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 activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Service contract for support to the energy union governance process, including for the assessment of the integrated national energy and climate plans
Reference number: ENER/A1/SER/2017/007
II.1.2)Main CPV code90700000 Environmental services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Under the legislative proposal for a Governance of the Energy Union, member states will have to establish integrated national energy and climate plans, as key instruments for the achievement of the energy union objectives, including the 2030 energy and climate targets (renewables, energy efficiency, greenhouse gases emissions reduction).
The general objective of this contract is to contribute to the timely assessment of draft and final integrated national energy and climate plans as part of the Energy Union Governance. The specific objective is to support the commission with advice for assessing both the draft and final plans to be prepared by the 28 member states according to the process, timeline and template detailed in the proposal for a Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 1 166 933.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)90700000 Environmental services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Under the legislative proposal for a Governance of the Energy Union, member states will have to establish integrated national energy and climate plans, as key instruments for the achievement of the Energy Union objectives, including the 2030 energy and climate targets (renewables, energy efficiency, greenhouse gases emissions reduction).
The general objective of this contract is to contribute to the timely assessment of draft and final integrated national energy and climate plans as part of the Energy Union Governance. The specific objective is to support the commission with advice for assessing both the draft and final plans to be prepared by the 28 member states according to the process, timeline and template detailed in the proposal for a regulation on the governance of the energy union.
The contractor will prepare country files, screenings and summaries of the national plans, an inception report, three interim reports and a final report.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: The contract is based on the most economically advantageous tender, according to the “best price-quality ratio” award method. The maximum total quality score is 100 points / Weighting: 0.7
Price - Weighting: 0.3
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:
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: yes
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
Contract No: ENER/A1/SER/2017-510/SI2.782813
Title:
Service contract for support to the energy union governance process, including for the assessment of the integrated national energy and climate plans
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:01/06/2018
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Ricardo Netherlands BV
National registration number: 30156895 Chamber of Commerce
Postal address: Catharijnesingel 33, PO Box 2016
Town: Utrecht
NUTS code:
NL310 UtrechtPostal code: 3500
Country: Netherlands
E-mail:
salessupportteam@ricardo.comThe contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1 300 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 166 933.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 93 %
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
In line with Article 134.1.e) and f) of the rules of application to the financial Regulation nº 2015/1929 of 30.10.2015, during the 3 years following conclusion of the original contract, the contracting authority will be able to use the negotiated procedure for additional services (without prior publication of a contract notice) for new services or works consisting in the repetition of similar services or works entrusted to the economic operator to which the same contracting authority awarded an original contract, provided that these services or works are in conformity with a basic project for which the original contract was awarded after publication of a contract notice, subject to the conditions set out in paragraph 4 of Article 134.
Tender documents will be available for download at the address indicated under Heading I.3. The website will be updated regularly and it is the tenderers' responsibility to check for updates and modifications during the tendering period.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
You may submit any observations concerning the award procedure to the contracting authority indicated under Heading I.1.
If you believe that there was maladministration, you may lodge a complaint to the European Ombudsman within 2 years of the date when you became aware of the facts on which the complaint is based (see http:// www.ombudsman.europa.eu ). Such complaint does not have as an effect either to suspend the time-limit to launch an appeal or to open a new period for lodging an appeal.
Within 2 months of the notification of the award decision you may lodge an appeal to the body referred to in VI.4.1.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:27/06/2018