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Services - 24625-2018
19/01/2018    S13

Belgium-Brussels: Evaluation study of the instruments applicable to State aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas

2018/S 013-024625

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:

Evaluation study of the instruments applicable to State aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas

Reference number: AGRI-2017-EVAL-01
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79310000 Market research services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Evaluation study analysing the impact on the internal market of certain state aid measures in the agriculture and forestry sectors, in particular looking into aspects of the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value of the relevant measure(s).

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: 418 525.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
77100000 Agricultural services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE31 Prov. Brabant Wallon
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 for a period of 11 months in order to conclude an evaluation study of the instruments applicable to state aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas.

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
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: 2017/S 124-251236
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-2017-0330
Title:

Evaluation study of the instruments applicable to state aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
18/12/2017
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Aide à la décision economique - ADE
Postal address: rue de Clairvaux, 40 bte 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.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 450 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 418 525.00 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: 53 %

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:
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