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 12/25
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 the internationalisation of EU tourism operators, the promotion of trans-European tourist products and the organisation of B2B matchmaking during international fairs.
Reference number: EASME/COSME/2016/007.
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:
The general objective of this tender is to contribute to increasing the tourist flows from major international markets (China, India, Asia, North and South America) to the European Union. This will be pursued via the organisation of 10 ‘Business to business (B2B)’ matchmaking meetings between the EU and extra-EU tourism operators, in particular SMEs, on the occasion of major international tourism fairs. The B2B meetings will support European businesses, mainly SMEs, finding partners and offering their products and services on these international markets.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 3 100 000.00 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 are to be performed at the premises designated by the contractor. A maximum of 4 meetings with EASME (and the European Commission) will be held in Brussels.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3.
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: 3 100 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in days: 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: The COSME work programme for 2016.
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 the 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 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: 31/05/2016
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: 07/06/2016
Local time: 14:30
Place:
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), Covent Garden 2, Room COV2 12/191, 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:19/04/2016