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:
Support to research and innovation policy in the area of bio-based products and services.
Reference number: 2016/RTD/F2/OP/PP-04541-2016.
II.1.2)Main CPV code73110000 Research services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The overall objective of this tender is to provide a range of new information and analyses that will enable policy makers, the scientific community, primary producers, business enterprises and other stakeholders to make more informed decisions about innovative bio-based products. Specifically it will result in better decisions about:
whether and when to consider policy measures to support innovative bio-based products;
where to concentrate research and innovation funding within the overall field of bio-based products;
whether and when to invest in the scaled-up production of innovative bio-based products.
This objective will be achieved through 3 distinct but related tasks comprising the analysis of the environmental impact of innovative bio-based products, raising awareness about commercial and financial success stories within the EU, and finally, identifying the top 20 innovative bio-based products holding the greatest promise for deployment in the coming 5–15 years.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 1 930 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
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: 1 930 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 14
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: yes
Identification of the project: Horizon 2020.
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 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.
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 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.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 30/09/2016
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: 10/10/2016
Local time: 14:00
Place:
Covent Garden, Room: 7.A148, place Rogier 16, 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, BELGIUM.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3.
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:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:19/07/2016