Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityOther activity: Taxation and Customs Union
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Provision of Tax Information Sources and Tax Training — Lot 1: Tax Information Sources — Lot 2: Tax Training
Reference number: TAXUD/2019/OP/0001
II.1.2)Main CPV code79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
This procedure covers the procurement of the provision of tax information sources and tax training. Lot 1 covers publications, databases, library services and other supporting services related to the supply of tax information. Lot 2 covers training activities in relation to taxation issues.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 1 221 910.80 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Provision of Tax Information Sources
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Main site or place of performance:
From the contractor's usual premises in the EU territory.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Lot 1 covers publications, databases, library services and other supporting services related to the supply of tax information. External expertise is sought for such services in order to ensure data quality, coverage, availability, quick response, accuracy, continuous monitoring, standardised formatting and comparability, and to provide ad-hoc data collection on tax topics related to the Commission's work programme and/or important tax developments on the national,
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: As described in the tender specifications / Weighting: 70
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
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Provision of Tax training
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)80500000 Training services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Main site or place of performance:
At the comission's premises in Brussels and from the contractor's usual premises in the EU territory.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Lot 2 covers training activities in relation to taxation issues.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: As described in the tender specifications / Weighting: 70
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 systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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
Title:
Provision of Tax Information Sources
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:22/10/2019
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Stichting Internationaal Belasting Documentatie Bureau
Town: Amsterdam
NUTS code: NL329 Groot-Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 670 613.60 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Provision of Tax Training
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:22/10/2019
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Stichting Internationaal Belasting Documentatie Bureau
Town: Amsterdam
NUTS code: NL329 Groot-Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 551 597.20 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail:
cfi.registry@curia.europa.euTelephone: +352 4303-1
Fax: +352 4303-2100
Internet address:
http://curia.europa.eu VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation proceduresOfficial name: The European Ombudsman
Postal address: 1 Avenue du Président Robert Schuman, CS 30403
Town: Strasbourg Cedex
Postal code: 67001
Country: France
Telephone: +33 388172313
Fax: +33 388179062
Internet address:
http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:22/10/2019