Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, Directorate I: Media Policy Unit I2: Copyright
Town: Brussels
NUTS code:
BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-HoofdstadPostal code: B-1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail:
CNECT-R2-EOI@ec.europa.euInternet address(es): Main address:
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/connect/index_en.htm 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:
Study on Emerging Issues on Collective Licensing Practices in the Digital Environment — SMART 2018/0069
Reference number: 2018/0069
II.1.2)Main CPV code79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The objective of this study would be:
1) To assess the effectiveness of different forms of management of rights in light of technological changes/online uses;
2) To examine the development of multiteritorial licensing in the music sector as regulated by the CRM Directive (including the number of CMOs compliant with the requirements of the CRM Directive on multi-territorial licensing, the functioning of licensing hubs, the representation agreements in this area between CMOs, the proportion of repertoire available under multi-territorial licences, etc.);
3) To examine how collective licensing practices such as ECL or mandatory collective management are used in the different MS; and
4) To assess to what extent collective licensing practices facilitate the licensing of copyright protected content, especially for online uses, or on the other hand constitute a challenge both from a legal and economic perspective.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 300 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
79310000 Market research services
79311400 Economic research services
79313000 Performance review services
79311000 Survey services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
See internet address provided in Section I.3).
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: 300 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in days: 9
This contract is subject to renewal: no
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:
II.2.14)Additional information
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:
See internet address provided 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:
See internet address provided 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: 26/07/2019
Local time: 16:00
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:English, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Greek, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Czech
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 31/07/2019
Local time: 10:30
Place:
Commission building BU25, avenue de Beaulieu 25, 1160 Brussels, BELGIUM.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
See internet address provided in Section I.3).
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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:21/05/2019