Services - 24621-2018

19/01/2018    S13

Belgium-Brussels: Framework contract for the evaluation studies of CAP measures contributing to the general objectives of balanced territorial development

2018/S 013-024621

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission
Postal address: rue de la Loi /Wetstraat 130 Office: L-130 10/037
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
Contact person: Mr Tassos Haniotis
E-mail: agri-evaluation@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/evaluation/index_en.htm
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activity
Other activity: Agriculture and rural development

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Framework contract for the evaluation studies of CAP measures contributing to the general objectives of balanced territorial development

Reference number: AGRI-2016-EVAL-03
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79310000 Market research services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Framework contract for evaluation studies analysing the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency (including administrative burden), coherence and added value of the CAP-measures contributing to the general objective of balanced territorial development.

II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 3 496 460.63 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
77100000 Agricultural services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS 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 framework contract with a single contractor for a period of 6 years in order to evaluate one of three general objectives of the common agriculture policy as specified in article 110 of the regulation (EU) nº 1306/2013.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The 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 procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The 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
Notice number in the OJ S: 2016/S 080-140927
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-2017-0319
Title:

Framework contract for the evaluation studies of CAP measures contributing to the general objectives of balanced territorial development

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
19/12/2017
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Aide à la décision economique S.A. (ADE)
National registration number: BE0439825021
Postal address: rue de Clairvaux 40, Box 101
Town: Louvain-la-Neuve
NUTS code: BE31 Prov. Brabant Wallon
Postal code: 1348
Country: Belgium
E-mail: ade@ade.eu
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: University of Gloucestershire
National registration number: GB886143987
Postal address: The park
Town: Cheltenham
NUTS code: UKK13 Gloucestershire
Postal code: GL50 2RH
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: ÖIR
National registration number: ATU66911023
Postal address: Franz-Josefs-Kai 27
Town: Wien
NUTS code: AT13 Wien
Postal code: 1010
Country: Austria
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 3 500 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 3 496 460.63 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 41 %

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

The contracting authority reserves the right to supplement the framework contract by new services consisting in the repetition of similar services entrusted to the economic operator awarded the initial contract within 3 years following its conclusion, on the basis of Article 134(1)(e) of the commission delegated regulation (EU) nº 1268/2012. Such new services cannot account for more than 50 % of the initial contract amount.

VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: generalcourt.registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address: http://www.curia.europa.eu/
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

You may submit any observations concerning the award procedure to the contracting authority indicated under heading I.1.

If you believe that there was maladministration, you may lodge a complaint to the European Ombudsman within 2 years of the date when you became aware of the facts on which the complaint is based (see http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu ). Such complaint does not have as an effect either to suspend the time limit to launch an appeal or to open a new period for lodging an appeal. Within 2 months of the notification of the award decision you may lodge an appeal to the body referred to in VI.4.1.

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: General Court
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: generalcourt.registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address: http://www.curia.europa.eu/
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
12/01/2018