Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Provision of Subscriptions to General and International Press, in All Formats
Reference number: OP/2023/OP/0007
II.1.2)Main CPV code79980000 Subscription services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The subject matter of the FWC is to arrange and manage the provision, to the contracting authority, of subscriptions to the general and international press:
— by hand delivery in Brussels-Capital Region (lot 1),
— excluding hand-delivered subscriptions (lot 2).
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 24 500 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Provision of Subscriptions to General and International Press Delivered by Hand
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79980000 Subscription services
22120000 Publications
22200000 Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:
Brussels-Capital Region only (lot 1).
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Provision of subscriptions to general and international press, in all formats, delivered by hand.
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: 1 500 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The FWC is renewed automatically three times for 12 months each, unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least 3 months before the end of the ongoing duration.
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:
EU administrative appropriations.
II.2.14)Additional information
Only 12 contracting authorities participate in lot 1. Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Provision of Subscriptions to General and International Press Excluding Hand-delivered Subscriptions
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79980000 Subscription services
22120000 Publications
22200000 Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
64216200 Electronic information services
92400000 News-agency services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: AT13 Wien
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
NUTS code: DE712 Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
NUTS code: DEA2 Köln
NUTS code: DK011 Byen København
NUTS code: EL30 Aττική / Attiki
NUTS code: ES511 Barcelona
NUTS code: FR105 Hauts-de-Seine
NUTS code: IE061 Dublin
NUTS code: ITC11 Torino
NUTS code: ITC41 Varese
NUTS code: LT011 Vilniaus apskritis
NUTS code: LU000 Luxembourg
NUTS code: MT00 Malta
NUTS code: NL329 Groot-Amsterdam
NUTS code: NL332 Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage
NUTS code: PL91 Warszawski stołeczny
NUTS code: SE110 Stockholms län
NUTS code: SI0 Slovenija
NUTS code: SK010 Bratislavský kraj
Main site or place of performance:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Provision of subscriptions to general and international press, in all formats, excluding hand-delivered subscriptions.
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: 23 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The FWC is renewed automatically three times for 12 months each, unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least 3 months before the end of the ongoing duration.
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:
EU administrative appropriations.
II.2.14)Additional information
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
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:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated 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:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated 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 systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
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: 19/04/2023
Local time: 15:00
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: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 20/04/2023
Local time: 11:00
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: yes
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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
Internet address:
http://curia.europa.eu VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:21/02/2023