Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
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: Statistics
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Exploring Possibilities for Automatic Validation of Energy Statistics with Artificial Intelligence
Reference number: ESTAT/2023/OP/0005
II.1.2)Main CPV code79330000 Statistical services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The subject of this call for tenders is to explore the possibilities of using artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in the automation of data validation processes for energy statistics.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 150 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79330000 Statistical services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: LU Luxembourg
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
As detailed in point 1.4.2.3 of the tender specifications, the work on this project is divided into the following two tasks, each task has two sub-tasks:
— Task 1 – Annual and monthly data collections:
—— Sub-task 1.1 – Detect correct transmissions from manual validation results;
—— Sub-task 1.2 – Investigate the possibility of an automatic detection of correct transmissions for each data collection;
— Task 2 – Proof of concept’ solution:
—— Sub-task 2.1 – Prepare complete dataset;
—— Sub-task 2.2 – Train artificial intelligence model and evaluate results.
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: 150 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 12
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:
Single market programme 2021-2027
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 internet address provided in Section I.3).
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 internet address provided in Section I.3).
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: 24/04/2023
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: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: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 26/04/2023
Local time: 10:00
Place:
Tenders will be opened electronically on the date and time indicated in the contract notice. It is possible to attend the opening by videoconference.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
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:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3). In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section I.3) in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section IV.2.2), the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the internet address provided in Section I.3), without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section I.3) in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: General Court of the European Union
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Fax: +352 4303-2100
Internet address:
http://curia.europa.eu VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
See internet address provided in Section I.3).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:15/02/2023