Services - 84145-2023
10/02/2023    S30

Belgium-Brussels: Technical assistance services

2023/S 030-084145

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Services

Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046

Procurement award procedure applying to European Union external actions financed from the general budget of the European Union and the European Development Fund (EDF)

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Union, represented by the European Commission
Postal address: Rue de la Loi 15 
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: B-1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: NEAR-TENDERING-R5@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/node_en
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=13353
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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:

Regional strategic communication programme for the Western Balkans and Türkiye

Reference number: NEAR/2023/EA-RP/0025-PIN
II.1.2)Main CPV code
71356200 Technical assistance services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Fee-based service contract to implement communication activities in the following areas : (i) awareness

raising and information campaigns on the impact of EU support in the enlargement region,

including audio-visual production; (ii) real time dissemination of information on the same

subject, among others through online and social media; (iii) support to EU

Delegations/Office and European Commission Headquarters (Directorate General for

Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations) in their communication activities; (iv)

opinion polls and media monitoring.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 5 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
71356200 Technical assistance services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: TR Türkiye
Main site or place of performance:

Region IPA instrument (Europe apart from EU), Turkiye (All Countries)

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Restricted tender procedure following international publication of a prior information notice

II.2.14)Additional information
II.3)Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
10/03/2023

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 other information or documents are available at this stage. Interested economic operators are invited to subscribe at the address in Section I.3 in order to get notified when the contract notice and all the procurement documents, including the tender specifications, are published.

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
06/02/2023