157143-2024 - Competition

1.1.

Buyer

Official name: European Investment Bank

Email: ppmt@eib.org

Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency

Activity of the contracting authority: General public services

2.1.

Procedure

Title: Media Monitoring Services for the European Investment Bank Group

Description: The scope of this procurement procedure is the provision of Media Monitoring services to the European Investment Bank Group. The potential Service Provider needs to provide professional communication monitoring and analytical services to the EIB Group covering online, traditional, and social media. The services need to enable the EIB Group to analyse and monitor the quality and quantity of its communication activities and impact as well as manage and assess reputational risk’ and key audiences' demand and reactions/activities.

Procedure identifier: 3f5193a4-d121-4d84-bff5-45ed800ff329

Internal identifier: EIB/2024/OP/0007

Type of procedure: Open

2.1.1.

Purpose

Main nature of the contract: Services

Main classification (cpv): 92400000 News-agency services

2.1.3.

Value

Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000,00 EUR

2.1.4.

General information

Additional information: Additional information: In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section 5.1.11 in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section 5.1.12, the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in Section 5.1.11, without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section 5.1.11 in order to get notified when new information or documents are published. Disclaimer: The European Investment Bank is not subject to the Regulation 2018/1046. EIB procurements are governed by EIB’s Corporate & Technical Assistance Procurement Guide. For this reason, the following deviations to Section 5.1.12 of this contract notice shall apply: (i) Unless otherwise provided in the `Terms of Reference` tenders must be submitted in either in English or in French, since both are working languages of EIB (point 4.1 of EIB’s General Administrative and Submission Clauses). (ii) Tenders are opened in a non-public opening session by an opening board, whose members are appointed by EIB under guarantee of impartiality and confidentiality (point 5.1 of EIB’s General Administrative and Submission Clauses). Tenderers may request a copy of the opening record by email to corporate-procurement@eib.org. Tenderers may in the first instance submit any concerns regarding the procurement to the EIB using the contact details under section I.1) of this contract notice. If tenderers or other interested parties, believe that the EIB committed an instance of maladministration, (e.g. it has failed to act in accordance with its established policies, standards and procedures or to respect the principles of good administration), they may lodge a complaint to the EIB Group Complaints Mechanism (seehttps://www.eib.org/en/about/accountability/complaints/index.htm) within 1 year from the date when the alleged action, decision or omission by the Bank could be reasonably known by the complainant. If unhappy with the outcome, tenderers can seek a review of the EIB Group’s reply to the complaint by the European Ombudsman (see https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu). Within 2 months of notification of the outcome of the procedure (award decision), tenderers may launch an action for its annulment and/or damages. Any request tenderers may make and any reply from the Bank or any complaint of maladministration, will have neither the purpose nor the effect of suspending the time-limit for launching an action for annulment nor open a new period for launching an action for annulment. The body responsible for hearing annulment procedures is indicated under section VI.4.1) of this contract notice.In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section 5.1.11 in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section 5.1.12, the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in Section 5.1.11, without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section 5.1.11 in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.

Legal basis:

Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046

2.1.6.

Grounds for exclusion

Bankruptcy: For the full list of exclusion grounds please consult the procurement documents.

5.1.

Lot: LOT-0001

Title: Media Monitoring Services for the European Investment Bank Group

Description: The scope of this procurement procedure is the provision of Media Monitoring services to the European Investment Bank Group. The potential Service Provider needs to provide professional communication monitoring and analytical services to the EIB Group covering online, traditional, and social media. The services need to enable the EIB Group to analyse and monitor the quality and quantity of its communication activities and impact as well as manage and assess reputational risk’ and key audiences' demand and reactions/activities.

Internal identifier: EIB/2024/OP/0007

5.1.1.

Purpose

Main nature of the contract: Services

Main classification (cpv): 92400000 News-agency services

Additional classification (cpv): 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

5.1.3.

Estimated duration

Duration: 48 Months

5.1.5.

Value

Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000,00 EUR

5.1.6.

General information

Reserved participation: Participation is not reserved.

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

5.1.9.

Selection criteria

Criterion:

Type: Suitability to pursue the professional activity