Ombudsman documents 4. PUBLIC TENDER FOR THE COOPERATION OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS Published on the website of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia and in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia no. 107, 14 November 2008. On the basis of the second paragraph of Article 5 of the Act of Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Official Gazette RS, no. 114/06 – International Treaties, no. 20/06) the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia hereby publishes a PUBLIC TENDER FOR THE COOPERATION OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS registered in the Republic of Slovenia and organisations that have obtained the status of humanitarian organisations in the Republic of Slovenia with the Ombudsman, in implementing the competences and tasks of national preventive mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1. Title and address of the tenderer: Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, Dunajska cesta 56, 1000 Ljubljana, phone: 01/475-00-50, fax: 01/475-00-40, e-mail: (info@varuh-rs.si) 2. Subject of the public tender: cooperation of non-governmental organisation registered in the Republic of Slovenia and organisations that have obtained the status of humanitarian organisations in the Rpublic of Slovenia (hereinafter organisations) with the Ombudsman in implementing the competences and tasks of national preventive mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The tasks and authorities of national preventive mechanism under the Optional Protocol, in accordance with Article 17 in connection with Article 4 of the Act of Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, are performed by the Ombudsman, and with his agreement also non-governmental organisations in the Republic of Slovenia and organisations that have obtained the status of humanitarian organisations in the Republic of Slovenia which deal with the protection of human rights or fundamental freedoms, especially in the field of the prevention of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment. 3. Purpose of the tender: selection of organisations that will cooperate with the Ombudsman in implementing the competences and tasks of national preventive mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The organisations will be selected at public tender held by the Ombudsman, who will also decide on the choice of organisations. The selected organisations will perform the tasks and exercise the authorities in performing monitoring with members of their organisations qualified in individual fields of monitoring and checking the treatment of persons who have been deprived of liberty. After monitoring under the provisions of the Optional Protocol, which will be performed by members of the chosen non-governmental or humanitarian organisations, representatives will also produce a report on the monitoring carried out. National Preventive Mechanism in the Republic of Slovenia under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 137