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Services - 20558-2019
16/01/2019    S11

Belgium-Brussels: Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Services to European Universities and Public Research Organisations

2019/S 011-020558

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: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Directorate B, Unit B3
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Postal code: B-1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: RTD-PROCUREMENTS-AWARD@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=3655
Address of the buyer profile: http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=tenders-open
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:

Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Services to European Universities and Public Research Organisations

Reference number: 2018/RTD/B3/OP/PP-7141-2018
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79120000 Patent and copyright consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

A service contract for on-demand services to promote the general objective of boosting the commercialisation of research results from European Universities and Public research organisations. These services will comprise of:

— initial IP audit or evaluation,

— patent landscaping,

— a more complete IP evaluation or due diligence,

— preparation for patent applications and design and trademark applications,

— advice and support in negotiating technology transfer agreements.

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: 2 199 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79410000 Business and management consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

See Internet address provided in Section I.1).

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology to deliver the IP service / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology to select the beneficiaries / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work and resources / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / 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: yes
Identification of the project:

Horizon 2020

II.2.14)Additional information

See Internet address provided in Section I.1).

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
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
Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 113-256248
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: LC-00996046
Title:

Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Services to European Universities and Public Research Organisations

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
13/12/2018
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: META Group Srl
Postal address: Viale Umberto Tupini 116
Town: Rome
NUTS code: IT ITALIA
Country: Italy
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Clearview IP Ltd
Postal address: 18 Staple Gardens
Town: Winchester
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 2 500 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 2 199 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 25 %

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

See Internet address provided in Section I.1).

VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxemburg
Postal code: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: GeneralCourt.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 43031
Fax: +352 43032100
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

You may submit any observations concerning the award procedure to the Contracting Authority indicated under Heading I.1.

If you believe that there was maladministration, you may lodge a complaint to the European Ombudsman within 2 years of the date when you became aware of the facts on which the complaint is based (see http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu). Such complaint does not have as an effect either to suspend the time-limit to launch an appeal or to open a new period for lodging an appeal.

Within 2 months of the notification of the award decision you may lodge an appeal to the body referred to in VI.4.1.

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
09/01/2019