Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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:
AO 10651 Processing of notices for publication in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ S)
Reference number: AO 10651.
II.1.2)Main CPV code79970000 Publishing services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The purpose of this call for tenders is the processing (i.e. preparation, inputting, translation, proofreading, codification and administrative monitoring (preventing double publications, triggering requests for missing information and recommendations for improving quality, etc.)) of public procurement and other notices to be published in the OJ S. This corresponds to notices' life cycle from their reception by the Publications Office until their readiness for publication, or until their deletion.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 35 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)75130000 Supporting services for the government
79530000 Translation services
79821100 Proofreading services
72312100 Data preparation services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: LU000 Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)
Main site or place of performance:
The contractor's premises for the provision of the services. Meetings may be held on the Publications Office premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The purpose of this call for tenders is the processing (i.e. preparation, inputting, translation, proofreading, codification and administrative monitoring (preventing double publications, triggering requests for missing information and recommendations for improving quality, etc.)) of public procurement and other notices to be published in the OJ S. This corresponds to notices' life cycle from their reception by the Publications Office until their readiness for publication, or until their deletion.
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: 35 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 69
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: no
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 call for tenders documents.
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 call for tenders documents.
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: 3
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: 05/10/2016
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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 12/10/2016
Local time: 10:00
Place:
Publications Office of the European Union, 2, rue Mercier, L-2985 Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
See call for tenders documents.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information: VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge of the plaintiff. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend this period or to open a new period for lodging appeals.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:15/07/2016