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 activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Supply and update of data for the "Requirements" and "Internal taxes" sections of the European Commission's Trade Helpdesk website and database
Reference number: TRADE2018/A3/A11
II.1.2)Main CPV code72300000 Data services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The objective of the contract is the supply and update of data for the requirements and taxes sections of the European Commission's Trade Helpdesk website and database. The data delivered should give a full range of up-to-date general and product-specific EU requirements (lot 1) and MS internal taxes i.e. VAT and and excise duties (lot 2) for all products of the tariff schedule.
Lot 1: Contract for the supply and regular data update of the general and specific import requirements for the requirements section of the Trade Helpdesk website and database of DG Trade.
Lot 2: Contract for the supply and regular data update of the EU internal taxes i.e. VAT and excise duties of the Trade Helpdesk website and database of DG Trade.
The Trade Helpdesk website can be visited under: http://tradehelpdesk.europa.eu
The database for requirements and internal taxes is part of this website and can be accessed via the single input form on the homepage.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Contract for the supply and regular data update of the general and specific import requirements for the Trade Helpdesk website and database of DG Trade
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)72300000 Data services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Deliverables for Lot 1:
(a) overview of import procedures including the documents for customs clearance;
(b) general requirements applicable to all products;
(c) specific requirements, explanatory texts and link to both the eight-digit CN codes and the country of origin;
(d) a list of all "titles of requirements" with short descriptions in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese;
(e) draft texts on important changes to the requirements for the "News" section of the website.
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: 1 200 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
It can be renewed twice for 12 months each time. The estimated maximum amount indicated in II.2.6 (Lot 1) covers all possible renewals.
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
See Internet address provided in Section I.3
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Contract for the supply and regular data update of the EU internal taxes i.e. VAT and excise duties of the Trade Helpdesk website and database of DG Trade.
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)72300000 Data services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Deliverables for Lot 2:
(a) Overview of internal taxation in the EU and Member States including competent authorities in each Member State;
(b) Specific internal taxes applicable in each EU Member State for goods imported in the EU. This includes:
i) VAT rates;
ii)excise duties;
(c) draft texts on important changes to internal taxation for the "News" section of the website.
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: 300 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
It can be renewed twice for 12 months each time. The estimated maximum amount indicated in II.2.6 (Lot 2) covers all possible renewals.
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
See Internet address provided in Section I.3
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: yes
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: 14/09/2018
Local time: 16:00
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, 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: 18/09/2018
Local time: 15:00
Place:
Charlemagne building, rue de la Loi 170, Brussels 1040, Belgium
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
A maximum of 2 representatives per tender can attend the opening of tenders. The tenderer must provide the full name, date of birth, nationality and ID or passport number of the representatives at least 2 working days in advance to: TRADE-CONTRACTS@ec.europa.eu. See internet address provided in Section I.3.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic invoicing will be accepted
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:10/07/2018