Services - 156129-2021

Submission deadline has been amended by:  226863-2021
30/03/2021    S62

Belgium-Brussels: Organisation of Remotely Delivered Language Tests for the Purpose of Validation of the Knowledge of a third Language by Officials and other Servants of the European Union (EU)

2021/S 062-156129

Contract notice

Services

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

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission, HR — Human Resources and Security, HR.DDG.R.1 — Procurement, Internal Control and Financial Reporting
Postal address: Rue de la Science 11
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: hr-contrats-marches@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/human-resources-and-security_en
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=7590
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=7590
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 of Remotely Delivered Language Tests for the Purpose of Validation of the Knowledge of a third Language by Officials and other Servants of the European Union (EU)

Reference number: HR/2020/OP/0033
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79635000 Assessment centre services for recruitment
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Organisation of remotely delivered language tests for the purpose of validation of the knowledge of a third language by officials and other servants of the European Union (EU).

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 462 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79635000 Assessment centre services for recruitment
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE Belgique / België
Main site or place of performance:

Please note that the contract covers services to be provided via a remotely proctored internet-based testing (IBT) platform. For more information, see the internet address provided in Section I.3).

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Organisation of remotely delivered language tests for the purpose of validation of the knowledge of a third language by officials and other servants of the European Union (EU).

II.2.5)Award criteria
Criteria below
Price
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 462 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
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. See internet address provided in section I.3).

II.2.14)Additional information

See internet address provided 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:

See internet address provided 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:

See internet address provided in section I.3).

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: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 03/05/2021
Local time: 12:00
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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 05/05/2021
Local time: 10:00
Place:

The opening session will be held by video-conference.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

See internet address provided in section I.3).

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
VI.3)Additional information:

See internet address provided in section I.3).

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: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: GC.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

See internet address provided in section I.3).

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
23/03/2021