Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)Official name: Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency, Consumers and Food Safety Unit
Postal address: Jean Monnet Building, rue Alcide de Gasperi
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2920
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: eahc-btsf-calls@ec.europa.eu
Fax: +352 4301-30359
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://ec.europa.eu/eahc
Address of the buyer profile: http://btsf.eu
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.3)Main activityOther: Food safety related trainings.
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Organisation and implementation of training activities on food additives, flavourings and enzymes under the 'Better training for safer food' initiative (EAHC/2013/BTSF/04).
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 24: Education and vocational education services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: European Union.
NUTS code
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The contractor will cover the organisation and implementation of training activities to be held mainly in the European Union (EU) Member States.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)80531200 Technical training services
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)Value: 2 127 978 EUR
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Quality of the description of the objectives and the tasks to be performed, including the organisation of the work to be carried out in order to achieve the objectives. Weighting 30
2. Quality and coherence of the proposed methodology. Weighting 30
3. Technical merit. Weighting 30
4. Quality of the logistical arrangements and the administrative support. Weighting 10
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
EAHC/2013/BTSF/04.
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2013 96 04 Lot title: Organisation and implementation of training activities on food additives, flavourings and enzymes under the 'Better training for safer food' initiativeV.1)Date of contract award decision:21.11.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 1
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenOfficial name: AETS — Application Européenne de Technologies et de Services, in consortium with AESA — Agriconsulting Europe SA, AINIA — Asociación de Investigación de la Industria Agroalimentaria and EFET — Hellenic Food Authority
Postal address: 17 avenue André Marie Ampère — Induspal Lons
Town: Lons
Postal code: 64140
Country: France
E-mail: contact@aets-consultants.com
Telephone: +33 559724323
Fax: +33 559724324
Internet address: http://www.aets-consultants.com
V.4)Information on value of contractInitial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 2 170 000 EUR
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 2 127 978 EUR
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): 'Better training for safer food' initiative (Article 51 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004).
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures VI.3.2)Lodging of appealsPrecise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Within 2 months of the petitioner being notified or, failing this, of the date on which (s)he became aware thereof.
Lodging a claim with the European Ombudsman does not mean that this deadline would be suspended or a new one set.
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:15.1.2014