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Services - 133318-2023

Submission deadline has been amended by:  220034-2023
03/03/2023    S45

Luxembourg-Luxembourg: Provision of Subscriptions to General and International Press, in All Formats

2023/S 045-133318

Contract notice

Services

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

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Publications Office of the European Union (OP), [European Commission (lead contracting authority), represented by the Publications Office of the European Union]
Postal address: 2, rue Mercier
Town: Luxembourg
NUTS code: LU000 Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2985
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://op.europa.eu/en/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Council of the European Union, General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Postal address: Rue de la Loi 175
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1048
Country: Belgium
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://consilium.europa.eu
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European External Action Service (EEAS)
Postal address: Rond Point Schuman 9A
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1046
Country: Belgium
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.eeas.europa.eu
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Labour Authority (ELA)
Postal address: Landererova 12
Town: Bratislava
NUTS code: SK010 Bratislavský kraj
Postal code: 811 09
Country: Slovakia
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.ela.europa.eu
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Postal address: Domenico Scarlattilaan 6
Town: Amsterdam
NUTS code: NL329 Groot-Amsterdam
Postal code: 1083 HN
Country: Netherlands
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.ema.europa.eu
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Banking Authority (EBA)
Postal address: Tour Europlaza, 20 avenue André Prothin, CS 30154
Town: Paris La Défense Cedex
NUTS code: FR105 Hauts-de-Seine
Postal code: 92927
Country: France
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.eba.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Postal address: Kongens Nytorv 6
Town: Copenhagen
NUTS code: DK011 Byen København
Postal code: 1050
Country: Denmark
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.eea.europa.eu
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Training Foundation (ETF)
Postal address: Villa Gualino, viale Settimio Severo 65
Town: Turin
NUTS code: ITC11 Torino
Postal code: 10133
Country: Italy
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.etf.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
Postal address: Postfach 10 12 53
Town: Cologne
NUTS code: DEA2 Köln
Postal code: 50452
Country: Germany
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.easa.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Single Resolution Board (SRB)
Postal address: Treurenberg 22
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.srb.europa.eu/en
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)
Postal address: MTC Block A, Winemakers Wharf, Grand Harbour
Town: Valletta
NUTS code: MT00 Malta
Postal code: MRS 1917
Country: Malta
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://euaa.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Research Executive Agency (REA)
Postal address: COV2
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://rea.ec.europa.eu/index_en
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Schools
Postal address: Rue de la Science 23
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1040
Country: Belgium
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.eursc.eu/en
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (F4E)
Postal address: C/ Josep Pla, 2, Torres Diagonal Litoral B3
Town: Barcelona
NUTS code: ES511 Barcelona
Postal code: 8019
Country: Spain
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://fusionforenergy.europa.eu
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
Postal address: Rue Wiertz/Wiertzstraat 60
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1047
Country: Belgium
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://edps.europa.eu/_en
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA)
Postal address: COV2
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://hadea.ec.europa.eu
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)
Postal address: 11, avenue John F. Kennedy
Town: Luxembourg
NUTS code: LU000 Luxembourg
Postal code: L-1855
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.eppo.europa.eu
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/procurement
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Economic and Social Committee
Postal address: Rue Belliard 99
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1040
Country: Belgium
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.eesc.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
Postal address: Gedimino pr. 16
Town: Vilnius
NUTS code: LT011 Vilniaus apskritis
Postal code: LT-01103
Country: Lithuania
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://eige.europa.eu
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
Postal address: Agamemnonos 14, Chalandri, Attiki
Town: Athens
NUTS code: EL30 Aττική / Attiki
Postal code: 15231
Country: Greece
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://enisa.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX)
Postal address: Plac Europejski 6
Town: Warsaw
NUTS code: PL91 Warszawski stołeczny
Postal code: 00-844
Country: Poland
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://frontex.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA)
Postal address: COV2
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://erc.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Postal address: Schwarzenbergplatz 11
Town: Vienna
NUTS code: AT13 Wien
Postal code: 1040
Country: Austria
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://fra.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Committee of the Regions
Postal address: Rue Belliard 101
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1040
Country: Belgium
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://cor.europa.eu/en
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Postal address: Gustav III:s Boulevard 40
Town: Solna
NUTS code: SE110 Stockholms län
Postal code: 169 73
Country: Sweden
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking (IHIJU)
Postal address: TO56
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.ihi.europa.eu
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
Postal address: Westhafentower, Westhafenplatz 1
Town: Frankfurt
NUTS code: DE712 Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Postal code: 60327
Country: Germany
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.eiopa.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
Postal address: COV2
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://eismea.ec.europa.eu/index_en
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU)
Postal address: 12E, rue Guillaume Kroll
Town: Luxembourg
NUTS code: LU000 Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2920
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL)
Postal address: Eisenhowerlaan 73
Town: The Hague
NUTS code: NL332 Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage
Postal code: 2517 KK
Country: Netherlands
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.europol.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
Postal address: Trg republike 3
Town: Ljubljana
NUTS code: SI0 Slovenija
Postal code: SI-1000
Country: Slovenia
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.acer.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
Postal address: W910
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/index_en
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)
Postal address: Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown
Town: Dublin
NUTS code: IE061 Dublin
Postal code: D18 KP65
Country: Ireland
E-mail: op-appels-offres@publications.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/
I.2)Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law:

Luxembourg

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=13433
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=13433
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:

Provision of Subscriptions to General and International Press, in All Formats

Reference number: OP/2023/OP/0007
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79980000 Subscription services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
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 value
Value excluding VAT: 24 500 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This 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 performance
NUTS 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 criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration 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 variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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: 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 performance
NUTS 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 criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 23 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration 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 variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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: 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 registers
List 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 standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Selection 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 contract
Obligation 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 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
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 participate
Date: 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 tender
Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 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 recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
Electronic 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 body
Official 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 procedure
Precise 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