Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
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 activityOther activity: Fight against Fraud
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Study to identify an approach to measure the illicit market in tobacco products
II.1.2)Main CPV code79314000 Feasibility study
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The EU Commission is commissioning an external study to identify/develop a uniform, neutral approach to measuring the illicit market in tobacco products in Member States and the EU. The study should provide a tool to measure the illicit tobacco market in individual Member States and for the EU as a whole. The study should also include considerations on how to measure trade in tobacco products i.e. the flow of such products into, around and out of the EU.
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.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Illicit trade in cigarettes and other tobacco products is a global phenomenon which, in the EU alone, results in an annual loss of more than EUR 10 000 000 000 in public revenue. The 2013 Communication from the EU Commission “Stepping up the fight against cigarette smuggling and other forms of illicit trade in tobacco products — A comprehensive EU Strategy” identified a number of actions to be taken to curb the illicit trade in tobacco products, including improving the measurement of the illicit tobacco trade.
In this context the EU Commission is commissioning an external study to identify/develop a uniform, neutral approach to measuring the illicit market in tobacco products in Member States and the EU. The study should provide a tool to measure the illicit tobacco market in individual Member States and for the EU as a whole. The study should also include considerations on how to measure trade in tobacco products i.e. the flow of such products into, around and out of the EU.
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 value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 11
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: yes
Identification of the project: HERCULE III Protection of the EU financial interests & Third Programme for the Union's action in the field of health
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
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1)Information about a particular professionExecution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
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.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 06/04/2018
Local time: 16:00
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, French
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: 09/04/2018
Local time: 11:00
Place:
European Antifraud Office (OLAF), Front desk, rue Joseph II 30, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Each tenderer may authorise one representative to attend the opening of the tenders. The request to attend the opening session must be sent to:
OLAF-FMB-TENDERS@ec.europa.eu by 4.4.2018 before 4:00 pm.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic invoicing will be accepted
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:19/02/2018