Services - 314146-2018
20/07/2018    S138

Belgium-Brussels: Study on the enforcement of State aid rules and decisions by national courts

2018/S 138-314146

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission - Directorate-General for Competition
Postal address: MADO 13/028
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: COMP-TENDERS@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Study on the enforcement of State aid rules and decisions by national courts

Reference number: COMP/2018/001
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79310000 Market research services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The subject matter of the contract is to carry out a comprehensive study regarding the current enforcement of State aid rules by national courts in all the EU Member States.

II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 500 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:

See Internet address provided in Section I.3.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

See Internet address provided in Section I.3.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work / man power / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 35
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 25
Price - Weighting: 30
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The 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 procedure
Open 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
Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 027-058029
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: COMP/2018/001
Title:

Study on the enforcement of State aid rules and decisions by national courts

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
13/07/2018
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Spark Legal Network (EU) BV
National registration number: 66585090
Town: Oosterbeek
NUTS code: NL3 WEST-NEDERLAND
Country: Netherlands
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: European University Institute (EUI)
Town: Firenze
NUTS code: ITI14 Firenze
Country: Italy
The 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: 500 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 461 550.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 52 %

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxemburg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: GeneralCourt.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Fax: +352 4303-2100
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

See internet address provided in section I.3.

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
13/07/2018