MUMBAI: Fdration Internationale de Football (FIFA) has put out a tender for the Mascot TV Series for the 2006 Fifa World Cup.

The event takes place in Germany and the organisation has asked for bids regarding the production and distribution management of the programme.

The tender will be open from 16 February until 1 April 2004 and will be overseen by Fifa's marketing and TV division. The precise details regarding format, techniques of animation, number of episodes and other features have been left open for the tendering parties to propose.

Interested parties may obtain further information regarding this invitation to tender by downloading the official information and procedure letter from www.fifa.com or by sending a request by email to mascot.series@fifa.org.