Paneriai Memorial to Victims of Holocaust and All Victims of Nazism (hereinafter referred to as Paneriai Memorial) is the site of the massacre and graves, where Nazis executed nearly a hundred thousand of people, mostly Jews, during 1941-1944. A large part of the bodies were burnt, other bodies remained buried on the site of the Memorial. By the number of people massacred here, Paneriai Memorial is the largest Holocaust site in Lithuania and is well known internationally. Members of the Local Lithuanian Detachment, Polish Armia Krajowa resistance movement, Red Army prisoners of war of different nationalities, member of anti-Nazi resistance movement and many others were among the victims of the Nazi occupation who perished in Paneriai Forest.
The Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum (hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Authority) invites participants to the open design contest for ideas design concept to arrange Paneriai Memorial to Victims of Holocaust and All Victims Nazism (hereinafter referred to as “design contest”). The design contest shall be carried out following the Public Procurement Law of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as the Public Procurement Law), order No. 97 of 25 February 2014 by the Environment Minister of Lithuania regarding Approval of Design Contest Rules, other relevant legislation and these Terms and Conditions. The design contest is based on the principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination, mutual recognition, transparency and confidentiality. The present Terms and Conditions of the design contest, as well as all clarifications and explanations shall be published together with the design contest notice in the Central Public Procurement Information System (hereinafter referred to asCVPIS, Lithuanian abreviation of the IS). In order to receive contest documents, clarifications or explanations thereof, potential bidders shall register with CVP IS and accept the invitation to pariticipate in the design contest. Registration with CVP IS is free at https://pirkimai.eviesiejipirkimai.lt. The design contest documents shall also be published on the CA website at www.jmuseum.lt.