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266792-2023 - Competition

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Summary

2023-OJS87-266792-en

I.1.

Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (TRADE), TRADE.C - Africa, Caribbean and Pacific, Asia (II), Trade and Sustainable Development, Green Deal

Postal address: Rue de la Loi 170

Town: Brussels

NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad

Postal code: 1049

Country: Belgium

E-mail: trade-contracts@ec.europa.eu

Internet address(es):

Main address: https://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-policy-and-you/calls-for-tender/

I.5.

Main activity
General public services

II.1.1.

Title

Framework Contract for the Recognition of Equivalence of Supply Chain Due Diligence Schemes under the Regulation (EU)2017/821 (Conflict Minerals)

Reference number: TRADE/2023/OP/0011

II.1.2.

Main CPV code
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

II.1.3.

Type of contract
Services

II.1.5.

Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 1 200 000,00 EUR

II.1.6.

Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2.2.

Additional CPV code(s)
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services, 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

II.2.3.

Place of performance

NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad

II.2.6.

Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 1 200 000,00 EUR

II.2.7.

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).

IV.2.2.

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 13/06/2023 Local time: 14:00

IV.2.4.

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish

VI.5.

Date of dispatch of this notice
27/04/2023

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2023-OJS87-266792-en

Legal Basis:

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1.

Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (TRADE), TRADE.C - Africa, Caribbean and Pacific, Asia (II), Trade and Sustainable Development, Green Deal

Postal address: Rue de la Loi 170

Town: Brussels

NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad

Postal code: 1049

Country: Belgium

E-mail: trade-contracts@ec.europa.eu

Internet address(es):

Main address: https://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-policy-and-you/calls-for-tender/

I.3.

Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=13946

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=13946

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

Framework Contract for the Recognition of Equivalence of Supply Chain Due Diligence Schemes under the Regulation (EU)2017/821 (Conflict Minerals)

Reference number: TRADE/2023/OP/0011

II.1.2.

Main CPV code
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

II.1.3.

Type of contract
Services

II.1.4.

Short description

Framework contract to cover services supporting the Commission with the recognition of equivalence of supply chain due diligence schemes under Regulation (EU) 2017/821 and, as applicable, with verifying that recognized supply chain due diligence schemes continue to fulfil the criteria that led to a recognition of equivalence.

II.1.5.

Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 1 200 000,00 EUR

II.1.6.

Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2.

Description

II.2.2.

Additional CPV code(s)
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services, 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

II.2.3.

Place of performance

NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad

Main site or place of performance: Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).

II.2.4.

Description of the procurement

Framework Contract for the Recognition of Equivalence of Supply Chain Due Diligence Schemes under the Regulation (EU)2017/821 (Conflict Minerals).

II.2.5.

Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6.

Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 1 200 000,00 EUR

II.2.7.

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).

II.2.10.

Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no

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: no

II.2.14.

Additional information

Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1.

Conditions for participation

III.1.1.

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).

III.1.2.

Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3.

Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2.

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2.

Contract performance conditions

Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).

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

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

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.2.2.

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 13/06/2023 Local time: 14:00

IV.2.3.

Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4.

IV.2.6.

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7.

Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 15/06/2023 Local time: 14:00

Place:

Tenders will be opened electronically on the date and time indicated in the contract notice. It is possible to attend the opening by videoconference.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1.

Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2.

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3.

Additional information

Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3). In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section I.3) in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section IV.2.2), the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the internet address provided in Section I.3), 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 I.3) in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.

VI.4.

Procedures for review

VI.4.1.

Review body
Official name: General Court of the European Union

Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald

Town: Luxembourg

Postal code: L-2925

Country: Luxembourg

Telephone: +352 4303-1

Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu

VI.4.3.

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).

VI.5.

Date of dispatch of this notice
27/04/2023