Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
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:
Development of Tools and Mechanisms for the Integration of ESG Factors into the EU Banking Prudential Framework and into Banks' Business Strategies and Investment Policies
Reference number: FISMA/2019/024/D
II.1.2)Main CPV code79311400 Economic research services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The purpose of the study is to provide the contracting authority with input to facilitate the achievement of the following objectives:
— integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks into EU banks' risks management processes;
— integrating ESG risks into EU prudential supervision;
— integrating ESG objectives into EU banks' business strategies and investment policies.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 550 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79310000 Market research services
79311000 Survey services
79314000 Feasibility study
79330000 Statistical services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
The tasks are to be performed at the premises designated by the contractor. A maximum of 5 co-ordination meetings with the contracting authority will be held in Brussels. See tender specifications.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The successful tenderer will have to carry out the following tasks:
I. identification and stocktaking of best practices/principles for the integration of ESG risks into EU banks' risk management processes;
II. identification and stocktaking of best practices/principles for the integration of ESG risks into EU prudential supervision;
III. analysis of the impediments to the development of a well-functioning EU market for green finance and sustainable investment and the identification of appropriate instruments and strategies to promote the scaling-up of green finance and of the market for sustainable financial products.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Quality and relevance of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 80
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 30
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
See procurement documents.
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: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure 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: FISMA/2019/024/D1/ST/OP
Title:
Development of Tools and Mechanisms for the Integration of ESG Factors into the EU Banking Prudential Framework and into Banks' Business Strategies and Investment Policies
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:02/03/2020
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Blackrock Investment Management
National registration number: 02020394
Postal address: Throgmorton avenue 12
Town: London
NUTS code: UKI LONDON
Postal code: EC2N 2DL
Country: United Kingdom
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: 550 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 280 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff or, in the absence thereof, of the day on which it came knowledge. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend or to open a new period for lodging appeals.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:01/04/2020