Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Procurement award procedure applying to European Union external actions financed from the general budget of the European Union and the European Development Fund (EDF)
Section I: Contracting authority
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:
Management of Europe House Podgorica and provision of communication services for the EU Delegation to Montenegro
Reference number: NEAR/TGD/2022/EA-RP/0041
II.1.2)Main CPV code79950000 Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Management of the Europe House in Podgorica and provision of other communication services: the contract is to assist the delegation of the European Union to Montenegro to provide objective and clear information to a wide audience on EU matters, and enhance and promote the visibility of EU policies and EU assistance in Montenegro, including through media monitoring, the production of outreach materials, events and press and public affairs.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 1 400 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79950000 Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services
79933000 Design support services
79960000 Photographic and ancillary services
79970000 Publishing services
79980000 Subscription services
79993000 Building and facilities management services
79997000 Business travel services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: ME Црна Гора / Crna Gora
Main site or place of performance:
Montenegro (Region IPA instrument)
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Management of Europe House Podgorica and provision of communication services for the EU Delegation to Montenegro
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: 1 400 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invitedEnvisaged minimum number: 4
Maximum number: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As provided in the additional information to the contract notice under the selection and award criteria Article 16, technical capacity, additional criteria to be applied:
• NO 1: the highest number of projects that meet the technical criterion above
• NO 2: the highest cumulated value of the services implemented by the candidate (i.e. the proportion carried out by the candidate) in the contracts that meet the technical criterion above
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:
PreAccession Countries / New Member States
II.2.14)Additional information
Subsequent to the initial contract resulting from the current tender procedure, new services or works consisting in the repetition of similar services or works, up to the estimated amount of 100%, may be entrusted to the initial contractor by negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice, provided the new services or works are in conformity with the same basic project.
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 standingList and brief description of selection criteria:
The economic and financial capacity required from the candidate or tenderer to perform the contract is detailed in the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice".
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilityList and brief description of selection criteria:
The professional and technical capacity required from the candidate or tenderer to perform the contract is detailed in the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice".
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.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureRestricted 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: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 26/05/2022
Local time: 16:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidatesDate: 15/07/2022
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3. For any additional information, please refer to the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice".
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: 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:21/04/2022