Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI), AGRI.A.3 – Policy Performance
Postal address: Rue de Loi/Wetstraat 130
Town: Brussels
NUTS code:
BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-HoofdstadPostal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail:
agri-evaluation@ec.europa.euInternet address(es): Main address:
https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/index_en I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned 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:
Framework Contract for Analytical Services on Economic Aspects of Agri-food Production and Trade
Reference number: AGRI/2023/OP/0001
II.1.2)Main CPV code79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The purpose of the framework contract is to provide timely analytical support to DG Agriculture and Rural Development in implementing the Commission’s better regulation agenda, for evaluations and impact assessments, and in addressing wide-ranging analytical needs through thematic analysis (studies).
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 9 750 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
77100000 Agricultural services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Framework contract for analytical services on economic aspects of agri-food production and trade.
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: 9 750 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: no
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:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
II.2.14)Additional information
The maximum value of the framework contract may be higher or lower than the amount referred to in Section II.2.6) of this contract notice. The maximum value of the framework contract will be established as specified in the tender specifications. Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated 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 registersList and brief description of conditions:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated 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:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated 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 systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
Whereas one of the purposes of this framework contract is to support the evaluation of the CAP 2023-2027 and its related tools and instruments and considering the reporting obligations, the duration of this framework contract will go beyond 4 years to cover the full policy cycle in line with the applicable better regulation requirements.
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: 21/08/2023
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 tenderDuration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 23/08/2023
Local time: 10:30
Place:
Tenders will be opened electronically on the date and time indicated in the contract notice.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated 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:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3). In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section I.3) in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section IV.2.2), the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the internet address provided in Section I.3), without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section I.3) in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
The contracting authority may use the negotiated procedure under point 11.1.(e) of Annex 1 to the Financial Regulation to procure new services from the contractor[s] up to a maximum of 50 % of the initial framework contract ceiling.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: General Court of the European Union
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address:
http://curia.europa.eu VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:04/04/2023