Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityEducation
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Organisation and implementation of training activities in non-EU countries to improve and strengthen the SPS framework under the ‘Better training for safer food’ initiative.
Reference number: Chafea/2016/BTSF/10.
II.1.2)Main CPV code80531200 Technical training services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The services required involve a number of diverse tasks to be fulfilled:
— task 1: the organisation of workshops, at national or regional level, on a topic to be defined,
— task 2: the organisation of sustained training and assistance missions, either as stand-alone interventions or as a series of multiple interventions in a non-EU country on a topic to be defined.
During the first phase, the total number of participants in the workshops will be approximately 770 globally (with an average of approximately 55 for each workshop) of which the estimated number of supported participants will be at least 540 globally (with an average of approx. 40 for each workshop).
The same training programme must be implemented during the second phase.
During the first phase, an overall total of 385 days of missions is to take place in a maximum of 15 selected non-EU countries during the project lifetime.
The same total of days of mission must be implemented during the second phase.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 4 800 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Implementation of training activities and technical assistance missions.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: As indicated in the tender specifications / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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: ‘Better training for safer food’ initiative.
II.2.14)Additional information
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: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure 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
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:09/08/2017
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Application Européenne de Technologies et de Services (AETS) as leader of the Joint Tender
Postal address: 17 avenue André Marie Ampère
Town: Lons
NUTS code:
FR FRANCEPostal code: 64140
Country: France
E-mail:
contact@aets-consultants.comThe contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Agriconsulting Europe SA as member of the Joint Tender
Postal address: avenue de Tervuren 36
Town: Brussels
NUTS code:
BE BELGIQUE-BELGIËPostal code: 1040
Country: Belgium
E-mail:
info@aesagroup.euThe contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture as member of Joint Tender
Postal address: 600 metros noreste Cruce Ipis-Coronado, contiguo a Clínica de Seguro Social
Town: San José, Vázquez de Coronado
NUTS code:
00 Not specifiedPostal code: 11101
Country: Costa Rica
E-mail:
iicahq@iica.intThe contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: France Vétérinaire International as member of the Joint Tender
Postal address: c/o ENSV VetagroSup — 1 avenue Bourgelat
Town: Marcy-l'Étoile
NUTS code:
FR FRANCEPostal code: 69280
Country: France
E-mail:
marie-frederique.parant@fvi-atf.orgThe contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Instituto Superiore di Sanità as member of the Joint Tender
Postal address: viale Regina Elena 299
Town: Rome RM
NUTS code:
IT ITALIAPostal code: 00161
Country: Italy
E-mail:
presidenza@iss.itThe 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: 4 800 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 4 688 500.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:01/09/2017