Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Interinstitutional Call for Tenders Concerning Multiple Framework Contracts for Impact Assessments, Evaluations and Evaluation-related Studies and Services in the Field of Communication
Reference number: COMM/2020/OP/0020
II.1.2)Main CPV code79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The subject of this call for tenders is the provision of impact assessments, evaluations and evaluation-related studies and services in the field of external and internal communication.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 37 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Lot 1: Evaluations (i.e. interim, ex-post evaluations, fitness checks and meta-evaluations) and other evaluation-related studies in the field of communication activities
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: 15 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: 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:
See internet address provided in section I.3).
II.2.14)Additional information
See internet address provided in section I.3).
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Monitoring, Tools and Services
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Lot 2: Development and/or Implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation Tools and Services
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: 10 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: 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:
See internet address provided in section I.3).
II.2.14)Additional information
See internet address provided in section I.3).
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Impact Assessments and Ex-ante Evaluations
Lot No: 3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Lot 3: Impact assessments, ex-ante evaluations and other preparatory studies in the field of communication activities.
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: 12 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: 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:
See internet address provided in section I.3).
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).
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 several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 6
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: 13/07/2020
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: 14/07/2020
Local time: 14:00
Place:
Unfortunately due to the Covid-19, the opening session will be held only via a web-platform WEBEX. The tenderers, who have expressed their wish to participate in the opening session will receive the URL link in due time.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: yes
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
See internet address provided in section I.3).
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:29/05/2020