Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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:
Project Management and Management Systems Training Courses and Individual Certifications
Reference number: AO/024/17
II.1.2)Main CPV code80500000 Training services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
This procurement procedure aims at seeking external service providers for training and certification on project management practices and management systems to EUIPO staff and staff of the national IP offices of EU Member States.
This call for tender is divided into 2 lots. The scope of the framework contracts to be awarded covers the following domains:
Lot 1: Project management training courses and individual certifications: Project management training and certification covers the provision of the required material and services in order to allow staff of EUIPO and EU National IPOs, to obtain project management certifications.
Lot 2: Management systems training courses and individual certifications: Management systems training courses and certification covers the provision of the required material and services in order to allow staff of EUIPO and EU National IPOs, to obtain individual management systems certifications.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 1 735 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Project Management Training Courses and Individual Certifications
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)80500000 Training services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
EU Member States and EUIPO Headquarters in Alicante (Spain).
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Project management training and certification covers the provision of the required material and services in order to allow staff of EUIPO and EU National IPOs to obtain project management certifications, in particular the provision of:
— required training material (including official manuals and official version of the standards),
— eLearning services,
— face-to-face training,
— official Prince2 certification exam (online and paper based).
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 1 166 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Management Systems Training Courses and Individual Certifications
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)80500000 Training services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
EU Members States and EUIPO's Headquarters (Alicante, SPAIN).
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Management systems training courses and certification covers the provision of the required material and services in order to allow staff of EUIPO and EU National IPOs to obtain individual Management systems certifications, in particular the provision of:
— required training material (including official manuals and official version of the standards),
— face-to-face training,
— official IRCA, PECB or equivalent certification exam.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 569 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingSelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilitySelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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 systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 04/03/2019
Local time: 13:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
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
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 06/03/2019
Local time: 11:00
Place:
EUIPO: Avenida de Europa, 4, 03008 Alicante, SPAIN.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Each tenderer may send up to 2 representatives. The office should be informed by fax on +34 965138500 or by e-mail to procurement@euipo.europa.eu of the names and identity document numbers of the visitors before 28.2.2019.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
VI.3)Additional information:
The tender documents will be available for download at the address indicated under Heading I.3. The website will be updated regularly and it is the tenderers' responsibility to check for updates, modifications or answers to questions during the tendering period.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:22/01/2019