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Tjenesteydelser - 150182-2019
02/04/2019    S65

Belgium-Brussels: Framework Contract for Services for the Organisation of Communication and Information Activities of the Liaison Office in Romania

2019/S 065-150182

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 Parliament
Postal address: 60 rue Wiertz
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE10 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Postal code: 1047
Country: Belgium
E-mail: EPbucarest@europarl.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.europarl.europa.eu
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:

Framework Contract for Services for the Organisation of Communication and Information Activities of the Liaison Office in Romania

Reference number: COMM/AWD/2018/576
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79416000 Public relations services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The European Parliament Liaison Offices (EPLO) are responsible for the decentralised implementation of the EP's institutional communication efforts. More specifically, the offices manage contacts with national, regional and local media, engage with citizens and stakeholders through offline and online activities, and offer a communication platform for MEPs in the Member States. In particular, their efforts are central to the EP’s campaign for the 2019 European elections.

II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 720 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79530000 Translation services
79418000 Procurement consultancy services
79540000 Interpretation services
79994000 Contract administration services
79950000 Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
79553000 Desktop publishing services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: RO ROMANIA
Main site or place of performance:

Romania

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The establishment of a framework contract for communication services serves these objectives:

— to allow the EPLO to draw on high-quality professional support for a variety of tasks that can easily be outsourced and thus free capacity in the offices for more strategic work,

— to streamline procurement processes,

— to facilitate day-to-day operations with a simple ordering process, while safeguarding the respect of procurement rules,

— to allow ramping up the scale of communication activities during the election campaign.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of working methods, project management and allocation of resources / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Quality and consistency of the tender in respect of the services requested / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of third-party suppliers / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of proposed environmental policies and methods / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the assessment of the impact of the action taken / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the case study / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 40
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information

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: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 128-290690
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: COMM/LO-RO_BUH/FWC/2018/1
Title:

Framework Contract for Services for the Organisation of Communication and Information Activities of the Liaison Office in Romania

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
22/02/2019
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Grayling Romania SRL
Postal address: 9 Maltopol Str.
Town: Bucharest
NUTS code: RO321 Bucureşti
Postal code: 011047
Country: Romania
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: 720 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 720 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Town: Luxembourg
Country: Luxembourg
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu/
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: The European Ombudsman
Town: Strasbourg
Country: France
Internet address: http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: European Parliament — Directorate-General for Communication
Postal address: 60 rue Wiertz
Town: Brussels
Postal code: 1047
Country: Belgium
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
26/03/2019