Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityOther activity: Agriculture and rural development
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Preparatory Action — Smart Rural Areas in the 21st Century
Reference number: AGRI-2019-EVAL-04
II.1.2)Main CPV code79310000 Market research services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The general aim of this preparatory action is to set up plans and strategies for establishing Smart Villages and test them by putting them into practice. This action will complement and take up lessons from the actions and initiatives under the EU Action for Smart Villages and the pilot project on ‘Smart Eco-Social Villages’. The focus of the latter is on defining Smart Eco-Social Villages, identifying challenges and needs and collecting good practice examples to be used by decision makers and rural communities.
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: 2 757 155.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)77100000 Agricultural services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
Delivery will usually be at the contractor's location.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The contracting authority aims to establish a contract with a single contractor in order to conclude a preparatory action on smart rural areas in the 21st century.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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:
EU administrative appropriations
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 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 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: AGRI-2019-409
Title:
Preparatory Action — Smart Rural Areas in the 21st Century
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:18/12/2019
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: E40 Group EEIG
Postal address: Piheno u. 10
Town: Solymar
NUTS code: HU120 Pest
Postal code: 2083
Country: Hungary
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung an der Johan Wolfgang Goethe Universität
Postal address: Kurfürstenstrasse 49
Town: Frankfurt am Main
NUTS code: DE712 Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Postal code: 60486
Country: Germany
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Empirica Gesellshaft für Kommunikations und Technologieforschung mbH
Postal address: Oxfordstrasse 2
Town: Bonn
NUTS code: DEA22 Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt
Postal code: 53111
Country: Germany
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: eConcept Web Solutions Limites
Postal address: 117 Sheriff Street
Town: Dublin
NUTS code: IE061 Dublin
Country: Ireland
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Agricultural University of Athens
Postal address: Iera Odos 75
Town: Athens
NUTS code: EL30 Aττική
Postal code: 11855
Country: Greece
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Boerenbondvereniging voor Innovatieve Projecten
Postal address: Diestsestraat 40
Town: Leuven
NUTS code: BE242 Arr. Leuven
Postal code: 3000
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 3 300 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 2 757 155.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
See internet address provided in Section I.3)
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:10/01/2020