Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Commission — Directorate-General for Competition
Postal address: MADO 13/028
Town: Brussels
NUTS code:
BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-HoofdstadPostal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail:
COMP-TENDERS@ec.europa.euInternet address(es): Main address:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/ I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Support Study on the application of the Interchange Fee Regulation
Reference number: COMP/2018/005
II.1.2)Main CPV code79310000 Market research services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The subject of this Study is a comprehensive evaluation of the effects of the Regulation on the evolution of the EU card payments sector.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 899 350.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Access to data and research / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 30
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen 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 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: COMP/2018/005
Title:
Support Study on the application of the Interchange Fee Regulation
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:30/08/2018
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Ernst and Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Town: Stuttgart
NUTS code: DE111 Stuttgart, Stadtkreis
Country: Germany
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 900 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 899 350.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 50 %
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:10/09/2018