Services - 353632-2019

29/07/2019    S144

Belgium-Brussels: Legal Study to Verify the Transposition of the Metrology Directives, Including on Measuring and Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments, in all Member States of the European Union

2019/S 144-353632

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Directorate D: Consumer, Environmental and Health Technologies
Postal address: BREY 12/088
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE1 RÉGION DE BRUXELLES-CAPITALE / BRUSSELS HOOFDSTEDELIJK GEWEST
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: grow-dir-d-financial-team@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://ec.europa.eu/growth
Address of the buyer profile: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/contracts-grants/calls-for-tenders/index_en.htm
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=4901
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=4901
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:

Legal Study to Verify the Transposition of the Metrology Directives, Including on Measuring and Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments, in all Member States of the European Union

Reference number: 764/PP/GRO/IMA/19/1131/10854
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79140000 Legal advisory and information services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The purpose of this study is to assist the European Commission in assessing the transposition and implementation by Member States of Directives 2011/17/EU regarding Metrology, 2014/31/EU on Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments, 2014/32/EU on Measuring Instruments, 2015/13/EU on the flowrate range of water meters in all Member States of the European Union.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 240 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
38300000 Measuring instruments
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE1 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:

Service contract for a study. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the contractor will need to perform the following:

1) Conduct a ‘transposition check’ for each Member State to verify whether the relevant national transposition measures of the Member State transpose the relevant provisions of the directives;

2) Conduct a ‘conformity check’ for each Member State. This conformity check will consist of verifying whether the relevant national transposition measures of the Member State are consistent and compatible with the relevant provisions of the Directive and with EU law in general;

3) Identify and assess accompanying provisions, i.e. national provisions that go beyond the requirements of the directives;

4) Assess the global state of implementation of the relevant provisions of the directives as well as the key issues as regards such implementation.

The legal analysis is to include both the transpositions notified to the Commission via the MNE database and any other relevant legal act in the Member State in question which may have an effect on the transposition.

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: 14
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
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation 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 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.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 25/09/2019
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 tender
Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 27/09/2019
Local time: 11:00
Place:

Avenue d'Auderghem 45, B-1049 Brussels, BELGIUM.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

Companies wishing to attend are requested to notify their intention by sending an email at least 48 hours in advance to the e-mail address given under 3.2 of the invitation to tender. This notification must be signed by an authorised officer of the tenderer and specify the name of the person who will attend the opening of bids on the tenderer's behalf.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:

Only electronic submission through e-Submission is possible for this call.

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: GC.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 notification to the plaintiff, or in the absence thereof, on the date on which it came to the knowledge. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect to suspend this period or to open a new period for lodging appeals.

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
22/07/2019