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Services - 138614-2017
13/04/2017    S73

Belgium-Brussels: Organisation and management of events (lot 1) and/or production of promotional material (lot 2)

2017/S 073-138614

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, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Directorate A, Unit A.1
Postal address: ORBN 02/35
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE1 RÉGION DE BRUXELLES-CAPITALE / BRUSSELS HOOFDSTEDELIJK GEWEST
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: rtd-procurements-award@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=tenders-open
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:

Organisation and management of events (lot 1) and/or production of promotional material (lot 2).

Reference number: 2016/RTD/OP/PP-04281-2016.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79950000 Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The subject of lot 1 is the organisation and management of events. The subject of lot 2 is the production of promotional material including creation, packing, distribution and storage.

II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 4 000 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Production of promotional material

Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
39294100 Information and promotion products
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:

EU Member States and associated countries.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

See heading II.1.4.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Project management / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control system / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Environmental impact / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: 2 case studies — quality and consistency of the proposal / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: 2 case studies — creativity of the approach / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: 2 case studies — assessment of the impact of the action taken / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 60 (quality); 40 (price)
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: Horizon 2020.
II.2.14)Additional information

See Internet address provided in Section I.1.

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 084-147732
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: 30-CE-0848891/00-78
Lot No: 2
Title:

Production of promotional material

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
09/03/2017
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Triple A&C Trading SPRL
National registration number: 0473193120
Postal address: rue Dupré 119
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Postal code: 1090
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: 4 000 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 4 000 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

See Internet address provided in Section I.1.

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.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

You may submit any observations concerning the award procedure to the contracting authority indicated under heading I.1.

If you believe that there was maladministration, you may lodge a complaint to the European Ombudsman within 2 years of the date when you became aware of the facts on which the complaint is based (see http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu). Such complaint does not have as an effect either to suspend the time limit to launch an appeal or to open a new period for lodging an appeal.

Within 2 months of the notification of the award decision you may lodge an appeal to the body referred to in VI.4.1.

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
03/04/2017