Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)
Postal address: Covent Garden 2, place Rogier 16, Office 12/27
Town: Brussels
NUTS code:
BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-HoofdstadPostal code: 1210
Country: Belgium
E-mail:
easme-procurement@ec.europa.euInternet address(es): Main address:
http://ec.europa.eu/EASME I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Supporting specialised skills development: big data, Internet of things and cybersecurity for SMEs.
Reference number: EASME/COSME/2017/007.
II.1.2)Main CPV code79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
EASME wishes to enter into a service contract for researching, identifying, designing, testing and validating specific measures supporting specialised skills development related to big data, Internet of things (IoT) and cybersecurity for SMEs in Europe.
The service contract will be implemented with a view to supporting the goals set out in the new skills agenda, especially in the blueprint for sectoral cooperation on skills. Special attention will be devoted to building synergies with activities stemming from the digital skills and jobs coalition, and to avoiding a duplication of efforts.
Work should be based on a demand-led, pragmatic and results-oriented approach with a view to proposing concrete measures and solutions, including the creation of a toolbox aimed at providing appropriate tailored solutions for SMEs. Outcomes of this assignment should contribute to strengthening SMEs' workforce adaptability and capacity for the short to medium term.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 500 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:
The tasks will be carried out at the contractor's premises except for meetings to be held at EASME's or European Commission's premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
EASME wishes to enter into a service contract for researching, identifying, designing, testing and validating specific measures supporting specialised skills development related to big data, Internet of things (IoT) and cybersecurity for SMEs in Europe.
The service contract will be implemented with a view to supporting the goals set out in the new skills agenda, especially in the blueprint for sectoral cooperation on skills. Special attention will be devoted to building synergies with activities stemming from the digital skills and jobs coalition, and to avoiding a duplication of efforts.
Work should be based on a demand-led, pragmatic and results-oriented approach with a view to proposing concrete measures and solutions, including the creation of a toolbox aimed at providing appropriate tailored solutions for SMEs. Outcomes of this assignment should contribute to strengthening SMEs' workforce adaptability and capacity for the short to medium term.
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: 500 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 24
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: COSME 2016 work programme: GRO/SME/16/C/12 — new skills for the digital transformation of enterprises, manufacturing and key enabling technologies (C (2016) 63 final).
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
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 the 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: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 10/07/2017
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: 18/07/2017
Local time: 10:30
Place:
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), Covent Garden 2, COV2 Room 10/191, place Rogier 16, 1210 Brussels, BELGIUM.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
See the Internet address provided in Section I.3.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
See the Internet address provided in Section I.3.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:07/04/2017
