Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)
Postal address: Covent Garden 2, Place Rogier 16, Office 10/179
Town: Brussels
NUTS code:
BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-HoofdstadPostal code: 1210
Country: Belgium
E-mail:
easme-procurement@ec.europa.euInternet address(es): Main address:
http://ec.europa.eu/EASMEAddress of the buyer profile:
https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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:
Blueprint for sectoral cooperation on skills: Towards an EU strategy addressing the skills needs of the steel sector
Reference number: EASME/COSME/2018/019
II.1.2)Main CPV code14622000 Steel
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
This is a call for tenders in a form of an open procedure to conclude a service contract whose main goal will be to contribute to the development of an European Union (EU) strategy addressing the skills needs of the steel sector.
The general objective of this contract is to foster skills development in the steel sector, especially in a view to boost employment and employability and overcome gaps, shortages and mismatches between skills offer and demand in the steel sector.
Tasks to be carried out by the contractor are further detailed in the tender specifications in Section 1.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 800 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Main site or place of performance:
The tasks are to be performed at the premises designated by the contractor, save where meetings are to beheld at EASME's or the European Commission’s premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This is a call for tenders in a form of an open procedure to conclude a service contract whose main goal will be to contribute to the development of an European Union (EU) strategy addressing the skills needs of the steel sector.
The general objective of this contract is to foster skills development in the steel sector, especially in a view to boost employment and employability and overcome gaps, shortages and mismatches between skills offer and demand in the steel sector.
Tasks to be carried out by the contractor are further detailed in the tender specifications in Section 1.
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: 800 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 18
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:
The COSME work programme for 2018. The item GRO/SME/17/C/07 Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills. 7. Steel industry,
II.2.14)Additional information
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 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.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 10/09/2018
Local time: 11:00
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: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 11/09/2018
Local time: 14:30
Place:
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-size Enterprises
Covent Garden 2
Place Charles Rogier 16
1210 Brussels
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
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:09/07/2018