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Services - 22172-2018
18/01/2018    S12

Belgium-Brussels: Study on Data Collection for Gender Equality in Research and Innovation Policy

2018/S 012-022172

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission, Directorate- General for Research and Innovation, Directorate B, Unit B.7
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Postal code: B-1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: RTD-PROCUREMENTS-AWARD@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=2275
Address of the buyer profile: http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=tenders-open
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Study on Data Collection for Gender Equality in Research and Innovation Policy

Reference number: RTD/B7/OP/PP-05301-2016
II.1.2)Main CPV code
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

This call for tenders concerns primarily the data collection and computation of indicators in the field of gender equality in research and innovation. In agreement with the commission services the contractor will establish a list of indicators based on the she figures 2015, including all the indicators of the ERA Progress Report 2016 and taking into account the recent policy developments in the field of gender equality in research and innovation policy.

II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 398 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:

Mainly on contractor's premises.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

See Internet address provided in Section I.1.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work and resources / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 40
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project: Horizon 2020
II.2.14)Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 078-150093
IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: LC-00672815
Title:

Study on Data Collection for Gender Equality in Research and Innovation Policy

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
18/12/2017
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Icon-Institut Public Sector GMBH in consortium with Quantos SA Statistics and Information Systems, Portia Ltd. and Elsevier B.V.
National registration number: HRB35920
Postal address: Van Groote Strasse 28
Town: Köln
NUTS code: DE DEUTSCHLAND
Postal code: 50968
Country: Germany
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Portia Ltd
National registration number: 4210693
Postal address: 9 Bonhill Street
Town: London
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: EC2A 4DJ
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Elsevier BV
National registration number: 33158992
Postal address: Radarweg 29
Town: Amsterdam
NUTS code: NL NEDERLAND
Postal code: 1043 NX
Country: Netherlands
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Quantos SA — Statistics and Information Systems
National registration number: 249478
Postal address: 154 Sygrou Ave
Town: Athens
NUTS code: EL Not specified
Postal code: 17671
Country: Greece
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 450 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 398 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 41 %

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxemburg
Postal code: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: GeneralCourt.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 43031
Fax: +352 43032100
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

You may submit any observations concerning the award procedure to the contracting authority indicated under heading I.1.

If you believe that there was maladministration, you may lodge a complaint with the European Ombudsman within 2 years of the date when you became aware of the facts on which the complaint is based (see http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu). Such complaint does not have as an effect either to suspend the time limit to launch an appeal or to open a new period for lodging an appeal.

Within 2 months of the notification of the award decision you may lodge an appeal with the body referred to in VI.4.1.

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
11/01/2018