Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Competition (COMP)
Postal address: Madouplein 1
Town: Brussels
NUTS code:
BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-HoofdstadPostal code: B-1210
Country: Belgium
E-mail:
comp-pa@ec.europa.euInternet address(es): Main address:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/ 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:
Commission Assessment of Future Market Entry, Expansion and Imports in EU Merger Decisions
Reference number: COMP/2021/OP/0003
II.1.2)Main CPV code79311410 Economic impact assessment
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
With a view to improving its enforcement practice in merger control, the European Commission (EC) intends to evaluate whether its ex-ante assessments of future market developments, such as entry, expansion or imports, as set out in the EC’s merger decisions were correct.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 600 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79311410 Economic impact assessment
79310000 Market research services
79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:
Madouplein 1, B-1210 Brussels, BELGIUM.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
With a view to improving its enforcement practice in merger control, the European Commission (EC) intends to evaluate whether its ex ante assessments of future market developments, such as entry, expansion or imports, as set out in the EC’s merger decisions were correct.
The present study will evaluate significant and borderline merger decisions adopted between 2012 and 2018 in which Commission or parties’ assessments about entry, expansion, increased imports or the absence thereof were particularly important. The assessments in question must be reflected either in (part of) the Commission’s decision or in the arguments submitted by the parties with the aim of convincing the Commission to clear the case. The ex post evaluation will be based on desk research and interviews or surveys.
The number of decisions to be evaluated must fall within the 15-25 range, which would allow drawing broader policy conclusions and making recommendations for improving enforcement practice.
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: 600 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 24
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:
II.2.14)Additional information
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated 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:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated 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:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
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.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 15/09/2021
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: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 16/09/2021
Local time: 10:00
Place:
Madouplein 1 ,B-1210 Brussels, BELGIUM.
Please note that, given the current circumstances, the opening might be done by video conference.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3). In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in section I.3) in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in section IV.2.2), the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in section I.3), without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in section I.3) in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:17/06/2021