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 activityOther activity: Social policy.
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Job creation by organisation type — cooperatives in selected European countries.
Reference number: 170603/4368.
II.1.2)Main CPV code73210000 Research consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
This contract aims to explore employment effects of this specific type of organisation — cooperatives (including social enterprises).
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 100 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: IE061 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
The tasks are to be performed at the premises designated by the contractor and agreed with Eurofound.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The specific objectives of this contract are to:
— investigate the contribution of European cooperatives to job creation and retention,
— identify drivers and challenges related to employment and job growth in European cooperatives,
— explore the employment conditions for jobs retained or created,
— study working conditions and industrial relations within European cooperatives,
— examine transitions for workers in cooperatives,
— illustrate the incidence of public or social partner-based support for job creation in cooperatives in selected EU countries.
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: 100 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 12
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.1.2)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.2.3)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: 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: 01/09/2017
Local time: 17:00
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: 5 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 11/09/2017
Local time: 11:00
Place:
Tenders will be opened in the offices of Eurofound in room LH 5.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
1 person representing the tenderer may be present at the opening, participation will be restricted to an observer role. Please advise Ms Lidia Jankowska in advance if you intend to be present at the opening of the tenders.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
As the working language of Eurofound is English, we would appreciate it if the tender proposal was in English.
Calls for tender are open to natural and legal persons from European Union Member States and from countries which have signed a special agreement with the European Union in the field of public procurement.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: General Court of the European Union
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail:
cfi.registry@curia.europa.euTelephone: +352 4303-1
Fax: +352 4303-2100
Internet address:
http://curia.europa.eu VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:07/07/2017