universities and their research centres.

Based on this preliminary analysis each Libyan Partner worked on defining research priorities and the equipment items appropriate to carry on activities on the basis of the institutional capacity to conduct research and its priorities. Partners worked to make sure equipment items match with the specialisation strategy of each university, and that the selection of items to equip the research centres was appropriate and coherent.

IBTIKAR, promotIng research and innovaTIon environment in the libyAn higher Education System, aims to enhance the research capabilities of Libyan Higher Education Institutions and their capacity to produce and manage high-quality research, by increasing the competencies and skills of their academic and administrative staff. IBTIKAR is a national project involving 11 Libyan Higher Education Institutions willing to develop skills and capacity in research and innovation, and network with peer researchers internationally.

One of the project purposes is to furnish the Libyan laboratories with specific equipment allowing them to carry out scientific research activities. For more information www.ibtikarproject.eu.