Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, Directorate F — Digital Economy and Coordination, Unit F4 — European Semester and Knowledge Base
Postal address: European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, Directorate R — Support, Unit R2 — Finance, office BU25, 04/54
Town: Brussels
NUTS code:
BE1 RÉGION DE BRUXELLES-CAPITALE / BRUSSELS HOOFDSTEDELIJK GEWESTPostal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail:
CNECT-R2-EOI@ec.europa.euInternet address(es): Main address:
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/connect/index_en.htmAddress of the buyer profile:
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/newsroom/call-tenders/ I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the following 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:
Fixed broadband prices in Europe — SMART 2016/0044.
Reference number: SMART 2016/0044.
II.1.2)Main CPV code79310000 Market research services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The objective of the study is to monitor the price of retail fixed broadband offerings for consumers. The European Commission will use this study to assess whether sector regulation and market developments translate into wider technology choice, more services and better prices for European consumers as well as to compare price levels between Member States and third countries. The study has to examine the retail price of fixed access technologies, including xDSL, cable modem, fibre, satellite and fixed wireless access. The retail price of mobile broadband products is in principle not included in this study. The contract is renewable up to 2 times.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 450 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The objective of the study is to monitor the price of retail fixed broadband offerings for consumers. The European Commission will use this study to assess whether sector regulation and market developments translate into wider technology choice, more services and better prices for European consumers as well as to compare price levels between Member States and third countries. The study has to examine the retail price of fixed access technologies, including xDSL, cable modem, fibre, satellite and fixed wireless access. The retail price of mobile broadband products is in principle not included in this study. The contract is renewable up to 2 times.
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: 450 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 30
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3.
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: CEF work programme 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 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 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: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 21/06/2016
Local time: 17:00
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:English, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Greek, Estonian, Finnish, French, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Czech
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: 30/06/2016
Local time: 10:00
Place:
Commission building BU25, meeting room 0/S3, avenue de Beaulieu 25, 1160 Brussels, BELGIUM.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:10/05/2016