Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Commission — DG Taxation and Customs Unit (TAXUD)
Postal address: rue Joseph II, 79 — Office 05/40
Town: Bruxelles
NUTS code:
BE BELGIQUE-BELGIËPostal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
Contact person: Mr Stéphane Mail Fouilleul
E-mail:
taxud-tenders@ec.europa.euInternet address(es): Main address:
http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/index_en I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityOther activity: Taxation and Customs Union
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Cascading Framework Contracts for the provision of tax and customs information services
Reference number: TAXUD/2017/AO-07
II.1.2)Main CPV code79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Cascading framework contracts to carry out studies and comparative analysis in various tax and customs areas.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 10 554 720.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79311400 Economic research services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
From the contractor's usual premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The contractor shall conduct studies on various taxation and customs issues. The topics to be covered and the delivery dates are determined by the commission on a case-by-case basis following a request for service sent to the contractor. The taxation-related topics to be examined are related either to the monitoring of legislation, the analysis of fiscal aspects of the commission work programme, to important tax developments on the national, European and international level or to preliminary assessments of the EU-law compliance of Member States’ tax legislation and its practical implementation.
The customs-related topics to be examined are related either to analysing the existing or expected impact of EU customs policy and legislation, to their practical implementation in Member States, or with a view to proposing new policy. They may relate to the interaction between customs policy and implementation of customs measures in the enforcement of other policies (such as agriculture, health and safety, environment).
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: As laid down in the procurement documents / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
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
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.2.8)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: TAXUD/2017/CC/141
Title:
Cascading Framework Contract for the provision of tax and customs information services — ranked first
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:10/01/2018
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: PricewaterhouseCoopers EU Services EESV
Town: Saint-Stevens-Woluwe
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Postal code: 1932
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Law Square bvba
Town: Saint-Stevens-Woluwe
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Postal code: 1932
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 10 554 720.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TAXUD/2017/CC/142
Title:
Cascading Framework Contract for the provision of tax and customs information services — ranked second
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:10/01/2018
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Deloitte Belastingsconsulenten
Town: Zaventem
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Postal code: 1930
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 10 554 720.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TAXUD/2017/CC/143
Title:
Cascading Framework Contract for the provision of tax and customs information services — ranked third
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:10/01/2018
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Town: Berlin
NUTS code: DE3 BERLIN
Postal code: 10785
Country: Germany
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 10 554 720.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
Complementary services may be requested by the commission according to the conditions foreseen in Article 104.5 of the Financial Regulation and in Article 134.1(e) of the rules of application, for a maximum value of 50 % of the framework contract's awarded amount.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail:
cfi.registry@curia.europa.euTelephone: +32 4303-1
Fax: +352 4303-2100
Internet address:
http://curia.europa.eu VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation proceduresOfficial name: The European Ombudsman
Postal address: 1 avenue du Président Robert Schuman — CS 30403
Town: Strasbourg Cedex
Postal code: 67001
Country: France
Telephone: +33 388172313
Fax: +33 388179062
Internet address:
http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:11/01/2018