Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Court of Auditors
Postal address: 12, rue Alcide De Gasperi
Town: Luxembourg
NUTS code:
LU LUXEMBOURGPostal code: L-1615
Country: Luxembourg
Contact person: ECA Procurement Service
E-mail:
eca-procurement.service@eca.europa.euTelephone: +352 4398-47611
Fax: +352 4398-46667
Internet address(es): Main address:
http://www.eca.europa.eu I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityEconomic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Legal protection insurance for staff
Reference number: CPN 634
II.1.2)Main CPV code66513100 Legal expenses insurance services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The European Court of Auditors, whose registered office is in Luxembourg, wishes to select a legal protection insurer for its staff with the aim of guaranteeing its staff members the benefit of legal protection that they can claim in the context of certain disputes arising in the course of their duties, in particular with a view to representing them as claimants or defendants. The procedure consists of 2 stages:
— in the 1st stage any interested economic operator may apply to participate,
— in the 2nd stage the candidates invited to tender will be invited to submit a tender.
The contract is divided into 3 lots. The Court may award the contract either to one insurer for lot 1, to an insurer for lot 1 and to another insurer for lot 2, or to an insurer for lot 3. The same operator may submit a single tender (lot 1, lot 2 or lot 3) or for 2 lots (lot 1 and lot 2).
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Legal protection for staff for the representation as plaintiff
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)66513100 Legal expenses insurance services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The purpose of the legal expenses insurance contract forming the subject of lot 1 is to cover the costs of proceedings and to provide advisory services in the event of a dispute or litigation between the member of staff and a third party, in particular with a view to representing the member of staff in claiming certain rights in civil, criminal or administrative proceedings or obtaining amicable compensation for the damage suffered. The staff member who is the beneficiary of the legal protection insurance acts as the "victim" in the broader sense of the term.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Price is not the only award criterion; all the criteria are only given in the contract documents. / Weighting: 30
Price - Weighting: 70
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:
General budget of the European Union
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Legal protection for staff for the representation as defendant
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)66513100 Legal expenses insurance services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The purpose of the legal protection insurance contract for lot 2 is to cover the costs of the proceedings or the provision of advisory services in the event of a dispute or litigation between the staff member and a third party, with a view, in particular, to defend the staff member in civil, criminal or administrative proceedings. The staff member who is the beneficiary of the legal protection insurance acts as the "accused" in the broader sense of the term.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Price is not the only award criterion; all the criteria are only given in the contract documents. / Weighting: 30
Price - Weighting: 70
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:
General budget of the European Union
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Legal protection for staff for the representation as plaintiff or defendant
Lot No: 3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)66513100 Legal expenses insurance services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The purpose of the legal protection insurance contract for lot 3 is to cover the costs of the proceedings or the provision of advisory services in the types of situations covered by lots 1 and 2, where the staff members benefitting from the legal protection act as victims or defendants.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Price is not the only award criterion; all the criteria are only given in the contract documents. / Weighting: 30
Price - Weighting: 70
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:
General budget of the European Union
II.2.14)Additional information
If an insurer is able to offer legal protection in all cases of disputes or litigation to all persons working at the Court, it is invited to bid for lot 3, exclusively.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureCompetitive procedure with negotiation
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 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
Title:
Legal protection for staff for the representation as plaintiff
A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)Information on non-awardThe contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Legal protection for staff for the representation as defendant
A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)Information on non-awardThe contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Legal protection for staff for the representation as plaintiff or defendant
A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)Information on non-awardThe contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: General Court
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Fax: +352 4303-2100
Internet address:
http://curia.europa.eu/ VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation proceduresOfficial name: European Ombudsman
Town: Strasbourg
Postal code: 67001
Country: France
Telephone: +33 388172313
Internet address:
http://ombudsman.europa.eu/ VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 months of the tenderer being notified of the award decision or, failing this, of the date on which it became known to them. A complaint made to the European Ombudsman neither suspends this period nor opens a new period for lodging appeals.
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:08/01/2019