Status: Awarded, Type: Service. The subject of this public procurement is: “Development and approval of a master plan for the Port of Varna, a public transport port of national significance, including related preliminary (pre-investment) development studies and design specifications in accordance with Ordinance No. 10 of March 31, 2014, regarding the scope, content, development, approval, and amendment of master plans for public transport ports (published in State Gazette No. 32 of April 8, 2014).” The Port of Varna public transport facility is of national significance and includes the following port terminals: – Varna-East Port Terminal for handling general, bulk, liquid, Ro-ro cargo and containers, as well as passenger services; – Varna-West Port Terminal for handling general, liquid, bulk, Ro-ro cargo and containers; – TPP-Ezerovo Port Terminal for handling bulk cargo (coal); – Petrol Varna Port Terminal for handling liquid cargo; – Ferry Complex-Varna Port Terminal for handling railway wagons and vehicles transported by ferry vessels; – Lesport Port Terminal for handling general, bulk and Ro-ro cargo, liquid vegetable food products and empty 20-foot containers from/to stiff – (under concession); – Balchik Port Terminal for handling general, bulk, liquid vegetable cargo and mail (under concession). The latest development plan is the “Update of Master Plans for Ports in the Area of the Port of Varna Public Transport Port of National Significance.” It was prepared in 2004-2005 based on Article 112a, Paragraph 1 of the Maritime Space, Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria Act (MSIWPPRA), as amended in State Gazette No. 24/23.03.2004. Subsequently, due to changes in the regulatory framework and the Minister of Environment and Water’s decision on the need for an Environmental Assessment (EA), a partial update of the project was prepared in 2006 along with an EA report. The scope of this public procurement includes the implementation of all activities necessary for the development, approval, and entry into force of the master plans in accordance with Ordinance No. 10 of March 31, 2014, regarding the scope, content, development, approval, and amendment of master plans for public transport ports (Ordinance No. 10). The following activities and developments should be carried out: Pre-investment study; Design specifications for the master plan; Draft master plan. All activities should be guided by the principles of feasibility and sustainability of project solutions. All implementation stages must allow for normal progression to the next project phase until its complete realization with the entry into force of the order by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications and the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works approving the master plan. Given the sequence of implementation, the activities within the scope of the procurement are structured in five stages.