785495-2024 - Result
Belgium – Market research services – Digital Services Act: technical assistance for market intelligence, evidence gathering and compliance monitoring
OJ S 248/2024 20/12/2024
Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Services
1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Email: cnect-tendering@ec.europa.eu
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Digital Services Act: technical assistance for market intelligence, evidence gathering and compliance monitoring
Description: The services provided under the procurement will contribute to develop the Union expertise and capabilities regarding systemic and emerging issues across the Union and to monitor the effective implementation and compliance with Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 by providers of the very large online platform and of the very large online search engines to support the activities of the enforcement teams.
Procedure identifier: efd2992a-c0a2-498c-83ca-a1729a3863ff
Previous notice: 455700-2024
Internal identifier: EC-CNECT/2024/OP/0052
Type of procedure: Open
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79310000 Market research services
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 12 000 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis: 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Market intelligence (evaluation, monitoring and forecasting)
Description: This lot is aimed to set-up a (real-time) monitoring and “early warning” systems and tools to inform and alert the European Commission about technological developments related to platform architectures, functions and features; economic and market trends; the emergence of systemic risks (including linked to the protection of minors i.e., dangerous challenges on social media); as well as the emergence of potential digital threats, related to VLOPs and VLOSEs.
Internal identifier: EC-CNECT/2024/OP/0052-LOT-1
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79310000 Market research services
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 36 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 500 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion: 
Type: Quality
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 60
Criterion: 
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 40
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement: 
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system: 
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: Court of Justice of the European Union
Organisation signing the contract: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
TED eSender: European Commission
6. Results
Value of all contracts awarded in this notice: 3 270 000,00 EUR
6.1.
Result lot identifier: LOT-0001
Winner selection status: At least one winner was chosen.
6.1.2.
Information about winners
Winner: 
Leader of tendering party: VISIONARY ANALYTICS UAB
Official name: Check First oy
Official name: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FORENSICS
Official name: UEA CONSULTING LTD
Tender: 
Tender identifier: Joint tender led by VISIONARY ANALYTIC
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Contract information: 
Identifier of the contract: LC-03593338
Date on which the winner was chosen: 14/11/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract: 03/12/2024
Organisation signing the contract: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
6.1.4.
Statistical information
Received tenders or requests to participate: 
Type of received submissions: Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 6
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Registration number: COM
Department: CNECT.F - Platforms Policy and Enforcement,CNECT.F.4 - Technological and Economic Assessment
Postal address: Rue de la Loi 200, Wetstraat 200
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1049
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Email: cnect-tendering@ec.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Internet address: https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/communications-networks-content-and-technology_en
Roles of this organisation: 
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Court of Justice of the European Union
Registration number: CURIA
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Email: GC.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation: 
Review organisation
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: European Commission
Registration number: EUCOM
Postal address: Mondrian (CDMA), Rue du Champ de Mars 21
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1050
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Email: cnect-tendering@ec.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Internet address: https://commission.europa.eu/
Roles of this organisation: 
TED eSender
8.1.
ORG-0004
Official name: VISIONARY ANALYTICS UAB
Registration number: LT100006731717
Postal address: M. VALANCIAUS ST. 1A
Town: VILNIUS
Postcode: LT-03155
Country subdivision (NUTS): Extra-Regio NUTS 3 (LTZZZ)
Country: Lithuania
Email: contact@visionary.lt
Telephone: +370 52 730101
Roles of this organisation: 
Tenderer
Leader of tendering party
Winner of these lots: LOT-0001
8.1.
ORG-0005
Official name: Check First oy
Registration number: FI31436034
Postal address: Opettajanpolku 8 A
Town: Helsinki
Postcode: 00680
Country subdivision (NUTS): Extra-Regio NUTS 3 (FIZZZ)
Country: Finland
Email: info@checkfirst.network
Telephone: +358451060299
Roles of this organisation: 
Tenderer
Winner of these lots: LOT-0001
8.1.
ORG-0006
Official name: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FORENSICS
Registration number: 6000823311
Postal address: 19, RUE ANCELLE
Town: NEUILLY SUR SEINE
Postcode: 92200
Country subdivision (NUTS): Extra-Regio NUTS 3 (FRZZZ)
Country: France
Email: info@aiforensic.org
Telephone: +33672837947
Roles of this organisation: 
Tenderer
Winner of these lots: LOT-0001
8.1.
ORG-0007
Official name: UEA CONSULTING LTD
Registration number: GB595183505
Postal address: UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA NORWICH RESEARCH PARK
Town: NORWICH NORFOLK
Postcode: NR4 7TJ
Country subdivision (NUTS): Extra-Regio NUTS 3 (UKZZZ)
Country: United Kingdom
Email: communications@uea.ac.uk
Telephone: +441603591489
Roles of this organisation: 
Tenderer
Winner of these lots: LOT-0001
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: 2fa66c02-d1c7-4178-b8ae-4a49d478d4ba  -  01
Form type: Result
Notice type: Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 29
Notice dispatch date: 18/12/2024 17:24:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 785495-2024
OJ S issue number: 248/2024
Publication date: 20/12/2024