Services - 105069-2017

22/03/2017    S57

Belgium-Brussels: IP portfolio management

2017/S 057-105069

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Resources
Postal address: rue du Champ de Mars 21 (CDMA 5/35)
Town: Bruxelles
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: JRC-B5-BXL-PROCUREMENT@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://web.jrc.ec.europa.eu
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Postal address: Annankatu 18
Town: Helsinki
NUTS code: FI SUOMI / FINLAND
Postal code: 00121
Country: Finland
E-mail: JRC-B5-BXL-PROCUREMENT@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest
I.2)Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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:

IP portfolio management.

Reference number: JRC/BRU/2016/DDG.03/0003/OC.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79120000 Patent and copyright consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Provision of IPR portfolio management services related to the intellectual property assets, in particular in relation to patents, trade marks and designs. Registration and dispute resolution in relation to domain names is also included. The main services are registration and enforcement services.

II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 2 600 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79140000 Legal advisory and information services
79110000 Legal advisory and representation services
79111000 Legal advisory services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:

Contractor's premises.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The objective of this call for tender is the conclusion of a framework contract for the provision of IPR portfolio management to the EU institutions, the Directorates-General and services of the European Commission, the executive agencies and European Union agencies and bodies. It does not include the renewal or annuities management of the IP portfolio of the EU.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical quality / Weighting: 60
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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
Notice number in the OJ S: 2016/S 089-155814
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

Contract No: 932055 -2017-02-A21-BXL-BE
Title:

IP portfolio management

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
07/03/2017
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Gevers Patents
Town: Bruxelles
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1060
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Gevers Legal
Town: Bruxelles
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1060
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 2 600 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 2 600 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: GeneralCourt.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 43031
Fax: +352 43032100
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: General Court
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: GeneralCourt.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 43031
Fax: +352 43032100
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
10/03/2017