Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
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:
Provision of scheduled and on-request reporting services — network of Eurofound correspondents — Ireland.
Reference number: 161920/4271.
II.1.2)Main CPV code79315000 Social research services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The aim of the procurement was to establish a network of correspondents providing both scheduled and on-request reporting services. The network aim is to act as an input mechanism by ensuring the ongoing supply of information research services required for the successful implementation of Eurofound's new programming period 2017–2020.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79311400 Economic research services
72314000 Data collection and collation services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: IE IRELAND
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Provision of scheduled and on-request reporting services in relation to Ireland.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Ensuring high quality of services provided / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Composition of the proposed team / Weighting: 35
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work and resources / Weighting: 25
Price - Weighting: 40
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 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.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Provision of scheduled and on-request reporting services — network of Eurofound correspondents — Ireland
A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)Information on non-awardThe contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
The price proposed by the only tender received for lot 14 — Ireland was found to exceed the maximum amount set by Eurofound as determined and documented internally prior to launching the procurement procedure. As a result, the tender was judged to be unacceptable and rejected. Subsequently, Eurofound decided to cancel the procedure. Please note that original contract notice related to this procedure contained 28 lots and evaluation process in relation to all other lots, with exception of lot 14 — Ireland, is still ongoing.
A competitive procedure with negotiation without prior publication of a contract notice is planned to be used in order to ensure contract award for Ireland.
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.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend this period or to open a new period for lodging appeals.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:11/07/2017