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Supplies - 337989-2016

30/09/2016    S189

Spain-Alicante: Subscriptions to journals and periodicals and supply of printed and digital books in 2 lots

2016/S 189-337989

Contract notice

Supplies

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Union Intellectual Property Office
National registration number: V-03965324
Postal address: Avenida de Europa, 4
Town: Alicante (Alicante)
NUTS code: ES521 Alicante / Alacant
Postal code: 03008
Country: Spain
E-mail: Procurement@euipo.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/fr/public-procurement
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=1897
Additional 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 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:

Subscriptions to journals and periodicals and supply of printed and digital books in 2 lots.

Reference number: AO/012/16.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
22000000 Printed matter and related products
II.1.3)Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4)Short description:

This public contract, divided into 2 lots, aims to select and award 2 successive supplies framework contracts per lot in order to streamline the EUIPO library's procurement procedures, as follows:

lot 1: supply of subscriptions to journals and periodicals;

lot 2: supply of printed and electronic books in several EU languages via an electronic platform.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 840 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Supply of subscriptions to journals and periodicals

Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
22200000 Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: ES521 Alicante / Alacant
Main site or place of performance:

Avenida de Europa, 4, 03008 Alicante (Alicante), SPAIN.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The EUIPO is seeking 2 successive contractors able to supply and centralise the purchasing of various journals and periodicals, in paper and electronic format, from various publishers and countries in order to manage them and ensure their delivery to the EUIPO.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 600 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Supply of printed and electronic books in several EU languages via an electronic platform

Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
22100000 Printed books, brochures and leaflets
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: ES521 Alicante / Alacant
Main site or place of performance:

Avenida de Europa, 4, 03008 Alicante (Alicante), SPAIN.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The EUIPO is seeking 2 successive contractors able to centralise the purchasing, management and delivery of printed and electronic books in the EUIPO's 5 working languages (English, French, German, Italian and Spanish) from different publishers and countries via a platform.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 240 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

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
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
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 participate
Date: 02/11/2016
Local time: 13:00
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 tender
Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 03/11/2016
Local time: 11:00
Place:

Avenida de Europa, 4, 03008 Alicante (Alicante), SPAIN.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

each tenderer may send no more than 2 representatives. The EUIPO must be informed by fax (+34 96 513 85 00) or e-mail (procurement@euipo.europa.eu) of the visitors' names and identity document numbers before 31.10.2016.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
VI.3)Additional information:

The tender documents will be available for download at the address in point I.3. The website will be updated regularly and it is the tenderer's responsibility to check for updates, amendments or responses to questions raised during the tendering period.

VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
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:

within 2 months of the petitioner being notified or, failing this, of the date on which it became known to them.

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
20/09/2016