Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
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 activityOther activity: Mobility and transport — aviation.
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Framework service contract for the provision of assistance to the implementation of the performance and charging schemes for air navigation services.
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 subject matter of the FWC is to provide at short notice the Commission with highly qualified external expertise to support the contracting authority in the design, preparation and implementation of policies, initiatives and legislative proposals in the field of Single European Sky policy (performance and charging schemes for air navigation services) as well as to support the PRB. The tasks may consist of technical, administrative and/or economic assistance.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 20 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)73200000 Research and development consultancy services
79330000 Statistical services
73220000 Development consultancy services
79140000 Legal advisory and information services
79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:
Contractors' premises — proximity to the Commission premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The purpose of the framework contract is to provide at short notice the Commission with highly qualified external expertise to support the contracting authority in the design, preparation and implementation of policies, initiatives and legislative proposals in the field of the Single European Sky policy (performance and charging schemes) as well as to support the Performance Review Body (PRB). The tasks covered by this invitation to tender may consist of technical, administrative and/or economic assistance in the abovementioned areas.
As of autumn 2017, following this call for tender, the winning contractor will provide independent support to the PRB, including secretarial and administrative support. Furthermore, the winning contractor will provide additional services directly to the Commission to support it in the follow-up of PRB recommendations and findings.
Task 1: qualified expert support to the PRB (analysis and report writing).
Task 2: administrative support to the PRB.
Task 3: qualified expert support to the Commission (follow-up of PRB recommendations and findings).
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: 20 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The framework contract will be concluded for a period of 2 years, and may be renewed for further 2 1-year periods, by tacit agreement. The total duration of the framework contract will not exceed 4 years.
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: Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — transport sector.
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
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.2.3)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 systemThe 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: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 19/06/2017
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
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 27/06/2017
Local time: 10:00
Place:
DG Mobility and Transport, rue Demot 24, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIUM.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
A maximum of 2 representatives per tenderer can attend the opening of tenders as provided in Section IV.2.7. For organisational and security reasons, the tenderer must provide the full name and ID or passport number of the representatives at least 3 working days in advance to MOVE-E3-SINGLE-SKY-UNIT@EC.EUROPA.EU
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:08/05/2017