Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
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:
Multiple Framework Contract with Reopening of Competition for the Provision of Consultancy Services in the Field of the Automotive Safety
Reference number: GROW/2020/OP/0011
II.1.2)Main CPV code79417000 Safety consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The purpose of this multiple framework contract with reopening of competition is for DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs to be able to have at its disposal an external pool of expertise that can be used whenever the need arises.
The overall objective of the framework contract is to facilitate the procurement of total or partial studies and other services to support the Commission's regulatory work in the field of automotive safety such as proposals for new legislation, implementing and delegated legislation and revision of current legislation. The contract will include all vehicle categories covered by EU type approval legislation (cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, etc) and will in particular help for the implementation of Regulation 2144/2019.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 4 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79417000 Safety consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE10 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Main site or place of performance:
The place of performance of the tasks shall be the Contractor's premises or any other place indicated in the tender, with the exception of the Commission's premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Multiple framework contract with reopening of competition for the provision of consultancy services in the field of the automotive safety.
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: 4 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The multiple framework contract shall be renewed automatically once for another 24 months, under the same conditions, unless written notification to the contrary is sent by one of the contracting parties.
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
The value of the procurement mentioned under points II.1.5) and II.2.6) is for the maximum duration of 48 months.
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:
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
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 systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
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.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 11/09/2020
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, 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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 14/09/2020
Local time: 10:00
Place:
European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Directorate C; avenue d'Auderghem 45, 1049 Brussels, BELGIUM.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
See invitation to tender point 3.2.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:29/06/2020