Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s) I.2)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.3)Main activityOther: Statistics.
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Technical assistance in the development and production of culture and sport statistics.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 10: Market research and public opinion polling services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Eurostat premises in Luxembourg.
NUTS code
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Technical assistance in the development and production of culture and sport statistics.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)79330000 Statistical services
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)LotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The tasks will be executed by 3 full-time persons at 220 days/year/person which equal approximately 2 640 person-days over the maximum contract duration (4 years). Tasks will have to be carried out 'intra muros' at the premises of Eurostat in Luxembourg.
II.2.2)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.3)Information about renewalsThis contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completionDuration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required: III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: III.1.4)Other particular conditionsThe performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers III.2.2)Economic and financial ability III.2.3)Technical capacity III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular professionExecution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the serviceLegal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below
1. Comprehension. Weighting 20
2. Work plan and timetable. Weighting 10
3. Management arrangements. Weighting 50
4. Quality arrangements. Weighting 20
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
ESTAT/F/2014/017.
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contractno
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive documentTime limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 30.7.2014 - 16:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate11.8.2014 - 16:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn upAny EU official language
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 25.8.2014
Place:
Joseph Bech Building, Room B4/444, rue Alphonse Weicker 5, 2721 Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: 1 authorised representative of each tenderer may be present at this opening session. A written authorisation signed by the tenderer or his duly authorised agent must be presented to the chairman of the opening committee.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures VI.4.2)Lodging of appealsPrecise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend this period or to open a new period for lodging appeals.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:19.6.2014