Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, Unit JUST/04, Programme Management
Postal address: MO59 04/021
Town: Brussels
NUTS code:
BE1 RÉGION DE BRUXELLES-CAPITALE / BRUSSELS HOOFDSTEDELIJK GEWESTPostal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail:
JUST-04-CFT@ec.europa.euTelephone: +32 22981708
Internet address(es): Main address:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/newsroom/contracts/index_en.htm 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:
Study on benefits and drawbacks of remote voting solutions to support the preparation of a best practice guide for the use of digital tools to facilitate the exercise of EU citizens' political rights.
Reference number: JUST/2016/RCIT/PP/RIGH/0094.
II.1.2)Main CPV code79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The purpose of the current study is to collect data on the legal provisions and administrative practices in the Member States concerning remote voting solutions, the technical solutions actually trialled and/or implemented, and to survey Member State policies, experience and attitudes to such solutions, in order to assess how the EU can best support remote voting solutions where they are provided for in the Member States. While particularly focusing on e-voting, the study should consider all forms of remote or delayed voting solutions including also postal voting and distance voting (at the embassy/consulate), to the extent that covering these voting methods is necessary in order to present the electoral law context for remote voting for each state.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 300 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79100000 Legal services
72314000 Data collection and collation services
79330000 Statistical services
79311000 Survey services
71241000 Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
71620000 Analysis services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The purpose of the current study is to collect data on the legal provisions and administrative practices in the Member States concerning remote voting solutions, the technical solutions actually trialled and/or implemented, and to survey Member State policies, experience and attitudes to such solutions, in order to assess how the EU can best support remote voting solutions where they are provided for in the Member States. While particularly focusing on e-voting, the study should consider all forms of remote or delayed voting solutions including also postal voting and distance voting (at the embassy/consulate), to the extent that covering these voting methods is necessary in order to present the electoral law context for remote voting for each state.
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: 300 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 9
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.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registersList and brief description of conditions:
See tender specifications.
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
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
See tender specifications.
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contractObligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 20/04/2017
Local time: 12:00
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:English, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Greek, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Czech
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 24/04/2017
Local time: 10:30
Place:
rue Montoyer 59, 1040 Brussels, BELGIUM.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
1 representative of each tenderer may attend the opening of the bids.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:22/02/2017