This notice is for prior information only
Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.2)Information about joint procurementThe contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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 Facility for Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) Instrument (‘I3 Support Facility’)
Reference number: EISMEA/2023/OP/0021-Prior information notice
II.1.2)Main CPV code79411100 Business development consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
EISMEA intends to initiate an open procurement procedure whose primary scope will be to support regional and national innovation stakeholders in interregional innovation ecosystem building by setting up an EU-level ‘Support Facility’ in Brussels, Belgium. The support facility will be dedicated to activities in and for the benefit of less developed regions, EU outermost regions, or regions with specific challenges. The primary scope of this call for tenders will be achieved through the following objectives:
(a) support public authorities,
(b) support innovation stakeholders,
(c) support REGIO/EISMEA.
The tasks include:
— running a team and the premise,
— elaborating and proposing work plans,
— knowledge development (IT platform),
— knowledge sharing,
— exchanges and cooperation (trainings, workshops).
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 3 186 062.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79411100 Business development consultancy services
75112100 Administrative development project services
75120000 Administrative services of agencies
79410000 Business and management consultancy services
79413000 Marketing management consultancy services
79415200 Design consultancy services
79952000 Event services
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:
The place of work will be at the contractor’s premises and in various regions of the EU.
The meetings will take place at the contractor premises, at REGIO/EISMEA offices or virtually.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
EISMEA intends to initiate an open procurement procedure whose primary scope will be to support regional and national innovation stakeholders in interregional innovation ecosystem building by setting up an EU-level ‘Support Facility’ in Brussels, Belgium. The support facility will be dedicated to activities in and for the benefit of less developed regions, EU outermost regions, or regions with specific challenges. The primary scope of this call for tenders will be achieved through the following objectives:
(a) support public authorities,
(b) support innovation stakeholders,
(c) support REGIO/EISMEA.
The tasks include:
— running a team and the premise,
— elaborating and proposing work plans,
— knowledge development (IT platform),
— knowledge sharing,
— exchanges and cooperation (trainings, workshops).
II.2.14)Additional information
II.3)Estimated date of publication of contract notice:09/10/2023
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
This prior information notice announces the intention of the contracting authority to publish a future call for tenders. No obligation is created to initiate the procurement procedure referred to in the prior information notice. Consequently, the economic operators are not entitled to any claims in respect of the initiation of procurement procedure based on the mere publication of this prior information notice. The main purpose of this notice is to offer potential contractors the opportunity to learn of EISMEA's intention with regard to future procurement and to possibly include this intention in their own business plans. This notice is also published to attract the interest of potential contractors in participating in a subsequent procedure and thus contributing to greater competition within the planned procurement procedure.
Interested economic operators are invited to subscribe to this procurement procedure through the above TED eTendering by clicking ‘Subscribe to call for tenders’ in order to get notified when the contract notice and all the procurement documents, including the tender specifications, are published. Interested economic operators are also invited to ask questions through the above TED eTendering website in the ‘Questions & answers’ tab, by clicking ‘Create a question’.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:06/09/2023