Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from 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:
Provision of Specialized Training Services in the Field of Work of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)
Reference number: JUST.EPPO/LUX/2020/OP/0001
II.1.2)Main CPV code80510000 Specialist training services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Provision of specialized training services in the field of work of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) — given the novelty of a European prosecution body and the diverse background of the staff, the EPPO needs to acquire training services in order to ensure a common understanding of the legal principles lying at its foundation and a common approach towards the investigation of the criminal offences under its competence.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 500 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Framework Contract for the Provision of Specialized Training Services in the Field of Work of the European Public
Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)80510000 Specialist training services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: LU0 LUXEMBOURG
Main site or place of performance:
The services will be performed at the following locations:
— Luxembourg
;
— Any other location in the European Union territory.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The procurement procedure is an open call for tenders that aims at the establishment of a framework service
contract with a single service provider.
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: 500 000.00 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:
The initial duration of the framework contract shall be 24 months. The framework contract may be renewed
twice for a period of 12 months each time.
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues
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
By virtue of point 11.1(e) and point 11.4 of the common provision in Annex I to the Financial Regulation EPPO
reserves the option to launch a negotiated procedure with the contractor chosen as a result of the present call for tenders for new services consisting in the repetition of similar services, during the 3 years following the signature of the original contract.
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 registers
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.1.5)Information about reserved contracts
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contractObligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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 a single operator
IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
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: 08/07/2020
Local time: 16:00
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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 09/07/2020
Local time: 10:00
Place:
EPPO's premises, Rue du Fort Thüngen, 1 – 1499 LUXEMBOURG.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
Tenderers and participants in this procurement procedure are informed that for the purposes of safeguarding the financial interests of the Union, their personal data may be transferred to internal audit services, to the European Court of Auditors, to the financial irregularities panel or to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and between authorising officers of the Union bodies, the Commission and the executive agencies. The contracting authority and OLAF may also check or require an audit on the implementation of the contract resulting from this procurement procedure.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise 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 obtainedOfficial name: European Public Prosecutor's Office
Postal address: Rue du Fort Thüngen 1
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 1499
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail:
EU-EPPO-PROCUREMENT@EC.EUROPA.EU VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:29/05/2020
