Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
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:
Market Study on the Distribution of Hotel Accommodation in the EU
Reference number: COMP/2020/OP/0002
II.1.2)Main CPV code79310000 Market research services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The study is intended to provide the Commission with an independent, evidence-based assessment of the following questions in particular:
1) How is hotel accommodation distributed in the member states covered by the study?
2) Do distribution arrangements differ between these member states? If so, what are the reasons for such differences?
3) Have distribution arrangements changed relative to the situation described in the report on the ECN monitoring exercise for the period July 2015 to June 2016? If so, what are the reasons for such changes?
4) Has the adoption of laws banning hotel booking platform parity clauses led to changes in distribution arrangements in the member states concerned?
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 181 900.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79310000 Market research services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Market study on the distribution of hotel accommodation in the EU.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 25
Price - Weighting: 35
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: yes
Identification of the project:
EU administrative appropriations.
II.2.14)Additional information
See internet address provided in section I.3).
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 system
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:
Market Study on the Distribution of Hotel Accommodation in the EU
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:15/12/2020
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: VVA Brussels SPRL
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: LE Europe Ltd
Town: Dublin
NUTS code: IE061 Dublin
Country: Ireland
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 200 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 181 900.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
See internet address provided in section I.3).
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
See internet address provided in section I.3).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:19/01/2021