Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Advice on Intra-EU Mobility and Social Security Coordination
Reference number: EMPL/2021/OP/0011
II.1.2)Main CPV code79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The Commission is seeking independent expertise to have support in the EU areas of free movement of workers, posting and social security coordination with solid research and analysis, as well as to widely disseminate this specific expertise to experts, practitioners and general public. The Commission’s needs for strong legal, analytical and organisational support are structured around two axes:
1) Provision of legal expertise and dissemination of knowledge;
2) Statistics and compilation of EU-level and national data.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 1 350 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Provision of Legal Expertise and Dissemination of Knowledge
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:
The main place of performance of the tasks shall be contractor's premises or any other place indicated in the tender, with the exception of the Commission's premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Advice on intra-EU mobility and social security coordination: Lot 1 provision of legal expertise and dissemination of knowledge.
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: 950 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
3 Possible renewals. Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
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
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Statistics and Compilation
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:
The main place of performance of the tasks shall be contractor's premises or any other place indicated in the tender, with the exception of the Commission's premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Advice on intra-EU mobility and social security coordination: Lot 2 Statistics and compilation of EU-level and national data.
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: 400 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
3 possible renewals. Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
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
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 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.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 12/07/2021
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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 14/07/2021
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:
Due to the current exceptional circumstances, no physical presence is allowed. Tenderers may send an information request to the contracting authority's e-mail address, indicated under Heading I.1) of the contract notice, if they wish to be provided with the information announced during the opening.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: yes
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).
VI.4)Procedures for review
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:10/05/2021