Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Provision of Consultancy Services, Including for the Design, Development, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Structural Reforms in EU Member States
Reference number: REFORM/2021/OP/0006
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:
Provision of consultancy services to support the design, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of structural reforms in one or more EU Member States, in one or more policy areas including the following, amongst others:
— governance and public administration including digital administration;
— revenue administration and public financial management;
— sustainable growth and business environment;
— labour market, education, health and social services;
— financial sector and access to finance.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 374 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Consultancy Services to Support DG REFORM for the Implementation of Technical Support Projects
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
75000000 Administration, defence and social security services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: AT Österreich
NUTS code: BE Belgique / België
NUTS code: BG България / Bulgaria
NUTS code: CY Κύπρος / Kýpros
NUTS code: CZ Česko
NUTS code: DE Deutschland
NUTS code: DK Danmark
NUTS code: EE Eesti
NUTS code: EL Ελλάδα / Elláda
NUTS code: ES España
NUTS code: FI Suomi / Finland
NUTS code: FR France
NUTS code: HR Hrvatska
NUTS code: HU Magyarország
NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
NUTS code: IT Italia
NUTS code: LT Lietuva
NUTS code: LU Luxembourg
NUTS code: LV Latvija
NUTS code: MT Malta
NUTS code: NL Nederland
NUTS code: PL Polska
NUTS code: PT Portugal
NUTS code: RO România
NUTS code: SE Sverige
NUTS code: SI Slovenija
NUTS code: SK Slovensko
Main site or place of performance:
One, several or all of the above EU Member States.
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: 350 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
See internet address provided 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:
Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 February 2021 establishing a technical support instrument.
II.2.14)Additional information
See internet address provided in section I.3).
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Expert Support to DG Reform in the Execution of its Tasks
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
75000000 Administration, defence and social security services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: AT Österreich
NUTS code: BE Belgique / België
NUTS code: BG България / Bulgaria
NUTS code: CY Κύπρος / Kýpros
NUTS code: CZ Česko
NUTS code: DE Deutschland
NUTS code: DK Danmark
NUTS code: EE Eesti
NUTS code: EL Ελλάδα / Elláda
NUTS code: ES España
NUTS code: FI Suomi / Finland
NUTS code: FR France
NUTS code: HR Hrvatska
NUTS code: HU Magyarország
NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
NUTS code: IT Italia
NUTS code: LT Lietuva
NUTS code: LU Luxembourg
NUTS code: LV Latvija
NUTS code: MT Malta
NUTS code: NL Nederland
NUTS code: PL Polska
NUTS code: PT Portugal
NUTS code: RO România
NUTS code: SE Sverige
NUTS code: SI Slovenija
NUTS code: SK Slovensko
Main site or place of performance:
One, several or all of the above EU Member States.
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: 24 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
See internet address provided 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:
Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 February 2021 establishing a technical support instrument.
II.2.14)Additional information
See internet address provided 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:
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).
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 systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 8
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.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 08/07/2021
Local time: 15:00
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: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 13/07/2021
Local time: 11:00
Place:
Charlemagne Building, Rue de la Loi 170, Wetstraat 170, 1049 Brussels, BELGIUM.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
See internet address provided in section I.3).